Fun Facts Earth and Space
How fast is the speed of light?
186,000 miles per second
What level of elevation is too high for humans to breath in (this is because oxygen decreases the higher you get).
26,000 ft "death zone" This guy is using supplemental oxygen to survive
The Earth takes _____ days to complete its orbit round the Sun
365 1/4 (1/4 is added up every 4 years for leap year)
How old is earth?
4.543 billion years
How many active volcanoes are in Washington State
5 .....They are, Mount Saint Helens, Mount Adams, Mount Rainier, Glacier Peak, and Mount Baker.
The Earth is ____ million miles from the Sun
93
Who developed the Theory of Relativity?
Albert Einstein (too mind-blowing to discuss now but we will at a later date)
What is the 2nd closest star to the earth
Alpha Centauri (it is actually a star system with 3 stars)
What were the first organisms to appear on Earth?
Archaea (that is what is known so far)
How many galaxies are there in the universe?
BILLIONS!
Will kylo Ren successfully rule the universe?
Definitely Not!
Who has more Midi-chlorians Anakin Skywalker or Kylo Ren?
Duh, Anakin holds the record
The most famous comet that returns to earths vicinity every 75 years
Haileys Comet
Who is the pilot of the Millennium Falcon? You better get this...
Hans Solo
What is the lowest known natural point on earth?
Marianas Trench (36,201 ft below the ocean surface)
What is the largest volcano on earth...hint, it is in Hawaii
Mauna Loa
Which galaxy does earth belong
Milky Way
What is the world's highest mountain? It has the "highest elevation above sea level at 29,035 ft.
Mount Everest (some people risk their lives to get to the top of this mountain)
An ape-human type creature that many believe lives mostly in forests in the Pacific Northwest region of the North American continent.
Sasquatch! (or Jerrod : P )
The first man made object sent into space was in 1957 when the Russian satellite named _____ was launched.
Sputnik
What is an explosion of a star
Supernova
This is also known as the northern lights - it is a vivid demonstration of the Earth's magnetic field interacting with charged particles from the sun
The aurora borealis
What is the closest star to the earth
The sun
Life began more than 3.5 billion years ago in our oceans, which cover nearly 70 percent of the planet's surface and are a source of the water vapor responsible for our _____
Weather
Do aliens exist?
Yes, obviously, they are called ewoks, and they are adorable.
Earth's ____ provides the right mix of breathable air for animals and plants, it also acts as a force field against solar radiation and deadly space debris.
atmosphere
Earth's ____ ____ exposes more or less of our planet's hemispheres to the sun, depending on the time of year (and is also responsible for our seasons).
axial tilt
As the Earth orbits round the Sun it turns on its _____ , rotating right round in 24 hours ( 1 day)
axis
A place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out.
black hole
What makes earth's land masses move?
continental drift
In 2006, astronomers changed the definition of a planet. This means that Pluto is now referred to as a _______ ______
dwarf planet, aww poor pluto : (
A _____ is a massive group of stars, star clusters, interstellar gas and dust, and dark matter which is all gravitationally bound together.
galaxy
Because of lower _______ , a person who weighs 200 pounds on earth would only weigh 76 pounds on the surface of Mars.
gravity (what planet do you think that is?)
Earth is the only known planet that has _______ _______ on its surface.
liquid water
Earth's rotation and its core of molten nickel and iron generates a _______ _______, which shields us from solar radiation.
magnetic field
Saturn isn't the only _____ planet, other gas giants such as Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune also have rings, they are just less obvious.
ringed
The International Space Station (ISS) is a habitable human-made _____ that orbits Earth
satellite
The Earth is fragile. Its surface is split into _____ _____ which float on a rocky mantle
tectonic plates
The Earth is the _____ planet from the Sun and comes between the planet Venus and the planet Mars.
third
It is because of the gravitational pull from the sun and moon that we have high & low _______
tides
