Space Facts
Vocabulary
Space Exploration
The Solar System
Astronauts
100

What sound can you hear in space 

None, space lacks the required atmosphere to produce sound 

100

What is a galaxy 

A cluster of planets, gas, solar systems with a black hole in the middle

100

What is the name of the dog sent to space 

Cosmo 

100

What is the center of our solar system

The Sun

100

What is the name of the astronaut that first stepped on the Moon

Neil Armstrong

200

What does space smell like

Astronauts reported that space smells like metal

200

What is gravity 

The force that attracts two masses together 

200

What was the most recent moon mission

Artemis 2

200

How many planets are on our solar system

Eight planets 

200

What was name of the astronaut that was the second person the land on the moon

Buzz Aldrin

300

Why is space dangerous 

Space Lacks oxygen 

300

what is a black hole 

A star that’s died and lost all solar energy.

300

Was the first space mission 

sputnik one 

300

what is the order of the planets from the sun leading outward

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

300

First person in space

Yuri Gagarin

400

What is the galaxy closest to the Milky Way 

Andromeda 

400

What is an asteroid 

Small rocky bodies that orbit the sun

400

What Mission exploded on launch 

Challenger 

400

How many terrestrial planets are in our solar system

Four

400

What was ONE of the astronauts on Artemis 2

Reid Wiseman, Victoria Glover, Christina Koch, or Jeremy Hansen

500

What does the sun orbit 

The center of the Milky Way galaxy 

500

What is a Comet 

Small frozen gasses or rock orbiting the sun

500

What was the mission were astronauts landed on the moon 

Apollo 13

500

How many moons does mercury currently have 

Zero 

500

what astronaut was part of the first moon mission that didn't touch the moon.

Michael Collins