World Space Week 2024

Multiple Select

Space Week is celebrated every year between October 4-10, to honor two great events which are...

• the discovery of Pluto

• launch of Sputnik 1

• first mission to Mars

• signing of Outer Space Treaty

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Anika, Grace, and Henry are on a space adventure! They are exploring the inner planets. What common characteristic would they find in these planets?

• Large

• Gaseous

• Rings

• Rocky Surface

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Which organization created the space week?

• Greenpeace

• NASA

• United Nations General Assembly

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World space week theme for 2024 is

• Space and Climate Change

• Mars Hope for Life

• Women in Space

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Imagine Cameron and Michael are astronauts exploring the vast universe. They come across two sets of planets. One set is closer together, while the other is more spread out. Which set of planets are they likely to find closer together?

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

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Which planet was the first one to be discovered with a telescope?

• the Moon

• Earth

• Uranus

• the Sun

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The first manned space mission to land on the Moon was...

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 20

• Apollo 3

• Apollo 1

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Which planet is the smallest?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars

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James, Abigail, and Luna are on a space adventure! They come across a planet and Luna thinks it's a gas giant. Can you guess which planet they are looking at?

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

• Neptune

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What is in between the inner planets and the outer planets?

• Asteroid belt
• Kuiper belt
• Sun
• the Moon

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Noah and Juliet are on a space adventure! They've just passed the first planet from the sun and are now approaching the second one. This planet is a dry, rocky world shrouded in toxic clouds. Can you guess which planet they're visiting?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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Select the largest planet.

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune

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What force keeps the planets orbiting the sun?

• gravity

• magnetism

• friction

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Select the correct size, from largest to smallest?

• Planet, Universe, Star, Solar system, Galaxy

• Universe, Galaxy, Solar system, Star, Planet

• Star, Universe, Solar system, Planet, Galaxy

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Which planet is named after the Roman God of War?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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the dog that became the first animal in outer space

• Tsygan

• Laika

• Lisa

• Dezik

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What does N stand for in NASA?

• National

• Nebraska

• Neptune

• Negotiation

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Which planet comes between Venus and Mars?

• Mercury

• Saturn

• Earth

• Uranus

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Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of

• gas
• metal
• water
• rock

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Which planet has no rings?

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Mars

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Which tool allows scientists to take pictures very distant objects such as other galaxies, stars, and planets?

• Telescope

• Rover

• Space shuttle

• Satellite

Open Ended

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