Outer Space

What is the closest star to the Earth?

• Sirius A

• Sun

• Venus

• Mars

In which galaxy is our Solar System located in?

• Aquarius

• The MIlky Way

• The Big Dipper

• Cancer

Neptune is the...

• fifth planet from the Sun.

• eighth planet from Earth.

• eighth planet from the Sun.

• fifth planet from Earth.

True or False: Our Earth is below the lowest of the heavens.

• True

• False

Which four scientists were renowned for studying astronomy?

• Al-Kindi, Al-Farghani, Muhammad Ali, Fatima al-Fihri

• Al-Khwarizmi, Muhammad Ali, Nasir al-Din al Tulsi, Fatima al-Fihri

• Al-Khwarizmi, Al-Farghani, Ibn Al Haytham and Nasir al-Din al-Tulsi

• Al-Kindi, Ibn Firnas, Ibn Al-Haytham, Muhammad Ali

Which planet is the densest (would float in water) in our Solar System?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Saturn

How did Mars get its nickname "the Red Planet?"

• From the iron minerals in the Martian soil that oxidize, or rust, causing the soil and atmosphere to look red

• It looks to be red when we look at it from satellite imaging

• There is no oxygen and it looks red without any life, hence the nickname

• There is no real reason for the nickname

True or False: Only the scientists from Arabia (the Middle East) were famous for their work in astronomy.

• True

• False

As Muslims, we believe that...

• there are Jinns living outside of Earth.

• there is no life outside of Earth, only pitch-black darkness.

• there are Angels living in space.

• there may or may not be life in outer space but that Allah knows best about all of His creation.

What three outer space creations are mentioned fondly in the Quran?

• The sun, moon, and stars

• The sun, earth, and stars

• The sun, moon, and earth

• The moon, earth, and stars