Space Exploration

What is the study of celestial objects and phenomena called?

• Astronomy

• Chemistry

• Astrology

• Biology

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Saturn

• Venus

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Mars

What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?

• Hubble Telescope

• Apollo 11

• Voyager 1

• Sputnik 1

What is the force that keeps objects in orbit around a planet?

• Magnetism

• Gravity

• Friction

• Inertia

What is the name of the galaxy that contains our solar system?

• Andromeda

• Pleiades

• Milky Way

• Orion

What is the name of the imaginary line around which Earth rotates?

• meridian

• equator

• axis

• latitude

What is the name of the closest star to Earth?

• Moon

• Mars

• Sun

• Venus

What is the phenomenon where light from a star is blocked by another object called?

• occultation

• obscuration

• interception

• eclipse

What is the name of the first manned mission to land on the moon?

• Mercury 9

• Apollo 13

• Apollo 11

• Gemini 7