Your Place in the Universe by Jason Chin

How old were the kids at the beginning of the book?

• 8

• 7

• 9

• 10

The kids are half as tall as __________________.

• an ostrich

• a book

• a telescope

• a car

What are the tallest animals on land?

• giraffes

• hippos

• elephants

• Ostriches

What are the tallest living things?

• trees

• skyscrapers

• bushes

• flowers

What is the tallest mountain peak on Earth?

• Mount Everest

• Mount Kinley

• Mount Rushmore

• Mount Baldy

The circular or oval paths that satellites travel around Earth in are called ________________.

• orbits

• pathways

• rings

• hoops

How long does it take the Moon to make one trip around the Earth?

• 27.3 days

• 1 day

• 24 days

• 365 days

The four planets closest to the sun are known as terrestrial planets because they are made out of ________ and _________, and have solid surfaces.

• rock and metal.

• gas and light

• paper and straw

• cheese and jello

A beam of light could circle the Earth _________ times in one second.

• seven and a half

• four hundred

• twice

Pluto is a ________ planet.

• dwarf

• red

• blue

• huge