Space Club 15

Space Club 15

Multiple Choice

What was the first animal to go into space?

• Chimpanzee

• Dog

• Cat

• Mouse

Multiple Choice

True or False: The moon Triton orbits Mars.

• True

• False

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What planet does the moon Triton orbit?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

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This planet is the smallest planet in the solar system.

• Earth

• Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

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Which star is the hottest?

• White

• Blue

• Red

• Brown

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Which star is hotter?

• White Star

• Red Star

Multiple Choice

This gas giant is the biggest planet in the solar system, and it has the shortest day.

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Saturn

Multiple Choice

What causes tides?

• Earth's axis

• Sun's orbit

• Earth's spin

• Moon's gravity

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This gas giant is the windiest planet, and one of its 14 moons orbits the planet backwards.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

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Why does Mars have more craters than Earth?

• Mars is more magnetic.

• Earth's atmosphere protects it

• Mars is in the path of the asteroid belt.

• Water and living things change Earth's surface.

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This planet's day is almost the same length as Earth's, but its year is almost twice as long.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

• Earth

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The asteroid belt lies between which two planets?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

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The astronomer Galileo was the first person to study the stars using what instrument?

• Microscope

• Telescope

• Probe

• Mirror

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This rocky planet has the biggest temperaturre swings: hot to cold.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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What is at the center of our solar system?

• Earth

• Black hole

• The sun

• The moon

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Mercury and Venus are the only two planets in the solar system that do not have a what?

• A tilted axis

• An atmosphere

• A moon

• A solid core

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The Little Dipper asterism points to which star?

• Alpha Ursa Minoris

• The North Star

• Alpha Centauri

• Vega

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Name two of the gas giant planets.

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Mercury

• Pluto

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This planet is the only one with liquid water on its surface.

• Mars

• Earth

• Venus

• Mercury

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Pick two of the terrestrial, or rocky, planets.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Mercury

• Venus

• Uranus

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This planet has the tallest mountain in the entire solar system.

• Venus

• Mars

• Pluto

• Mercury

Multiple Choice

What is the name of our galaxy?

• Condor

• Triangulum

• Andromeda

• Milky Way

Multiple Choice

This gas giant has spectacular rings and at least 83 moons.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

Multiple Choice

This gas giant has 42 years of light and dark on each side of the planet.

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Saturn

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The astronomer Copernicus believed what 2 things about the solar system?

• The sun was at the center

• The planets revolve around the Earth

• The Earth is in the center

• The planets revolve around the sun

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This gas giant rotates almost completely on its side.

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Neptune

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Why does Earth have seasons?

• Because it's close enough to the sun

• Because it's tilted on its axis.

• Because it has solid core made of hot iron.

• Because it travels through differently heated parts of the solar system.

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Which is bigger?

• Galaxy

• Universe

• Constellation

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True or false: The moon produces its own light.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

This planet has seasons and it's neither too hot not to cold for life.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Multiple Choice

True or false: People can use contellations to navigate.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which planet is larger?

• Uranus

• Neptune

Multiple Choice

What do we call the changes in the moon's appearance?

• Phases of the moon

• Elements of the moon

• Slivers of the moon

• Sides of the moon

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This gas giant is so light that scientists believe it could float on water.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

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This gas giant has at least 92 moons and a large red spot that is a huge storm.

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Jupiter

Multiple Choice

can you see the International Space Station without a telescope?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

This planet's day is longer than its year and it's also the hottest planet because of its thick atmosphere.

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Mars

Multiple Select

What is a comet made of?

• Water

• Ice

• Rock

• Gases

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true or false: some moons are bigger than planet Mercury.

• true

• false

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Which two moons are larger than Mercury?

• Io

• Ganymede

• Titan

• Triton

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True or false: When the space shuttle returned to Earth, it landed like a helicopter.

• true

• false

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True or false: Our sun is a star.

• true

• false

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This gas giant takes 165 years to orbit the sun.

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Jupiter

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Who was the firat astronaut to walk on the moon.

• Buzz Aldrin

• Neil Armstrong

• Michael Collins

• John Glenn

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This planet is the brightest object rather than the moon in the night sky, and it rotates sdrawkcba.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Venus

• Mars

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How many planets are in the solar system?

• Seven

• Nine

• Eight

• Ten

Fill in the Blank

An object's weight changes because of gravity. What does not change is the amount of matter an abject has. What is this called?

Multiple Select

Choose the correct statements.

• A meteoroid is in space.

• A meteoroid has hitt the earth.

• A meteorite has hit the earth.

• A meteorite is in space.

• A meteor has entered the atmosphere.

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Select the current or planned space missions.

• DART

• Perseverance

• Juno

• Artemis

• Parker Solar Probe

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What does DART stand for?

• Dense Astrophisics Resistance Tube

• Dark Astronomy Rotation Technology

• Double Asteroid redirection Test

• Deep Astronaut Return Trace