What do we call this moon?
Full moon
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way
Asteroid belt.
The Sun is a ___________
Star
What is the name of a group of stars that form a picture?
Constellation
What sounds can you hear in space?
When are shadows the longest?
A) At night
B) In the early morning/afternoon
C) In the late evening
B) In the early morning/afternoon
What planet is this?
Uranus.
How long does a rotation of the Earth take?
24 hours
What is the hottest planet in the Solar System?
Venus
What does the moon orbit around?
The Earth
How far away is the Sun?
a) 56 million miles
b) 78 million miles
c) 93 million miles
C) 93 million miles
This is the largest planet in our Solar System.
Jupiter.
What is the only other planet in our Solar System that we believe could sustain life?
Mars
Who created myths about constellations?
A) Italians
B) Greeks
C) Indians
B) Greeks
How much bigger is the Sun than the Earth?
A) 100,000 times
B) 300,000 times
C) 500,000 times
B) 300,000 times
What are the rocky/terrestrial planets?
(Tip: there are 4 of them)
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Between Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus, which one has the most moons?
Saturn - it has 82 moons.
How long is a year?
365 days. (Usually)
This is the name of the North Star.
Polaris.
How does the Moon affect life on Earth?
A) Tides
B) Light
C) Time
D) All of the above
D) All of the above
What year did America first land on the Moon? What was the name of the astronaut?
Neil Armstrong, 1969.
How much does a NASA spacesuit cost?
A) $5,000,000
B) $21,000,000
C) $12,000,000
C) $12,000,000. And it weighs 130 kg.
How old is the Universe?
A) 15.1 billion years old
B) 23.5 billion years old
C) 13.8 billion years old
C) 13.8 billion years old
How many constellations are there in our night sky?
A) 88
B) 126
C) 142
A) 88.