WorksheetsSpace Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the largest object in the Solar System?
a)
The Moon
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
The Sun
2.
What planet has the largest pull of gravity?
a)
Neptune
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
The Sun
3.
Which planet takes longest to orbit the Sun?
a)
Neptune
b)
Saturn
c)
Mercury
d)
The Earth
4.
Which planet has the hottest surface temperature?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Jupiter
5.
What 'fuel' does the Sun fuse?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Carbon dioxide
c)
Methane
d)
Hydrogen
6.
What Moon phase comes after a "full Moon"?
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waning crescent
7.
What phase comes after a "new Moon"?
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waning crescent
8.
What causes seasons on the Earth?
a)
How close the Earth is to the Sun
b)
The wobble of the Earth
c)
The tilt of the Earth's axis
d)
The amount of cloud cover
9.
What is a solar eclipse?
a)
When the Moon comes between the Earth and the Sun
b)
When the Sun comes between the Earth and the Moon
c)
When the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon
d)
When light from the Sun reflects off the Moon
10.
What date is the spring equinox?
a)
21 April
b)
10 March
c)
15 May
d)
21 March
11.
What lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?
a)
Comets
b)
Asteroids
c)
Venus
d)
An alien spacecraft
12.
Which objects can be seen because they reflect light?
a)
stars, planets, the Moon
b)
the Sun, Jupiter, the Moon
c)
asteroids, the Moon, planets
d)
Mercury, stars, Pluto
13.
What is the nearest star to us?
a)
Alpha Centauri
b)
Betelgeuse
c)
Sirius
d)
The Sun
14.
When did man first step onto the Moon's surface?
a)
1958
b)
1965
c)
1969
d)
1972
15.
Which is the correct order for planets in the Solar System
a)
Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
c)
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
16.
put these in order from the smallest to the largest
a)
moon, planet, star, solar system, galaxy, universe
b)
planet, star, universe, galaxy, moon, solar system
c)
universe, galaxy, solar system, star, planet, moon
d)
star, galaxy, universe, solar system, moon, planet
17.
what is a 'light year'
a)
the time it takes light to travel in one year
b)
warp speed 1
c)
the distance light travels in one year
d)
a very long time
18.
How long does it take the Moon to orbit the Earth?
a)
15 days
b)
24 hours
c)
29 days
d)
365 days
19.
The Moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun. How much further away from the Earth is the Sun, compared to the Moon?
a)
4
b)
40
c)
400
d)
4000
20.
What is a Solar Eclipse
a)
When the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
b)
When light reflects off the Moon
c)
When the Sun comes between the Earth and the Moon
d)
When the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon
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