The two movements of all planets are orbit and what?
Spin Click to see the answer
What planet was downgraded to dwarf planet status in 2006?
Pluto
What is the name of our galaxy?
Milky Way
What is Jupiter's Great Red Spot?
Storm
Titania and Oberon are moons of which planet?
Uranus
What is the name for a giant cloud of dust and gas in space?
Nebula
Which planet in our solar system is closest to the sun?
Mercury Click to see the answer
Which word means referring to the moon?
Lunar
What are most planets in the solar system named after?
Greek or Roman Gods
The USA sends rockets into space from which state?
Florida
What is the sun made from?
Gas
What is the name given to a planet outside the solar system?
Exoplanet
Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
What is lightyear a measure of?
Length
In which year was Pluto downgraded to dwarf planet status?
2006 Click to see the answer
What is the term for the partial or total obscuring of one celestial body by another?
Eclipse
Halley's comet is visible from earth every how many years?
75
The first man-made satellite went into orbit in which year?
1957
What is formed when a star collapses under its own weight?
Black Hole
How many planets in the solar system are made of rock and metal?
4
How many natural satellites does Earth have?
1
What is the name for a ball of dust and ice, with a long tail?
Comet
What is the name for a group of stars?
Constellation