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This person was born on Krypton and became a superhero.

• Superman

• Neil deGrasse Tyson

• Neil Armstrong

• Isaac Newton

This person made a theory about a force called gravity.

• Superman

• Neil deGrasse Tyson

• Neil Armstrong

• Isaac Newton

This person became an astronaut and walked on the moon.

• Superman

• Neil deGrasse Tyson

• Neil Armstrong

• Isaac Newton

This person became the leader of the Hayden Planetarium

• Superman

• Neil deGrasse Tyson

• Neil Armstrong

• Isaac Newton

Gravity holds our moon in an orbit around the Earth.

• Yes

• No

The rings of Saturn are really tiny asteroids.

• Yes

• No

Earth blocks the light from the sun during a solar eclipse.

• Yes

• No

The big dinosaurs on Earth died after...........

• an asteroid smashed into Earth

• Mount Everest Exploded

• a solar eclipse killed the plants and trees

Neil wanted to fly like Mighty Mouse and Superman. He made theory. "They wear capes!" he said. "Their capes let them fly!" Neil tested his theory. What happened?

• Neil fell and broke his leg.

• Neil learned his theory was wrong.

• Other scientists tested Neil's theory.

Neil deGrasse Tyson wants you to know that our galaxy is a big, big place.

He believes that....

• Earth is the center of the universe.

• our moon is bigger than the sun.

• there are people - aliens - living on other planets.