Year 7 Space Revision Quiz

What is a celestial body?

• Objects in space such as the Sun, Moon, Planets and Stars.
• Mountains and oceans
• Human-made satellites
• Clouds and weather

Which of the following is an example of a celestial body?

• The Sun
• A mountain
• A car
• A house

The closer two objects are to each other…

• The greater the gravitational pull
• The weaker the gravitational pull
• Gravity stays the same
• There is no gravity

The greater the _____, the greater the gravitational pull.

• Mass
• Speed
• Temperature
• Brightness

True or false: Gravity is the same on all planets

• False
• True

True or false: Earth’s orbit of the Sun is exactly 365 days

• False
• True

True or false: Gravity is a non-contact force

• True
• False

What does the Earth orbit?

• The Sun
• The Moon
• The Milky Way galaxy
• Nothing

What does the Sun orbit?

• The centre of the Milky Way galaxy
• The Earth
• Nothing, it is still
• The Moon

What is the other force keeping Earth in orbit (other than gravity?)

• Inertia
• Friction
• Magnetism
• Electricity