Inner Planets | ||
#1 | The only planet to support life; third planet from the sun | What is the Earth |
#2 | The smallest planet; closest to the sun | What is Mercury |
#3 | The hottest planet; second planet from the sun | What is Venus |
#4 | The red planet; fourth planet from the sun | What is mars |
#5 | Another name for the inner planets meaning very dense and rocky | What is terrestrial |
Outer planets | ||
#1 | The largest planet in the solar system | What is Jupiter |
#2 | The second largest planet in the solar system; known for its beautiful rings | What is Saturn |
#3 | The seventh planet from the sun; spins on its side | What is Uranus |
#4 | The cloudy planet; 8th planet from the sun | What is Neptune |
#5 | A term used to describe things of Jupiter | What is Jovian |
Pluto and dwarf planets | ||
#1 | The year that Pluto was reclassified to a Dwarf Planet | What is 2006 |
#2 | The name of the current mission to explore Jupiter; arriving in July | What is New Horizon Spacecraft |
#3 | The new name for the area of the solar system where dwarf planets are grouped | What is the Kuiper Belt |
#4 | The name of the dwarf planet that is larger than Pluto and caused scientists to reconsider its classification | What is Eris |
#5 | An object than revolves around a larger planet. Can be natural or man made | What is a satellite |
Sun and Moon | ||
#1 | The name of the only star in our solar system | What is the sun |
#2 | The main element that the sun is made of | What is hydrogen |
#3 | The phase of life that our sun is currently in | What is main sequence |
#4 | When a moon is growing larger in its phases | What is waxing |
#5 | When a moon in growing smaller in its phase | What is waning |
Space exploration | ||
#1 | The name of several missions to first explore the moon | What was the Apollo Program |
#2 | The name of the first person to walk on the moon | Who is Neil Armstrong |
#3 | The name of the most recent rover to explore Mars | Opportunity and Spirit |
#4 | The name of the first person to use a telescope to explore the night sky | Who is Galileo |
#5 | A famous Astronomer who they named the space telescope after | Who is Edwin Hubble |
Final Question | |
The name of the astronaut who was the second person to walk on the moon | Who was Buzz Aldrin |