#SpaceTrivia - Earth & Moon

Earth is the ___ planet from the Sun.

• 1st

• 3rd

• 4th

• 5th

• 2nd

A day on Earth is 1)___ hours. Earth makes a complete orbit around the sun (a year in Earth time) in about 2)___ days.

• 1) 365; 2) 12

• 1) 12; 2) 150

• 1) 26; 2) 88

• 1) 88; 2) 155

• 1) 24; 2) 365

Earth is a rocky planet with a solid and dynamic surface of mountains, canyons, plains, plant-life, water, and more. But most of our planet is covered in ___.

• water

• plains

• mountains

• canyons

• craters

Many orbiting spacecraft study the Earth from above as a whole system—observing the atmosphere, ocean, glaciers, and the solid earth.

• True

• False - there is and only has been ONE spacecraft to study Earth

• False - there have never been any spacecraft to study Earth from orbit

How many moons does Earth have?

• 79

• 82

• 0

• 2

• 1

Which of the following statements is true?

• Earth is the closest to the Sun

• Earth is the only planet to have liquid water (that we know of)

• The Moon is the smallest moon in our solar system

• The Moon is the largest moon in our solar system

Does Earth have rings around it?

• Yes

• No

• Impossible to tell...

Earth is the perfect place for life as we know it.

• True

• False

Our _____ protects us from incoming meteoroids, most of which break up before they can strike the surface.

• magnetic field

• natural weathering and erosion

• laser cannons

• atmosphere

If you set a single ___ next to U.S. nickel, you'd have a pretty good idea of the size of the Moon compared to Earth.

• quarter

• green pea

• grain of salt

• unshelled walnut

• soda bottle cap