Space Quiz Practice

1.  The solar system includes:

• only stars

• just the moon

• a sun and all the objects around it

• only planets

2.  An object in space that produces its own light and heat is a:  

• moon

• star

• meteor

• planet

3.  When an object in space casts its shadow on another object in space, this is called a(n):

• eclipse

• revolution

• sun

• axis

4.  A large object that orbits a star is called a:

• star

• planet

• sun

• dirt

5.  The imaginary line that passes from the North Pole to the South Pole through the Earth's center is called the Earth's:

• gravity

• equator

• rotation

• axis

6.  One complete trip of a planet around the sun is called a(n):

• rotation

• revolution

• day

• eclipse

7.  The spinning of a planet or moon on its axis is called a(n):

• orbit

• revolution

• rotation

• year

12.  The air that surrounds the Earth is called its:

• axis

• layers

• orbit

• atmosphere

15.  The material that everything in the universe is made of is called:

• inertia

• force

• matter

• space dust

How old is the sun?

• 50 years old

• 500 years old

• 5,000 years old

• 4.5 billion years old