The Solar System
What is the Solar System?
A collection of a sun, planets, comets, asteroids, meteors, and space debris.
What was the first animal to orbit Earth?
A dog
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What is outer space?
The universe beyond Earth's atmosphere and between celestial bodies, like planets
What is a galaxy?
A large group of stars, gas, and dust that are bound together by gravity.
Who were the first two humans to step on the moon?
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
What is a Satellite?
Something that orbits around a planet or star.
What is a moon?
What was massive meteor that struck Russia in 2013 was called?
The Chelyabinsk Meteor
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
What is the Sun?
A massive ball of hot gas that gives off light and heat.
What is a comet?
A ball of frozen gas and dust that orbits around the sun.
List three benefits of Space Exploration.
Economy and Jobs, Satellites, scientific advancement.
Which planet is not considered a "Gas Giant" Jupiter, Mars, Uranus, Neptune?
Mars
The gravity on Mercury is about one-third of what is experienced on Earth. How would a person’s mass and weight differ if they were on Mercury?
There mass would stay the same but their weight would be one-third of that on earth.
What is a meteor?
A small piece of an asteroid or comet that breaks apart and enter Earth's atmosphere.
List three negatives of Space exploration.
Financial cost, Environmental impacts, competition for funding.
Which planet is know for being a "Gas Giant" with lots of rings?
Saturn
How is mass different than weight?
Mass is a measure of how much matter is in an object.
Weight is a measure of how the force of gravity acts upon that mass