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