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Pre-AP Space Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 1957, USSR launched an artificial satellite that successfully orbited the Earth. What was the name of this satellite?

a)

Sputnik 1

b)

Sputnik 2

c)

Satellite 1

d)

Vostok 1

2.

Who was the first person to orbit the Earth in 1961?

a)

Buzz Aldrin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Alan Shepherd

d)

Yuri Gagarin

3.

Who manned Freedom 7 and ultimately was the first American in space?

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Alan Shepherd

d)

Michael Collins

4.

Which of the following would NASA send to study Jupiter?

a)

space shuttle

b)

space probe

c)

rocket

d)

satellite

5.

Mercury is the hottest planet

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Mars has a longer year but shorter day than Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the following has seasons similar to Earth?

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

8.

Which planet is similar in size to Earth?

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

9.

Which planet has the smallest diameter

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

10.

Which planet has the largest diameter?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

11.

The sun is made of about 75% helium and 24% hydrogen

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Nuclear fusion takes place in the core of the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The sun rotates on an axis.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The sun spins faster at the poles

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The darker cooler regions on the sun are called _____________

a)

solar flare

b)

prominence

c)

sunspots

d)

chromosphere

16.

Who discovered the moons that orbit Jupiter?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Copernicus

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Ptolemy

17.

What is the reddish loop that extends from the sun and can be large enough for a planet to fit under?

a)

solar flare

b)

promience

c)

sunspot

d)

corona

18.

If planets did not have this force from the sun, the planets would not orbit the sun but continue in a straight line.

a)

mass

b)

gravity

c)

distance

19.

Which two planets have retrograde rotation?

a)

Saturn & Uranus

b)

Venus & Uranus

c)

Venus & Saturn

d)

Neptune & Uranus

20.

What was the name of the mission that carried Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin to the moon?

a)

Sputnik 1

b)

Sputnik 2

c)

Apollo 8

d)

Apollo 11

e)

Apollo 13

21.

A comet is an icy celestial body that originates in the asteroid belt.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What is the name of our galaxy?

a)

Spiral Arms

b)

Milky Way Galaxy

c)

Solar System

d)

Andromeda Galaxy

23.

What is the name of this space equipment?

a)

Rocket

b)

Space shuttle

c)

Space probe

d)

Satellite

24.

Venus and Mars are examples of terrestrial planets.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Which planet has the longest year?

a)

Mercury

b)

Uranus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

26.

A meteorite is a piece of asteroid in space.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Which planets are blue in color?

a)

Venus and Neptune

b)

Uranus and Neptune

c)

Saturn and Neptune

d)

Saturn and Uranus

28.

Which planet is known for its rings?

a)

Saturn

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Jupiter

29.

Which two planets are sister planets?

a)

Saturn and Mars

b)

Venus and Mercury

c)

Neptune and Uranus

d)

Earth and Venus

30.

Which two places are comets believed to originate from?

a)

Asteroid belt and Kuiper belt

b)

Kuiper belt and Oort cloud

c)

Asteroid belt and Oort cloud

31.

What is the sun made of?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

32.

Which planet has the most surface gravity?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

e)

Mars

33.

Which is the third planet from the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

34.

Revolution is how fast something moves on its axis.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

The sun is located at the center of our galaxy.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

We are a heliocentric system.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

How many planets have prograde rotation?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

2

38.

The Asteroid belt is located between Mars and Jupiter

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Why are the inner planets called terrestrial planets?

a)

they have mountains

b)

they have no gravity

c)

they have a rocky surface

d)

they are made of ice

40.

Which planet has a length of day closest to Earth's?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Pluto

41.

What is a shooting star?

a)

meteoroid

b)

meteor

c)

meteorite

d)

comet

e)

asteroid

42.

What separates the inner and outer planets?

a)

Comets

b)

Kuiper belt

c)

Asteroid belt

d)

Oort cloud

43.

Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Alan Shepherd

d)

Neil Armstrong

e)

Buzz Aldrin

44.

What year was Freedom 7 launched? Look at your timeline if needed.

a)

1892

b)

1941

c)

1961

d)

1978

45.

Which is known as the red planet?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter's red spot

c)

Valhalla

d)

Venus

46.

What is the name of our moon?

a)

Luna

b)

Valhalla

c)

Moon

d)

I'm not sure, but the moon is made of cheese

47.

Which planet rotates on its side?

a)

Venus

b)

Retrograde

c)

Uranus

d)

Mars

48.

Mercury is the only planet that does not have any moons.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

About how long is Earth's rotation?

a)

1 year

b)

24 hours

c)

It depends what longitude you are on

d)

It depends on what latitude you are on

50.

How many planets are in the solar system?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

10

d)

7

51.

Which of the following is round in shape, orbits the sun and hasn't cleared the neighborhood of its orbit?

a)

Mars

b)

Asteroid

c)

Pluto

d)

Comet

e)

Meteroid

52.

What are the names of Jupiter's moons?

a)

Charon

b)

Galilean moons

c)

IO, Ganymede, Callisto and Europe

53.

What is the name of the sun's outer most layer of its atmosphere?

a)

corona

b)

photosphere

c)

chromosphere

d)

sunspot

e)

solar flare

54.

What two things affect the gravitational attraction between two objects?

a)

Mass & distance

b)

Density & size

c)

Size & gravity

d)

Distance & composition

55.

Which space mission had animals on it?

a)

Sputnik 1

b)

Sputnik 2

c)

Vostok 1

d)

Apollo 8

56.

Who did not step on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission?

a)

Michael Collins

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

Neil Armstrong

57.
__________________ are vehicles that carry cameras, and other tools that are too dangerous for people to go.
a)
space probes
b)
satellites
c)
astronauts
d)
rockets
58.
This separates the inner planets from the outer planets.
a)
The Asteroid Belt
b)
The moon
c)
The sun
d)
The Space Station
59.

t/f Neil Armstrong's Footprints will be on the moon for a long time

a)

True

b)

False

60.

what did Neil say when he landed on the moon

a)

That Cool

b)

This is beautiful

c)

One small step for man, and one giant leap for mankind

d)

I hate this

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