The Solar System Treasure Hunt

You are the captain of the USS Copernicus.

Your job is to safely take your new crew

on a voyage through the Solar System.

Before you can leave you must prepare yourself

by gathering as much information as possible

about the Solar System.

Here is a list of questions to help you prepare for your voyage. Click here for help.

1. If you leave the Earth travelling towards the Sun which planet will you come to first?

a. Pluto b. Neptune c. Mercury d. Venus

2. Which planet has the strongest gravity?

a. Earth b. Jupiter c. Saturn d. Mars

3. Which planet does not have rings?

a. Uranus b. Jupiter c. Saturn d. Mercury

4. Which of the following planets has no moons?

a. Earth b. Venus c. Saturn d. Mars

5. In your own words. What part of the Solar System do you think is most interesting? Why?

Game

The star commander has just sent you a secret message.

To unscramble it you must answer the questions below.

When you are finished place the letters in the correct order at the bottom of the page.

1. What was the name of the first satellite NASA sent to Mars?

2. What was the name of the first shuttle to be launched?

3. When scientists use more then one telescope to look at the same object it is called a

4. What is the name of the probe which fell into the Atlantic Ocean after NASA attempted to send it to Mars?

5. The Space _______ will one day be replaced by cheaper, faster, and better space craft.

6. The most powerful telescope in the world is the

7. The first astronauts to travel to distant stars might use what to get up to light speed instead of engines.

8. Through the work done by astronauts during shuttle missions scientists learn the effects of weightlessness on

9. The Viking 1 and Viking 2 missions consisted of both an orbiter, and a

10. The biggest canyon on Mars is much bigger than the

Secret Message: