Planets
What planet has human life?
Earth
How many moons does Earth have?
1
This is the name for the area where scientists who are not in the spacecraft use computers to communicate with the astronauts
Mission control (also acceptable: mars control)
What is at the center of our solar system
The sun
What do you call a scientist who studies space?
An astronomer
Which planet is closest to the Earth?
Mars
Where are the majority of asteroids located in our solar system?
Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
Phobos
What is the name of our galaxy?
The milky way
What force created the solar system and keeps the planets in orbit?
Gravity
Which planet shows evidence of aerobic bacteria (aka life) in its atmosphere?
Venus
What are the names of Mars' two moons?
Phobos and Deimos
What were spectroscopy glasses used to investigate?
Elements (like hydrogen) in a soil sample
What shape is our galaxy?
This astrophysicist narrates the TV series Cosmos
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Which planet is tilted in its rotation?
Uranus
This huge collection of comets, ice, and dust, extends beyond our solar system and surrounds us like a shell
The oort cloud
Why is it hard to have a permanent structure on Mars?
Mars has a lot of storms
What star is closest to our sun?
Proxima Centauri
This Italian philosopher thought the universe was infinite: he was sadly burned at the stake
Giordano Bruno
Which planet has the same length day and year- meaning that one side is always facing the sun and one side is always facing away from the sun
Mercury
This dwarf planet was discovered in 2005, and has more mass than Pluto
Eris
Who is Christa McAuliffe?
The first teacher selected to go into space- the Buehler challenger center was created in her memory
This disk-shaped region of our solar system lies beyond Neptune, and contains comets, ice, and dwarf planets including Pluto
Kuiper Belt
What is nuclear fusion?
The chemical reaction that allows the sun to create light and heat