The International Space Station (ISS) travels around the Earth 15 times a day and 27,000 km per hour. Is it...
A) a hotel for astronauts B) a laboratory and home for astronauts C) an office for astronauts
B) a laboratory and home for astronauts
It takes this planet about 84 years to orbit once around the Sun. What's its name?
Uranus
A group of large rocks flying through space very fast is called a _____________ .
meteor shower
How do you say this number?
347
three hundred and forty seven
The diameter of Mercury is 4,879 km. True/False?
True
The two coldest planets in the solar system are ____ and _____ .
Uranus and Neptune
Some people believe that one day humans will live on _____ .
Mars
A living thing that does not originate from planet Earth is called an ______.
alien / extra terrestrial
Which planet is named after the Roman goddess of beauty?
Venus
There is gravity in space. True / false?
False
__________ is the fastest planet! It speeds through space at 50 km per second.
Mercury
How do you say this number?
300,894
three hundred thousand, eight hundred and ninety-four.
This planet is very big and it's unique because it's got rings around it.
Saturn
The most famous feature on this planet is the 'Great Red Spot' which is actually a storm that has been blowing for about 350 years, or longer! What is its name?
Jupiter
The sun is not a planet it's a _____.
star
How many planets are there in the solar system?
8 - Pluto isn't a planet, it's a moon!
The two largest planets in the solar system are ______ and _______ .
Jupiter and Saturn
How do you say this number?
3,000,000,000
three billion
The hottest planet is ______.
Mercury
Neptune is the second largest planet. True/False?
False
All the planets were named after Roman and Greek gods and goddesses, except this one. Its name just means 'ground'.
The Earth
How do you say this number?
40,008
forty thousand and eight.
The average surface temperature on Venus is 780 ºC. True / False?
False, it's 480 ºC
Saturn has got 53 moons. True/ False?
True
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