Planets in our
Solar System
Solar System
The largest planet in our solar system.
What is Jupiter?
The first stage in star formation.
What is when a cloud of gas and dust begins to collapse under its own gravity?
A black hole is...
What is a region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape?
A planet that orbits a star outside our solar system.
What is an exoplanet?
The force that attracts two bodies toward each other.
What is gravity?
The type of star the Sun is.
What is a yellow dwarf?
Saturn is best known for
What is Saturn's prominent ring system?
Define a prostar.
What is a developing star that is still gathering mass from its parent molecular cloud?
A black hole forms through this process.
What is from the collapse of massive stars?
The specific time period during which a rocket can be launched to reach its target.
What is a launch window?
The galaxy that contains our solar system.
DAILY DOUBLE
What is the Milky Way?
Two main roles of the Sun in our solar system.
What is its gravity that holds the solar system together and it's the prominent energy source for the solar system?
A long year on Mercury.
DAILY DOUBLE
What is about 88 Earth days?
Happens during nuclear fusion.
What is hydrogen atoms combine to form helium, releasing energy?
The boundary around a black hole.
What is the event horizon?
To explore the surface of Mars and search for signs of past life.
What is the main purpose of the Curiosity rover?
The region around a star where conditions are just right for liquid water.
What is the Goldilocks Zone?
The 'Latin' word for sun.
What is 'sol'?
Venus often called this.
What is the Earth's "sister planet"?
Define a Supernova.
What is a massive explosion that occurs when a star reaches the end of its life cycle?
A supermassive black hole characteristics.
What is a black hole with a mass millions to billions of times that of the Sun?
Solid rocket boosters, main engine stage, and upper stage.
What are the stages of a rocket?
Water, temperature, atmosphere, and nutrients.
What factors are crucial for supporting life?
The size of the Sun is 10x more when compared to Earth.
What is 10x wider than Earth?
The number of planets in our solar system.
What is 8 planets?
Define a neutron star.
What is a dense remnant of a supernova, primarily composed of neutrons?
Black holes are detected using this information.
What is observing their effects on nearby stars and gas?
Overcoming gravity, atmospheric resistance, and fuel requirements.
What are the challenges of launching a rocket into space?
Conditions that support liquid water, stable climate, and atmosphere.
What makes a planet habitable?
The surface of the Sun that we can see.
DAILY DOUBLE
What is the photosphere?
Jupiter's atmosphere is made of these two gasses.
What is Helium and Hydrogen?
The remnants of stars after it explodes in a supernova.
What is a neutron star or black hole?
Hawking radiation related to black holes
What is the theoretical radiation that black holes emit due to quantum effects?
To explore Jupiter's moon Europa and assess its potential for life.
What is the mission of the Europa Clipper?
This is approximately 299,792 kilometers per second (186,282 miles per second).
What is the speed of light?
What is a stream of charged particles released from the Sun's atmosphere?
What is the massive storm 'Red Dot'?
The final stage of a low-mass star’s life cycle.
What is a white dwarf?
All black holes have this motion.
What is all black holes spin?
Astronomers observe distant cosmic objects using devices that employ mirrors and lenses to gather and focus light.
What are telescopes?
Comets are icy bodies that release gas when close to the Sun; asteroids are rocky bodies.
What is the difference between a comet and an asteroid?
The core of the Sun is comprised of this.
What is hydrogen and helium, undergoing nuclear fusion?
The distance of Neptune from the Sun.
What is About 4.5 billion kilometers (2.8 billion miles)?
The name for a group of stars that appear close together in the sky.
What is a constellation?
One type of black hole is born when massive stars gains fuel and implode in supernovae.
What is false? One type of black hole is born when massive stars run out of fuel and explode in supernovae.
Newton's third law of motion: for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What is the basic principle behind rocket propulsion?
Light, radio waves, and other forms of electromagnetic radiation.
What do quasars emit?
The length of time light travels from the Sun to Earth.
What is approximately 8 minutes and 20 seconds?