Space Club 1

Welcome to Space Club

I am so happy you are here!

Multiple Choice

________ is everything that exists by the power of God, including galaxies, stars, planets, and living creatures.

• Constellation

• Galaxy

• Universe

• Solar System

Multiple Choice

What is the center of our Solar System?

• Earth

• Milky Way

• Moon

• Sun

Draw

Draw an outline around the Sun.

Multiple Choice

How many planets revolve around the Sun?

• 10

• 8

• 9

• 13

Multiple Choice

What do you call a group of space matter and millions or billions of stars held together by gravity?

• Space

• Constellation

• Galaxy

• Star

This is Milky Way Galaxy.

​This is Andromeda Galaxy.

Multiple Choice

A galaxy may contain many solar systems.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What do we call a group of stars that forms a pattern that has been recognized and named by scientists?

• Constellation

• Galaxy

• Universe

Multiple Choice

Who was a hero in ancient Greek mythology that had legendary strength and performed 12 almost impossible labors, or tasks?

• Leo

• Pegasus

• Hercules

• Zeus

Multiple Choice

How many regions of the sky are officially called constellations by the International Astronomical Union?

• 77

• 88

• 99

• 66

Multiple Choice

What is this constellation called?

• Stallion

• Bucephalus

• Pegasus

• Hercules

Multiple Choice

In Ancient Greek Mythology, what did Pegasus carry?

• The Arrow of Cupid

• The Bow of Hercules

• Lightning Bolts of Zeus

• The Shield of Athene

Multiple Choice

Look at the picture from your Space Quest box. Hercules is located between which constellations?

• Cygnus and Lyra

• The Little Dipper and the Big Dipper

• Cassiopeia and Cygnus

• Corona Borealis and Lyra

Multiple Choice

What do you call a place that houses large telescopes and other scientific equipment that help scientists study space?

• Planetarium

• Telescope

• Observatory

• Asterism

Multiple Choice

How many times would you circle Earth in 1 second if you traveled with a speed of light?

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 9

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the specific group of stars that forms a pattern or a picture?

• Mysterism

• Asteroid

• Asterism

• Astrolabe

Multiple Choice

Multiple asterisms can be found in a single constellation.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The closer the matter is to a black hole, the ______ it orbits.

• Slower

• Faster

• More

• Heavier

Multiple Choice

If you would like to see images of night sky projected on a dome-screened ceiling, where would you go?

• Planetarium

• Terrarium

• Museum

• Aquarium

Multiple Choice

What is the speed of light?

• 650,813,714

• 128,675,017

• 299,792,458

• 908,768,954

Discuss with your friends

Why is it dark in space?