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Technology
Planets
Stars
The Sun + Moon
Comets,Asteroids
Meteoroids
100
What is the name of the deep-space probes which were launched in 1977?
Voyager l and ll
100
How many planets are in our solar system?
9
100
What are stars?
Balls of fire that give off a tremendous amount of heat and light
100
What is the name of the closest star to the earth?
The Sun
100
True or False: A comet is a ball of dust and ice that orbits the Sun.
True
200
What are three names of probes?
Mariner lV, Pioneer X, Viking, Skylab, Mariner ll
200
What is the farthest planet from the sun?
Pluto
200
What is a galaxy?
A galaxy is a collection of trillions of stars, dust, and gas.
200
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
200
What is the most famous comet?
Halley's Comet
300
When a camera is used with a spectroscope the instrument is called a?
Spectograph
300
What seperates the inner planets and outer planets?
Asteroid Belt
300
What is our galaxy called?
The Milky Way
300
What two types of eclipse are there?
solar and lunar eclipses
300
Which is the largest known asteroid?
Ceres
400
Who constructed his first telescope in 1609?
Galileo
400
Which planet is known for its rings?
Saturn
400
What are the largest and hottest stars called?
Blue- Giants
400
What is Earth's natural satellite?
The moon
400
What are shooting stars?
Meteoroids when they reach the Earth's atmosphere and burn up, they then appear as streaks of light
500
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
500
Which planet is known as the red planet?
Mars
500
Which constellation is Rigel apart of?
O'Rion
500
On July 20, 1969 which two astronauts walked on the Moon?
Armstrong and Aldrin
500
Which two planets are seperated by the asteroid belt?
Mars and Jupiter