Outer Space and Satellites

The satellite of planet Earth is _________

• Moon

• Sun

• Star

• Planet

What do natural and artificial satellites have in common?

• the don't have anything in common

• they orbit celestial bodies

• they send information to the Earth

• the float outer space with no direction

There are _______ planets in the Solar System.

• five

• ten

• eight

• nine

What is the CORRECT ORDER of the planets?

• Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune

• Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto

What is the name of something that orbits a larger object in Space?

• A moon

• A comet

• A satellite

• An asteroid

What is the most massive object in the Solar System?

• Jupiter

• All of the asteroids in the asteroid belt

• Saturn

• The Sun

What is the correct order from largest to smallest?

• galaxy, universe, planet, sun
• planet, sun, galaxy, universe
• universe, galaxy, sun, planet
• sun, galaxy, universe, planet

_________________________ is the planet that takes the most time to orbit the sun.

• Saturn

• Earth

• Neptune

• Jupiter

which was the first artificial satellite?

• Sputnik 1 spacecraft

• Explorer-I

• Chandra X-Ray Observatory

• Hubble Space Telescope

Which of the following planets most likely has the highest temperature?

• Earth
• Mars
• Mercury
• Neptune