Earth And Space

Question 1

Describe how the earth moves

Answer 1

It orbits the sun and spins on its axis

Question 2

what way does the earth spin on its axis

Answer 2

Anti-clockwise

When viewed from above the North Pole

Question 3

How long does it take for the earth to orbit the sun

Answer 3

1 year

Question 4

How long does it take for the earth to spin 360 degrees on its axis

Answer 4

24 hours/ 1day

Question 5

Where does the sun rise first
Australia
America

Answer 5

Australia

Question 6

What can you use to model the earth as it orbits the sun

Answer 6

A polystyrene ball
A pin
A small light bulb

Question 7

If one half of the earth is experiencing day what is the other half experiencing

Answer 7

Night

Question 8

Which way is the North Pole facing in summer

Answer 8

Towards the sun

Question 9

Which way is the North Pole facing in winter

Answer 9

Away from the sun

Question 10

What are the two phases of the moons cycle

Answer 10

Waning and waxing

Question 11

How many times can the moon orbit the earth in one year

Answer 11

12 times

Question 12

How long is a lunar month

Answer 12

28 days

Question 13

Why is there a lack of progress in space travel

Answer 13

Too expensive
Not enough fuel
Danger possibly not returning 
Very hostile environment 
Very long journey times

Question 14

What is Easter Sunday

Answer 14

First Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox

Question 15

When was the Hubble space telescope launched

Answer 15

1990

Question 16

When was the first telescope invented

Answer 16

1609

Question 17

Who invented the telescope

Answer 17

Galileo galilee

The Italian inventor

Question 18

Which lens is used as the objective lens

Stronger or weaker

Answer 18

Weaker

Question 19

What are the pioneer plaques

Answer 19

They are gold anodised aluminium plaques placed onboard two spacecrafts

Question 20

On what space crafts were the pioneer plaques launched on

Answer 20

Pioneer 10 and pioneer 11

Question 21

When was the pioneer 10 launched

Answer 21

1972

Question 22

When was pioneer 11 launched

Answer 22

1973

Question 23

What does the radial pattern on the left of the plaques show

Answer 23

The pattern shows the distance of different pulsars from the sun

Question 24

What does the picture of the man and woman show

Answer 24

This shows what humans look like

Question 25

At the bottom of the plaques there is a schematic diagram of a solar system What will this tell other life forms

Answer 25

This lets them find our planet when they enter the solar system

Question 26

What does a body need to qualify as a planet

Answer 26

It must orbit around the sun It must be large enough to take on a nearly round shape It must have cleared its orbit of all other objects

Question 27

Planets in order from the sun

Answer 27

``` Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune ```

Question 28

What is the sun

Answer 28

It is a star

Question 29

What is Jupiter

Answer 29

A gas giant and the biggest planet in our solar system

Question 30

What is mercury

Answer 30

Mercury is the smallest

Question 31

What is Venus

Answer 31

Venus is the hottest planet

Question 32

What is earth

Answer 32

It is the planet we live on

Question 33

What is mars

Answer 33

The red planet

Question 34

What is Saturn

Answer 34

A planet with large visible Icy rings and a gas giant

Question 35

What is Uranus

Answer 35

A gas giant

Question 36

What is Neptune

Answer 36

It is a gas giant and the furthest planet from the sun

Question 37

How many planets are there

Answer 37

Eight planets

Question 38

What orbits between mars and Jupiter

Answer 38

The asteroid belt

Question 39

Where is the sun

Answer 39

In the centre of our solar system

Question 40

What is a mnemonic to remember the planets in order from the sun

Answer 40

``` My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nachos ```

Question 41

What are the planets sizes in relation to earth

Answer 41

``` Mercury - 0.38 Venus - 0.95 Earth - 1 Mars - 0.53 Jupiter - 11 Saturn - 9.4 Uranus - 4.1 Neptune - 3.1 ```

Question 42

What are the planets distance from the sun on millions of km

Answer 42

``` Mercury - 58 Venus - 108 Earth - 150 Mars - 228 Jupiter - 778 Saturn - 1427 Uranus - 2870 Neptune - 4497 ```

Question 43

What is the planets surface temperatures in degrees Celsius

Answer 43

``` Mercury- 450 Venus - 500 Earth - 20 Mars - -40 Jupiter - -150 Saturn - -160 Uranus - -220 Neptune - -230 ```

Question 44

What is the planets length of a year

Answer 44

``` Mercury is 88 Earth days Venus is 225 Earth days Earth is 365 Earth days Mars is 687 Earth days Jupiter is 11.9 Earth years Saturn is 29.5 Earth years Uranus is 84 Earth years Neptune is 165 Earth years ```

Question 45

What did we use for our rocket timing practical

Answer 45

A timer A rocket A launcher

Question 46

What did we do in our rocket timing practical

Answer 46

``` We launched the rocket Timed how long it stayed in the air Recorded our time Repeated this 6 times Calculated average Calculated class average ```

Question 47

What is our galaxy made of

Answer 47

Our galaxy is made up of millions of stars rocks and dust

Question 48

What is the universe made of

Answer 48

Billions of galaxies