Earth
What planet do we live on? If you get this wrong you will loose 1000 points
Earth
What is the planet closest to the sun
Mercury
What is the name of our galaxy?
(The Milky Way)
What do we call the space between the stars and planets?
Space
What causes the different phases of the moon?
The changing angles at which we see the lit surface of the moon as it orbits Earth.
How far is Earth from the sun (miles)
93 million miles
How many planets are in our solar system? (not including any dwarf planets.) Name them in order, if you can.
(8) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Mercury
What is the name of the first man to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What is the difference between a planet and a star?
Stars are giant, hot balls of gas that generate their own light through nuclear fusion, while planets reflect the light of a nearby star. If you said something like this I will count it.
Why is there a Leap year every 4 years
Because Earths rotation per year is 365 and 1/4 days in a year.
What is the name of the force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?
Gravity
What is the coldest planet in our solar system?
Uranus
How many times bigger is the Sun than the Earth? Double points.
1 million times bigger
What year was Pluto officially said to be a dwarf planet if you know the month = 100
August 2006
What two planets are closer to the sun than Earth
Mercury and Venus
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What are the names of all 12 planets Including Dwarf planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. and four dwarf planets (Pluto, Ceres, Haumea, Makemake)
What is a giant cloud of dust and gas in space called Double Points
Nebula
Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?
Jupiter
How fast is Earth rotation on its axis?
About 1,000 miles per hour
What is the name of the only natural satellite of Earth?
The Moon
What does a blackhole do?
A blackhole creates a gravitational pull so strong that not even light can escape. A blackhole can also pull you in and put you in an unknown location, no one really knows.
What is a meteoroid, and what is its name when it burns up in Earth's atmosphere?
Meteoroid, meteor
About how many known stars are there
about 200 billion trillion or 200 sextillion