THE UNIVERSE

PLANETS

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What's the name of the smallest planet in our solar system?

Mercury

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Mars is also know as the:

red planet

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What's the name of the coldest planet in our solar system?

Uranus

400

Neptune is also known as the:

stormy planet

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What's the name of the largest planet in the solar system?

Jupiter

STARS

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What are stars?

Balls of hot glowing gas.

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Red super giants explode and become:

a Supernova.

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What's the name of the stars that are half the size of our sun?

Red Dwarf

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What's the name of the largest star in the universe?

Stephenson 2-18

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What type of star is our Sun?

Yellow Star.

GALAXY

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What is the name of the galaxy our solar system is in?

Milky Way

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Mention the 3 types of galaxies:

Elliptical, irregular and spiral

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Where is our solar system located in the galaxy?

On the outer edge.

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What is the name of the galaxy that is really close to ours?

Andromeda

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What type of galaxy is our galaxy?

Spiral

BLACK HOLES

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How is a black hole created?

When a star runs out of energy.

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Mention the two types of black holes:

Supermassive black holes and Stellar black holes.

300

What is the name of the black hole at the center of our galaxy?

Saggittarius A

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Why can't we see black holes?

Because they've swallowed up all the light.

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Do black holes live forever? What happens to them?

They don't live forever, they evaporate.

SPACE ROCKS

100

What is the name of the large rocks in space that orbit the Sun?

Asteroids

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What are Asteroids made of?

Rock and metal.

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What is located between Mars and Jupiter?

The Asteroid Belt

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What is a Meteor?

A rock that has entered the Earth's atmosphere.

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What are Comets?

Pieces of ice and dust traveling through space.