Space

___________ separates the inner planets and outer planets of our solar system.

• Orion's Belt

• The Kuiper Belt

• Meteor Belt

• Asteroid Belt

The largest planet in our solar system.

• Mars

• Pluto

• Mercury

• Jupiter

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Asteroids are thought to be _____________.

• left over parts of parts from when planets were formed

• ice and dust that fly through space on a specific orbit.

• pieces of the moon.

• a video game from the 1980's.

The first phase of the moon is a __________.

• waning gibbus

• full moon

• new moon

• first quarter

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What is high tide?

• Water volume increasing so that it creeps onto the land.

• Where gravity does not pull on the oceans so they don't bulge.

• Tide that happens at noon when the sun looks to be at it's highest in the sky.

• Oceans closest to the moon bulge due to the pull of gravity.

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What is a solar eclipse?

• When a new moon moves between the Earth and the sun, blocking the sun's rays.

• When the sun passes in front of the moon, blocking it from view.

• When the Earth rotates at an angle so that the sun can't be seen

• When the moon and the sun appear to side by side in the sky.

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The International Space Station___________

• has astronauts from every country take a turn doing research projects.

• began as a joint project between the U.S., Canada Russia, Japan and Europe.

• is designed for defence and research.

• is a popular tourist spot for billionaires who pay large sums of money to visit.

Which are inventions that were originally designed for use in space.

• Doritos

  Kool-Aid

  granola bites

• spray cheese

  tortillas

  welding goggles

• insulin pump

  wireless headphones

  ear thermometer

• wifi

  sleeping bags

  camping showers

Canada's contribution to space exploration has mostly been through__________

• the work of astronauts like Chris Hadfield.

• advancements in technology.

• providing food sources for manned space exploration.

• funding space projects with tax dollars.

The earth hs _______ natural satellites.

• two

• one

• none

• seven

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