Astronomy And Space Travel Flashcards
Who was the first man in space
Yuri Gagarin
Who was the first woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova
Who Who was the first animal in space
Laika dog
Who was the first man to step on the moon
Neil Armstrong (21 July 1961)(Apollo 11)
What famous saying did Neil
Armstrong say when he stepped on the moon
“That’s one small step for man one giant leap for mankind”
Who was the first is isrealie in space
Ilan Ramon
Who was the first South African in space
Mark Richard Shuttleworth
Who first studied the stars using a telescope
Galileo Galilei
What is the pattern of bright stars that astronomers use to map at the night sky
A constellation
What is an exploding star called
Supernovae
What is the galaxy called that contains our solar system
The Milky Way
What is the closest planet to the sun
Mercury
What is the name of the second biggest planet in our solar system
Saturn
What is the hottest planet in our solar system
Venus
What planet is famous for its big red spot on it
Jupiter
What planet is famous for the beautiful rings that surround it
Saturn
Can humans breathe normally in space as they can on Earth
No
Is the sun a star or planet
Star
Who was the first person to walk on the moon
NeilArmstrong
What planet is known as the red planet
Mars
What is the name of the force holding us to the Earth
Gravity
Have human beings ever set foot on mars
No
What is the name of that place that uses a telescope and other scientific equipment to research space and astronomy
An Observatory
What is the name of NASA’s most famous space telescope
Hubble space telescope
Earth is located in which galaxy
The Milky Way galaxy
What is the name of the first satellite sent into space
Sputnik
Ganymede is a moon of which planet
Jupiter
What is the name of Saturns largest moon
Titan
Olympus mons is a very large volcanic mountain on which planet
Mars
Does the Sun orbit the Earth
No
Is the planet Neptune bigger than earth
Yes
