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5th SW #5 Space
Contributed by: Ruble
Which space mission put the first man on the moon?
Mercury missions
Voyager missions
 Apollo missions
Space missions


I am an object in the solar system with an orbit that

may take thousands of years to complete. I am

composed mostly of ice and my tail glows when 

I'm around the sun.  I am a/an:


Sun

Meteor

Asteroid

Comet


I am made of a piece matter (rock) from outer space.

I begin to burn up when I fall through Earth's

atmosphere.  I am referred to as a "shooting star".


Sun

Meteor

Asteroid

Comet


I am composed of rock and/or metal, I orbit the sun

between Mars and Jupiter. I am a/an:

Sun

Meteor

Asteroid

Comet

The sun is at the center of our solar system and

creates a huge amount of force (gravity) which holds

all the planets and other objects in orbit. What would

happen if the sun lost its gravity?

   

 The planets would blow up

Everything would slow down and stop moving

Planets would travel away from the sun in a 

    straight line.

Everything would continue as it always has


I am a round object that orbits the sun.  I can be

made of solids (like rock), or gases.  I may or may not

have other smaller objects orbiting me. I am a/an:

Planet

Meteor

Comet

Asteroid


The orbital path of the planets in our solar system

can be described as:

Circular

Elliptical

irregular

Rectangular


Gravity exists between all objects that have mass.

 

True

False


Why does it take Neptune nearly 165 years to revolve

around the sun and Earth's revolution is only 365

days? (think about it......)

Neptune rotates fast, so therefore it revolves

around the sun slowly.

None of the above

Neptune is a gas giant and Earth is a

terrestrial planet

 Neptune is much farther away from the sun

and has a much larger orbit.


Although Earth is the largest of the inner terrestrial

planets, which other planet is similar in size?


Mars

Mercury

Venus

Jupiter


The spinning (rotation) of a planet, moon, or sun 

on its axis is called:  (look in journal)

rotation

twirling

revolution

spinnaker


One orbit of an object around another object in space

like Earth orbiting the sun is called:

any of the above. The terms are interchangeable.

revolution

orbitation

rotation


A space probe is used to carry equipment and gather

data in places or situations that a crew, or humans

cannot go.  Which of the following would be the BEST

use of a space probe?

In the ocean

Neptune

Mount Everest

On a space station

As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?
Stays the same
Increases
Decreases
 I don't know
As the distance between 2 objects increases, what 
happens to gravitational force?
increases
 stays the same
decreases
I don't know
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are the inner planets. 
They are also called........
Planets with water
Terrestrial planets
 atmospheric planets
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are the outer
planets. They are also called........
Lunar planets
Gas giants
 Large colorful planets
All the terrestrial planets have more than one moon.
True
False
A reusable spacecraft that transports astronauts, satellites, and other materials to and from space.(Looks like an airplane)
Space ship
Space station
 Space shuttle
Voyager 1
The Curiosity rover was sent to Mars to explore. It is an unmanned probe meaning people are not on board. These missions have many advantages over mannedmissions (with people). What could possibly be a disadvantage of having a robot instead of people to explore?
Unmanned missions cannot predict and      problem solve unexpected situations
Unmanned missions can outlast humans
Unmanned missions do not require water and      air to function
With our current capabilities, it would take over 70,000
years to reach the closest star outside our solar system.
What improvements need to be made for future space
travel?
B.  unmanned spacecraft improvement 
          (improved computer technology)
A.  spacecraft speed improvement (go faster)
C.  manned spacecraft improvement 
          (better life support)
A and B
B and C
What feature can form at a mid-ocean ridge?
 volcano
tornadoes
mountains
peninsula
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