Space Q&A
- 1. 1.If the Earth turned more slowly on its axis, how might we be affected? Longer days and longer nights; therefore bigger temperature differences between night and day. 2.What is austronomical unit? The average distance of the Earth from the Sun is 1 AU. 3. Which two planets have the most moons? Jupiter and Saturn 4.Europa is a moon of which planet? Jupiter 5. Europa which might support life. Which vital substance does it have? Water (ice) 6.Which spacecraft mapped Venus’s surface? Magellan 7.Which spacecraft mapped Jupiter’s surface and its moon? Galileo Spacecraft. 8.Name any 4 moons of jupiter? Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea and Thebe Io Europa Ganymede Callisto Leda, Himalia, Lysithea, Elara, Ananke, Carme, Pasiphae and Sinope 9.What does KSC stand for. ? Kennedy Space Center 10.What's up I'm _____ I'm red as rust. Topped with canyons and craters all covered in dust. I got 24 hours in my day. And I'm a lot like Earth some scientists say. Mars 11.I'm a blue and white marble, floating in space. With jungles, rocks and oceans and tectonic plates. I've got summer, winter, spring and fall. Earth 12.I'm sixth and I'm ______. I got swirly winds in a stripey pattern. I'm pretty famous for my pretty rings and gorgeous aurora. Loop the sun in 29 years Saturn 13.Twelve astronauts have walked on me, planting American flags one by one. Moon 14.I'm ______ and I've been demoted. I demand a recount for all who voted. Now I'm a dwarf planet hangin' in the Kuiper Belt. But I can still jam it, so cool I'll never melt. I'm the king of the munchkins, but that's all right. I'm still a stella fella and I'll always shine bright. Pluto 15.What is meant by Draft planet? a body that orbits a star, but does not have enough gravity to clear its orbit of similarly sized objects. 16.What is meant by creater? a big, round hole in the surface of a planet or a moon.
- 2. 17. They call me a shooting star. But I'm not even a star. I'm a tiny piece of debris. That's going fast and really far. What am I? Meteors & Meteorites 18. When you look through a telescope, what do you see? Clouds of bluegreen and rings around me. What am I? Uranus 19. A rock orbiting the Sun, between Mars and Jupiter. Asteroid 20. Why is it impossible to see Venus’s surface from Earth? Atmosphere is thick with clouds and carbon dioxide 21. Why is there no life on Venus? Too hot, no water, poisonous atmosphere 22. The orbits of the planets are elliptical 23. Which planet is the brightest object in the sky? venus 24. Which Rocket was used to send man to the moon? Saturn 5 25. The planet with the Great Red Spot. jupiter