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What is the largest planet in the solar system?

Jupiter

How does the sun get its light?

By a nuclear reaction called fusion

Name two phases of the moon?

New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent

Approximately, how old is the sun?

About 4 billions years old.

How many colours are visible in the spectrum of white light?

Seven colours

What do we call the layer of gas that blocks the sun’s harmful rays?

Ozone layer

All planets and asteroids in our solar system _________ around the sun.

orbit

Which two are about the same size: Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter?

Earth & Venus

We always see the same side of the moon. True or false?

True

What is the sun made of?

Mostly hydrogen (also some helium plus traces of other elements).

What do we call deep holes in the moon?

Craters

What Italian astronomer was the first to study the stars through a telescope?

Galilei Galileo.

Is the moon circular?

No (the moon is a spheroid: not completely round but egg-shaped.)

What is the smallest planet in our solar system?

Mercury

What planet is famous for its rings?

Saturn

Earth is located in which galaxy?

The Milky Way

Name the order of planets in our solar system?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

What is the correct name for a shooting star?

Meteor

Why are the planets Mercury and Venus hotter than Earth?

Because they’re closer to the sun.

Shooting stars are actually: comets, meteors or satellites?

Meteors

Which is the largest and roundest: a new moon, a crescent or a full moon?

Full moon

Name the form of transport used to get into space.

Spaceship

What is the name of the next liveable planet after Earth?

Mars

Is the sun a planet or star?

A star

What is the most common type of galaxy in the universe?

A spiral galaxy