What does the Solar System consist of ?
The Sun, eight planets, dwarf planets, and smaller objects (asteroids and comets)
The Sun is considered a ?
Star
The Sun provides _______ & ________ to Earth.
Heat & Light
What are planets ?
Planets are large spherical bodies that travel around a star in a curved path
How many planets are in the Solar System?
8
Provide an example of a Satellite
The Moon
Dwarf Planets are celestial bodies that orbit?
Stars
True or False? Dwarf Planets are LARGER than Planets
False. Dwarf Planets are SMALLER than Planets
Name the Planets - Nearest to Farthest from the Sun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
What was the name of the first artificial Satellite to go into Space?
Sputnik 1
What year did the first people land on the Moon?
1969
What was the name of the Spacecraft that landed on Mars and what year?
The Mars Pathfinder - 1997
What was the name of the first WOMAN to go into space?
Valentina Tereshkova
Pluto is considered a
Dwarf Planet
What was the name of the FIRST man on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins
