Space and technology
What tool do we use to help us see things in space closer?
A telescope
How many planets are there in our solar system?
8
Compared to the Earth's solar system, the universe is...
A.) Older and Larger
B.) Older and Smaller
C.) Younger and Larger
D.) Younger and Smaller
A) Older and Larger
What is the shape of a star?
A sphere (or a ball)
Name 5 planets in the solar system
Accepted answers: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What mode of transportation did we use to get our astronauts to space?
A Rocket
What is the biggest planet in our solar system?
How old is the universe?
a) 13.8 quadrillion years
b) 13.8 billion years
c) 500 years
d) 9 million years
b) 13.8 billion years
What is the closest star to earth?
The sun
What is a shooting star?
a) Meteor
b) Comet
c) Star
d) Gas
a) Meteor
Yuri Gagarin and Neil Armstrong had really cool jobs. What was this job?
Astronaut
What planet do we call "the red planet"?
Mars
Name 4 types of celestial bodies (things in space)
Correct answer could contain: Stars, planets, meteors, black holes, nebulae, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, galaxies....
What do we call a group of stars that make a picture?
A constellation
What is the invisible force that keeps your feet on the ground?
Gravity
What do we call the National Aeronautics and Space Administration?
NASA!
This used to be a planet in our solar system, but scientists decided it was too small to be a planet. What is its name?
Pluto
What do we call the explosion that we think created the universe?
The big bang
Stars only live for so long. True or false: The biggest stars live the longest
False. A big star will die faster
What would happen to a human if they went into space without a space suit?
Accepted answers: you die, can't breathe, you boil (fun fact, you don't freeze like in the movies)
What decade did humans make it to the moon?
a) 1940
b) 1950
c) 1960
d) 1970
c) 1960
The year was 1969!
What galaxy is our solar system in?
The milky way
A light year measures:
a) distance
b) light
c) time
d) heat
a) distance
Stars have different colors depending on how hot they are. What color are the hottest stars?
Blue
The earth has a lot of man-made satellites, and one natural satellite. Name this natural satellite
The moon