Exploring Space
Scavenger Hunt
Use the hyperlinks on the Exploring Space page to find the answers to the questions below. Happy Hunting!
Formation of the Universe
What is the name of the theory that is most broadly accepted for the origin and evolution of our universe?
What
is the name of the galaxy that we live in?
What
type of galaxy do we live in?
Approximately, how old is our galaxy?
The
Sun
What
is the Sun?
How
many earths could fit inside the sun?
What
is the approximate temperature of the core of the Sun?
What
process takes place inside the core that releases the Sun’s energy?
What
is the name of the inner layer of the sun, found near the core?
What
is the approximate temperature of the Photosphere?
What
layer of the Sun can you find solar flares?
What
is the temperature range of the Chromosphere?
What
is the outermost layer of the Sun?
What
event allows you to see the Corona?
What
is solar wind?
Where
does the solar wind come from and where does it go?
What
are sunspots?
When
is the next sunspot maximum predicted to occur?
What happens during a solar maximum?
Stars
Why aren't constellations real?
What are binary stars?
What is a visual binary?
What are globular star clusters?
Briefly describe how a star forms.
Why is our Sun not an ordinary star?
Planets
What are the four "inner planets"?
What are the "gas giants"?
What are the "outer planets"?
What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?
What do we call "satellites" that orbit various planets?
Which two planets do not have any known satellites?
List the planets in order, starting from the Sun.
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Which planet's year is shorter than its day?
Which planet has an atmosphere covered in clouds composed of sulfuric acid?
Which planet has the largest mountain in the solar system?
Which planet has the largest canyon system anywhere in our solar system?
What planet did Clyde Tombaugh discover in 1930?
Which is the only planet not to be visited by a spacecraft?
Why do some scientists think that Pluto is not a planet?
Which planet orbits on its side?
Which planet has 21 moons?
Which is the windiest planet in our solar system?
Which of Neptune's moons is composed mostly of nitrogen?
What is the Great Dark Spot?
Which of Saturn's moons has a hydrocarbon-rich nitrogen atmosphere?
Which planet has approximately 13 rings? What are they primarily made of?
Which planet is home to the Galilean Satellites? What are their names?
Which planet has the solar system's largest "hurricane"?
