Quiz01

Question 0

The twinkling objects in the night sky are great balls of _______and _________ called _________.

Answer 0

Gas
Dust
Star

Question 1

A __________ is a ball of hot gases that gives off light and other types or energy.

Answer 1

Star

Question 2

The ____________ is everything that exists throughout space.

Answer 2

Universe

Question 3

The _________ is so large that scientists have ____ yet determined its actual size.

Answer 3

Universe

Not

Question 4

A __________ is a system of stars, gas, and dust held together in space by gravity.

Answer 4

Galaxy

Question 5

A __________ is a large nearly round space object that orbits a star. Ex. Venus is one of the ________ planets in the solar system.

Answer 5

Planet

Eight

Question 6

A ________ is a large rocky object that orbits a planet. Earth’s ________ is covered with ____________ .

Answer 6

Moon
Moon
Creaters

Question 7

List one fact you learned about the moon from quizzing your noodle!

Answer 7

We can only see one side of the moon

Question 8

A _________________ is an object that orbits the sun, is larger than an asteroid and smaller than a planet, and has nearly round shape.

Answer 8

Dwarf Planet

Question 9

_____________are rocky objects that orbit the sun. They are ________ than dwarf planets.

Answer 9

Asteroids

Question 10

Most ______________are between Mars and Jupiter

Answer 10

Asteroids

Question 11

___________ range in size from 1,000 km (________) across to as small as a grain of _____.

Answer 11

Asteroids
600 Miles
Sand

Question 12

Because it is filled with tens of thousands of asteroids, this area is called the _____.

Answer 12

Asteroid Belt

Question 13

One of the largest asteroids is _______.

Answer 13

Eros

Question 14

List some facts about Mercury

Answer 14

It’s the smallest, fastest, and closest planet to the sun
it has the oldest surface
It has the wildest temperature changes
The surface would be covered with deep craters caused by space rocks crashing into it
It has no atmosphere
Daytime temperatures are extremely hot. Nighttime temperatures are extremely cold
It has no moons

Question 15

This coming year (Jan 2012) Eros is expected to _____ within 26.7 million km (16.6 million miles) of Earth.

Answer 15

Pass

Question 16

List some Facts about Venus

Answer 16

It is almost the same size as Earth
When you look into the night sly only the moon is brighter than Venus
It has an atmosphere made mostly of carbon dioxide
The atmosphere is extremely thick and poisonous
The pressure of the atmosphere is strong enough to crass a car
It is the hottest planet because of its atmosphere. It is hot enough to melt lead

Question 17

List some facts about Earth

Answer 17

It is home to all known life in the universe
Two basic features make life possible on Earth, distance from the sun, and the presence of liquid water
The atmosphere is a mixture of gases that surround the planet
It has one moon
It is sometimes called the blue planet because most of its surface is covered by water

Question 18

List some facts about Mars

Answer 18

It is only the half size of Earth
It is more like Earth that any other planet in the solar system
Like earth is has polar ice caps, four seasons, canyon’s, hills, plans, valleys, and volcanoes
IT has the largest know volcano in the entire solar system
The atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide
Because its atmosphere is thinner than Earth’s atmosphere is always cold
It has 2 moons
It is a rusty red color because of the iron minerals in the soil

Question 19

List some facts about Jupiter

Answer 19

It is the 5th and biggest planet in the solar system
It is the 1st of the gas giants
It is so than 1,324 planet Earth could fit inside of it
It is made of gas, there is no solid surface anywhere
Scientists do think that Jupiter’s core contains some rocky materials
Jupiter atmosphere is mostly a mixture of hydrogen and helium gases
It has a famous great red spot that is a rotating storm
It has a fewer rings that are very hard to see
It has 62 moons

Question 20

List some facts about Saturn:

Answer 20

It is the 6th planet from the sun and also a gas giant
It is the 2nd largest planet in the solar system
Saturn’s very visible rings are made out of ice and rock
Saturn has at least 60 moons
Its largest moon, Titan, has an atmosphere

Question 21

List some facts about Uranus

Answer 21

The 7th planet from the sun and also gas giant
4 times larger than Earth
It is tilted on its side instead of spinning like a top, it appears to roll like a ball
It has at least 11 rings
It has at least 27 moons

Question 22

List some facts about Neptune

Answer 22

The 8th and last planet in our solar system
It is so similar to Uranus that some scientists call them twins
Neptune’s winds are the fastest in the solar system
It has extremely fainted rings
It has at least 13 moons

Question 23

Our solar system is made up of everything that revolves around the sun, including ________ , ___________, ________, __________ and _________..

Answer 23

Planets
Dwarf Planets
Moons
Asteroids
Comets

Question 24

Inner planets are also called _________.

Answer 24

Rocky Planets

Question 25

Outer planets are also called __________.

Answer 25

Gas Giants

Question 26

The Moon orbits the Earth every _____days (1 month).

Answer 26

27.3

Question 27

The Earth orbits once on its axle every _____ hours.

Answer 27

24

Question 28

The Earth revolves (goes around) the Sun in _____ days (1 year)

Answer 28

365

Question 29

One of the more unusual objects in space is a ______. Imagine a ball of _______and ______flying through space. That is basically a _______ .

Answer 29

Comet Ice Rock Comet

Question 30

When ______ pass close to the sun, the sun’s energy _______ some of the ice to rock. The comet begins to ______ .

Answer 30

Comets Changes Glow

Question 31

The glowing part of a comet is called a _____ .

Answer 31

Coma

Question 32

A trail of gas and dust streams out behind the coma. The stream is called a ____ .

Answer 32

Tail

Question 33

On Earth, passing through the trail left by a comet makes one of the most amazing sights in the night sky. These are ___________ are also known as shooting stars.

Answer 33

Meteor Showers

Question 34

___________ are thousands of bits of solid material hitting Earth’s atmosphere and burning up.

Answer 34

Meteor Showers

Question 35

_______ orbit the sun in an area beyond Neptune called the _______ belt.

Answer 35

Comets | Kaiper

Question 36

Pieces of asteroids or comets that fall through space and enter Earth’s atmosphere are called ________.

Answer 36

Meteoroids

Question 37

Meteoroids are______ than comets and asteroids.

Answer 37

Smaller

Question 38

The light we see streaking across the sky is a _______ or a ________.

Answer 38

Meteor | Shooting Star

Question 39

If an asteroid, comet, or meteoroid does not burn up completely on its trip though the atmosphere, it can land on Earth’s surface. These pieces of space rock are called __________.

Answer 39

Meteorites