Planets
What is the name of the planet closest to the Sun?
Mercury
Which country was the first to land a human on the Moon?
The United States
What movie features a character named Buzz Lightyear, who believes he’s a real space ranger?
Buzz Lightyear
What does the word 'satellite' mean?
Ex: Earth has many satellites that orbit just above the atmosphere in space, such as the Hubble Telescope.
An object that orbits a planet or star.
What is the name of the vehicle astronauts use to travel into space?
Spacecraft (Rocket)
Which planet is known as the 'Red Planet'?
Mars
Who was the president during the space race?
John F Kennedy
In which movie series do characters travel through space in the Millennium Falcon?
Star Wars
What does the term 'orbit' mean?
The path an object takes as it moves around another object in space
What is the name for the large telescope that orbits Earth and sends pictures of space back to scientists?
The Hubble Space Telescope
Which planet was downgraded from its status as the ninth planet to a 'dwarf planet' in 2006?
Pluto
What was the name of the first living, four-legged creature sent into space?
A Dog
What is the name of the 2008 movie about a robot cleaning up trash on a deserted Earth and falling in love with a probe named EVE?
WALL-E
What is the term for a giant ball of gas that shines because of nuclear reactions in its core?
A star
What do we call the protective suit that astronauts wear in space?
Spacesuit
What is the hottest planet in the solar system, despite not being closest to the Sun?
Venus
What was the "war" that was happening during the time of the space race. It was a time of tension between the United States and Russia (USSR).
The Cold War
What Marvel superhero movie is set in space and features a team including Star-Lord, Rocket, and Groot?
Guardians of the Galaxy
What is a astroid belt?
an area of space between Mars and Jupiter where most of the asteroids in our Solar System are found orbiting the Sun.
What is the term for the distance light travels in one year?
Light-year
Which planet has the most moons in our solar system?
Saturn
What was the name of the first American astronaut to orbit Earth? (Don't confuse this with the first person to step foot on the moon.)
John Glenn
What Nickelodeon cartoon features an inventor boy genius who once built a rocket ship?
Jimmy Neutron
What does 'NASA' stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
What is the term for the explosion that occurs at the end of a massive star’s life?
Supernova