SPACE SCIENCE JEOPARDY

MOON WALKING

100

Who was the first man who walked on the moon?

Neil Armstrong

200

Who was the president responsible for challenging America to land on the moon?

President John F. Kennedy

300

What was the first lunar lander called?

Eagle 

400

Which unmanned vehicle achieved the first soft landing on the moon by the United States?

Surveyor 1

500

Which rocket was taller than a 36 story building and was the largest, most powerful rocket ever launched?

Saturn V Rocket

PLANET HOPPING

100

Named for the God of war, this planet is called?

 Mars

200

Which planet was demoted to a dwarf planet?

Pluto

300

Which planet could have been named Poseidon too?

Neptune

400

This probe messenger is scheduled to visit this small rocky planet named after the Greek God Hermes.

Mercury

500

This planet was discovered by Galileo and if it was hollow, more than 1000 Earths could fit inside of it.

Jupiter

TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR

100

What galaxy does Earth belong to?

The Milky Way

200

What is closest star to the Earth?

The sun

300

This is a binary star and is often called the Dog star.

Sirius

400

This is the galaxy nearest to the Milky Way.

Andromeda Galaxy

500

This unit of measurement is equal to 150 million kilometers or 93 million miles.

Astronomical Unit (AU)

ROCKIN AND ROVIN

100

This process involves the movement and disintegration of rocks and minerals by processes such as water, wind, ice or gravity.

Erosion

200

This satellite has traveled further than any other satellite launched from Earth

Voyager 1

300

This Russian satellite first orbited the Earth in 1957.

Sputnik

400

Launched in 1990, this space based telescope has increased our knowledge of the universe

The Hubble Telescope

500

Named after a famous explored, this American satellite orbited Venus from 1990 to 1995

Magellan orbiter