Space Race By Connor Holmes

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The Stars Question: What star lies at the center of our solar system? Answer: The sun.

The Stars Question: Collections of stars thought to be signs from the gods by ancient cultures are called this. Also, The Zodiac is comprised of twelve of these. Answer: Constellations.

The Stars Question: This type of star is very, very dense and can have a diameter of as little as ten miles. Answer: A neutron star.

The Stars Question: This type of star is very bright, but is usually smaller in size than stars like our sun. Answer: A white dwarf star.

Common Terms Question: Define the word “satellite”. Answer: An object that orbits a larger object. This includes man-made satellites and natural satellites such as moons.

Common Terms Question: What is the term that comes from a Roman word meaning “wanderer”? Answer: A planet. The Romans saw that they had certain paths across the sky and called them “wanderers”.

Common Terms Question: What is a space object who’s force of gravity is so strong that not even light can escape it? Answer: A black hole. Were you, in the confusion of being sucked in, to shine a flashlight, the light itself would bend back toward you.

Common Terms Question: What would you call a depression visible on a planet’s surface? Answer: A crater.

Moons Question: From Earth, we will always see the same side of the Moon. Why is this? Answer: The Moon’s rotation and revolution have the same speed.

Moons Question: What is the name of the Latin word that means “sea” and describes the vast, dark areas on our moon’s surface? Answer: Maria.

Moons Question: On Earth, Methane takes only one form, gas. However, on a faraway moon, scientists suspect liquid lakes of Methane exist. Name this moon. Answer: Titan, one of the moons of Saturn.

Moons Question: What moon of Jupiter is considered the smallest Galilean satellite? Answer: Europa.

Tiebreaker Question Question: The team who can name the man controlling the space shuttle while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon wins! Answer: Michael Collins.