Space Test 3/3/23

Question 1

The oldest person to travel into space

Answer 1

John Glenn

Question 2

First person to walk on the moon

Answer 2

Neil Armstrong

Question 3

First US woman to travel into space

Answer 3

Sally Ride

Question 4

Name of teacher that died in challenger

Answer 4

Christa McAuliffe

Question 5

First person to travel into space

Answer 5

Yuri Gagarin

Question 6

Discovered Jupiter’s 4 moons and used a telescope to study stars (Italy)

Answer 6

Galileo Galilei

Question 7

Founder of Modern Astronomy and heliocentric model

Answer 7

Nicolaus Copernicus

Question 8

Name of space shuttle that exploded during take off

Answer 8

Challenger

Question 9

Name of space shuttle that broke apart during re-entry

Answer 9

Columbia

Question 10

Name of our galaxy

Answer 10

Milky Way

Question 11

Eclipse that lasts longer

Answer 11

Total lunar

Question 12

Eclipse that occurs during new moon phase

Answer 12

solar eclipse

Question 13

Eclipse where earth’s shadow falls on the moon

Answer 13

lunar eclipse

Question 14

Eclipse that occurs during full moon

Answer 14

Lunar eclipse

Question 15

Eclipse where the shadow of the moon falls on the earth

Answer 15

Solar eclipse

Question 16

Only time you can see the corona of the sun

Answer 16

Solar eclipse

Question 17

Eclipse that can be seen anywhere that’s having night

Answer 17

Lunar eclipse

Question 18

Hottest color star

Answer 18

Blue

Question 19

Coolest color star

Answer 19

Red

Question 20

Color of our sun

Answer 20

Yellow

Question 21

Where stars are born

Answer 21

Clouds of dust in the galaxy

Question 22

2 elements that stars are made up of

Answer 22

Hydrogen and Helium

Question 23

Part of the sun we see

Answer 23

The photosphere

Question 24

Gives of UV light and the second layer of the atmosphere

Answer 24

The chromosphere

Question 25

Where nuclear fusion takes place/center of the sun

Answer 25

The Core

Question 26

Dark spot son sun's surface, cooler than the rest of the sun, 11 year cycle

Answer 26

Sunspots

Question 27

What is nuclear fusion

Answer 27

The process where two atomic nuclei combine to make one heavier one

Question 28

Creates comet's tail and blows continuously from the sun

Answer 28

Solar wind

Question 29

What are comets often called

Answer 29

Dirty snowballs

Question 30

Where is the asteroid belt located?

Answer 30

Between mars and jupiter

Question 31

Where do comets originate from

Answer 31

The oort cloud and the kuiper belt

Question 32

Piece of asteroid that enters earth's atmosphere and strikes the ground

Answer 32

Meteorite

Question 33

Length of rotation on earth

Answer 33

24 hours

Question 34

Length of revolution on earth

Answer 34

365 1/4 days

Question 35

Which causes night/day

Answer 35

rotation

Question 36

Tilt of the earth

Answer 36

23.5 degrees

Question 37

What occurs when one moves around an object in orbit

Answer 37

Revolution

Question 38

When something spins on it's axis

Answer 38

Rotation

Question 39

What causes the tides

Answer 39

The moon and suns gravity

Question 40

What has the greatest effect on tides

Answer 40

Moon

Question 41

Why does the moon have the greatest effect on tides

Answer 41

It's closer

Question 42

Number of tide changes at Wrightsville Beach

Answer 42

4 per day

Question 43

Tide with the largest daily tidal range

Answer 43

Spring tide

Question 44

Tide with the lowest daily tidal range

Answer 44

Neap tide

Question 45

Phases of the moon for spring tide

Answer 45

Full moon or new moon

Question 46

Phases of the moon for neap tide

Answer 46

First quarter or third quarter

Question 47

How many men have walked on the moon

Answer 47

12

Question 48

Why were apollo missions stopped

Answer 48

budget cuts

Question 49

3 things astronauts have to worry about on the ISS

Answer 49

Toxic atmosphere, depressurization, or a fire

Question 50

2 items used in our daily lives created due to space programs

Answer 50

Pace maker and cordless drill

Question 51

Side of the earth facing the sun

Answer 51

day

Question 52

Planet with the most moons

Answer 52

Saturn

Question 53

2 planets that don't have moons

Answer 53

Mercury and Venus

Question 54

Planet that's had more missions than any other planet

Answer 54

mars

Question 55

Planet that has the great red spot

Answer 55

Jupiter

Question 56

Hottest planet

Answer 56

Venus