The Solar System
What is the name of the star in the centre of our solar system
The name of the star is "The Sun"
True or false: rockets are used to get into space
True! Rockets are currently the main method of getting to space.
What is the second planet from the sun
Venus!
True or False: Pluto is a 2nd class major planet?
True! More commonly known as a "Dwarf Planet", 2nd class majors are large celestial bodies that aren't the 8 1st class majors.
What does the ISS stand for?
International Space Station
Name the order of the 1st class major planets (8 of them) from the sun out.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
True or False: A company called "SpaceX" lands the first stages of their rockets?
True! They usually land on a ship the size of a football field in the middle of the ocean!
What planet has the most robotic presence currently?
The planet Mars does. Several landers and rovers have been sent there.
True or False: Pluto's biggest moon, Charon is half the size of Pluto itself.
True! Charon is about half the size of Pluto, making it the biggest moon relative to it's planet.
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
True or False: Our sun is a blue dwarf star
False! Our Sun is a yellow dwarf star.
NASA stands for...
(Hint: Aeronautics)
NASA stands for "The National Aeronautics and Space Agency".
Mars is commonly called...
The Red Planet
What planet is most similar to Earth in size?
Venus is most similar to Earth in size.
True or False: Astronauts on the ISS recycle and drink their urine?
True.
Can you explain why Saturn and Jupiter both have over 70 moons?
(Hint: most of them are asteroids)
These specified planets have a large amount of moons because they have a large gravity well, so they pull asteroids and comets into their orbit, making them moons!
Explain why rockets have more than one stage. List 2 reasons.
Engine efficiency and dead weight.
Explain what the rings of a planet are made of.
The rings are a thin layer of orbiting dust.
Name the hottest planet
Venus!
Who was the first Canadian astronaut to preform a spacewalk?
Chris Hadfield was the first.
The closest star to our solar system is named _____ Centauri
Alpha Centauri
With your team, come up with and draw a rocket to put a payload into low Earth orbit (LEO), or a Geostationary Earth orbit (GEO). Make sure it is realistic, and has several stages.
The submission will be assessed shortly.
Name all the planets in order from The Sun to Eris including 2nd class majors. You will be allowed 3 errors.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake and Eris.
What planet has the most moons?
Saturn has the most moons.
How many people have walked on the moon?
12 humans have walked on the moon.