Space

The name of our solar system is called...?

• Snickers
• Butterfingers
• Milky Way 
• Hersheys

What are terrestrial or the inner planets composed of?

• water
• gas
• rock 
• none of the above

The greater mass a planet has, 

• the greater the gravitational force it has
• the less gravitational force it has
• gravitational force does not depend on mass

The Greater the distance is between two objects of mass the _________ amount of gravitational force is between them.

• greater
• less
• equal

Which planet is the smallest?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars

What is the approximate percentage of the Earth that is illuminated by the Sun at any given time?

• 90%
• 10%
• 25%
• 50%

Telescopes like the Hubble Space Telescope are put into orbit around the Earth because...

• heavy rainfall and pavement radiation from Earth affecting images
• air traffic and magnetic interference from Earth distorting images
• light pollution and atmospheric interference from Earth distort images
• carbon dioxide and human overpopulation from Earth affect images

The first man-made satellite launched from Earth to complete a successful orbit was

• Sputnik
• Apollo 11
• Voyager
• Explorer 1

Evidence supports the existence of water ice on the Moon. Where did it come from?

• Astronauts left it there
• Meteors hitting the Moon's surface
• Freak rainstorm on the Moon
• Comets crashing into the Moon

Why are x-ray telescopes placed above Earth's atmosphere?

• to be closer to space

• the atmosphere absorbs most cosmic radiation from space

• they are too big to put on Earth

• X ray telescopes are to dangerous to operate on Earth