Space Vocabulary
Famous Astronauts
Planets
Famous Scientists
Space Exploration
100
What is the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed?
matter
100
Who is was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
100
What is the biggest planet it is made of gas and some liquids. ​There are no seasons on this planet. ​
Jupiter
100
Who was a German-born theoretical physicist. He developed the general theory of relativity.
Albert Einstein
100
What was the space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977 used to study the outer Solar System?
Voyager 1
200
What is the sun together with all the planets and other bodies that revolve around it?
solar system
200
Who is an American engineer and former astronaut, and the second person to walk on the Moon?
Buzz Aldrin
200
What is the closest planet to ​the sun and the fastest moving planet. ​It is a hot and rocky planet. ​During the day time it is hotter than an ​oven, during the night time it is colder than ​a freezer.
Mercury
200
Who was the German-born theoretical physicist. He developed the general theory of relativity
Charles Darwin
200
What is the space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977 to study the outer planets?
Voyager 2
300
What is the space between the stars?
interstellar space
300
Who was the American teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, and was one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
Christa McAuliffe
300
What is the second planet ​from the sun. It is the hottest ​planet and has no moons. ​ ​ ​
Venus
300
Who was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the electric light bulb.
Thomas Edison
300
What is was the First Artificial Satellite launched October 4, 1957: a beach ball-size satellite weighing 184 pounds (84 kilograms) and takes 98 minutes to orbit Earth.
Sputnik 1
400
What is a person who investigates unknown regions
explorer
400
Who was the Astrochimp that was the first hominid launched into space?
Ham
400
What is the fourth planet from ​the sun. It is red because it is ​covered with rust.
Mars
400
Who was the American astronomer who played a crucial role in establishing the field of extragalactic astronomy and is generally regarded as one of the most important observational cosmologists of the 20th century.
Edwin Hubble
500
Who is a retired American astronaut, engineer and U.S. Navy Captain. He is also the husband of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, an author, a political activist, and an aerospace executive and consultant.
mark Kelly
500
What is the 6​th​ planet from the ​Sun. It is the 2​nd​ largest planet in our solar ​system. It has rings made of ice and has 33 moons so far.
Saturn
500
Who was the English physicist and mathematician who is widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution.
Isaac Newton