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Earth to complete an orbit around the Sun.
year 365 days
Have people walked on the moon and what was the name of the missions?
Yes, 12 astronauts walked on the Moon during the Apollo program.
Space exploration is cheap and easy. True or False?
False, It’s very expensive, and there are a lot of challenges that scientists and engineers have to overcome.
Was there evidence of life on the moon?
No
Spacecraft
Any instrument sent into space is considered a spacecraft.
Telescopes are used only on Earth. True or False.
False, The Hubble Space Telescope is used in space
About how long does one cycle of the Moon’s phases take?
A month
Do all spacecraft return to Earth?
No, Cassini was destroyed in Saturn’s atmosphere; Hubble may be destroyed in Earth’s atmosphere.
What was one of the biggest challenges for the Apollo mission?
Keeping enough water and food for the astronauts for the whole mission to the Moon
Evidence
}Evidence is information that supports a claim.
There has never been liquid water on the surface of Mars. True or False
False, The Curiosity Rover found evidence that Mars had liquid water on its surface
Moon Phases
The different shapes of the moon visible from the Earth
A spacecraft landed on one of Saturn's moons?
Yes. The Huygens probe was the first spacecraft to land on a space object beyond Mars.
What was one thing learned by the Apollo Missions?
The types of rocks on the surface
Evidence that geological processes had happened on the surface
No evidence that life had ever existed the Moon
Pattern
Something that happens in a repeated and predictable way.
What mission went to Saturn and how many additional moons were found?
Cassini Mission
Saturn has seven additional moons
Cycle
a sequence of events that repeats
What did Cassini find on Titan?
Titan has liquid flowing on the surface
Has there ever been geological processes on the moon?
Yes there is evidence that geological processes had happened on the surface
Observation
Any description or measurement gathered by the senses or instruments.
The best middle school ever?
Clay Center Community Middle School
CCCMS
Name 4 of the moon phases
new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent
What did the Mars Science Laboratory learn and what was it's main challenge?
Water once flowed on the surface of Mars
Making sure the heavy rover and all the equipment landed on the planet safely
What year did Apollo 11 land on the moon?
1969
Trade-Off
Decisions about solutions to scientific and engineering problems often involve trade-offs.
A trade-off is a desirable outcome given up to gain another desirable outcome.