Викторина Космос
план-конспект занятия

Who was the second man to fly into space? (German Titov)

 Who was the first spacewoman? (Valentina Tereshkova)

 How many planets are there in the Solar System? (8)

 Which star is the closest to the Earth? (the Sun)

 What is a satellite of the Earth? (the Moon)

 Which planet is the biggest? (Jupiter)

1.  Конкурс -  WORDS

за 3 минуты написать как можно больше слов по теме «Космос».

2. Конкурс  - EXTRA WORDS

Now you have another task. You will be given a sheet of paper with the words. There are four words in each line. They are connected with the topic “Space” but one is extra. Circle the odd words out. The quickest team gets a score.

Who was the second man to fly into space?

 Who was the first spacewoman?

 How many planets are there in the Solar System?

 Which star is the closest to the Earth?

 What is a satellite of the Earth?

              Which planet is the biggest?

1.  Конкурс -  WORDS

за 3 минуты написать как можно больше слов по теме «Космос».

2. Конкурс  - EXTRA WORDS

Now you have another task. You will be given a sheet of paper with the words. There are four words in each line. They are connected with the topic “Space” but one is extra. Circle the odd words out. The quickest team gets a score.

Конкурс  - Match the words with their meanings

The next task is to find the right translation to the words from column one. You have to choose it from column two.  All the translations are mixed up. The quickest team to match the translations gets a score.

Конкурс  - Brain storm

How many galaxies are there in the universe?

 A) hundreds              B) millions                    C) billions

2. How many kilometres is an astronomical unit?

A) 150million            B) 170 million               C) 180 million

3. An astronomical unit is the distance from…

A) the sun to other stars    B) Earth to the sun      C) Earth to the moon

4. How many kilometres is a light-year?

A) 7, 46 trillion km         B) 8, 46 trillion km       C) 9, 46 trillion km

5. Which planet is closest to the sun?

A) Mercury                     B) Venus                       C) Mars

6. What is a nebula?

A) a hot ball of glowing gasses     B) a cloud of dust and gas     C) a dim star

7. Where do stars start life?

A) in a nebula               B) in a constellation                  C) in a black hole

8. What does a main sequence star burn as fuel?

A) hydrogen                  B) oxygen                             C) helium

9. A supergiant might explode and become a …

A) nebula                      B) white dwarf                      C) supernova

10. What happens to a red giant at the end of its life? It shrinks and becomes …

A) a white dwarf           B) a planet                           C) a black hole

11. How do comets revolve around the sun?

A) in oval orbits          B) in circular orbits        C) in triangular orbits

12. The largest planet in our solar system is…

A) Jupiter                    B) Neptune                C) Earth

13. Halley’s comet appears every …

A) 45 years                  B) 67 years                C) 76 years

14. How long does it take Earth to revolve once around the sun?

A) 24 hours      B) 336 days              C) 365 days

15. Earth rotates on its axis once every

A) 24 hours      B) 336 days             C) 365 days

Конкурс –  Can you name the planet that fit the description?

1. The Sun on this planet shines and warms 7 times stronger than on Earth. On the daytime it is terribly hot, air temperature rises to 400 degrees above zero. But on the night side there should always be severe frost, which is likely to 200 degrees below zero. This planet is the closest to the Sun.

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2. This planet has a thick layer of clouds. Due to the greenhouse effect, the surface temperature is heated to hundreds of degrees. It is the second planet from the Sun this planet has not got any satellite.

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3. This planet follows the Earth, has the highest mountain in the solar system, this planet is half the size of our planet, has two satellites Phobos and Deimos

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4. This planet has the largest number of satellites. It is a gas giant. This planet is located in front of Saturn.

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5. This planet has an amazing ring system. Has the lowest density and takes second place in the number of satellites

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6. This planet is smaller than the moon and due to its miniature size has lost the status of a planet in 2015.

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Mercury, Venus, Mars,  Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto.