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