Space

Front

Instrument that travels into the solar system, gathers information and sends it back to Earth

Back

Space probe

Front

A tool for viewing and observing

Back

telescope

Front

What was the first creature in space?

Back

fruit flies

Front

What was the name of the first satellite to orbit Earth?

Back

Sputnik

Front

Is the Sun a planet?

Back

False

Front

Is this the correct order of the planets from the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune?

Back

No

Front

A large mass of billions of stars, dust, and planets.

Back

galaxy

Front

A huge burning ball of hot gas.

Back

star

Front

Which statement about the sun is false?

• The sun is the closest star to our planet
• It is a star.
• The Earth orbits around the sun.
• The sun is the brightest star of the universe.

Back

The sun is the brightest star of the universe.

Front

Which statement best describes a moon?

Back

Small, cold, and orbits a planet