WorksheetsAstronomy 8th period
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What layer does a space shuttle spend the most time in?
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Once you reach the "point of no return" on a space shuttle launch, what is the escape velocity, or the amount of speed required to leave the gravitational force?
Greater than the speed of light
2600 light years
Less than the speed of light
Approximately the speed of light
What is the largest Zodiac constellation?
Sagittarius
Aquarius
Cancer
Virgo
What happens to most meteors when they enter Earth's atmosphere?
Shatter
Impact
Disintegrate
None of these
What does "Taurus" mean in English?
Twins
Water bearer
Bull
Dragon
Which of these is the largest?
Venus
Sun
VY Canis Majoris
Jupiter
What is the most dangerous thing about space travel?
Gravity fields
Getting lost
Space radiation
Alien attacks
What is the gravity on Mars?
10.93 m/s2
9.87 m/s2
4.52 m/s2
3.711 m/s2
What substance makes up most of the universe?
Normal matter
Dark energy
Light matter
Dark matter
What is the name of the property of dark matter that reflects light?
Light lensing
Gravitational lighting
Lense of light
Gravitational lensing
Does Jupiter have rings?
Yes
No
Maybe
We don't know
Why can't a wind turbine spin forever in space?
Because ferrite core coils pull it to a stop
Because when it would be pushed it would push against itself because of its inner parts
Because gravity slows it down
Because there is no air
How many official constellations are there?
100
254
88
15
How does a star's life cycle start?
A spontaneous combustion
Light pollution
Gas and dust are pulled together by gravity
Asteroids collide
At which phase of the moon do solar eclipses occur?
New moon
Half moon
First quarter
Full moon
How big is the Milky Way?
1 light year
10,000 light years
100,000 light years
1,000,000 light years
What is the main cause of light pollution?
The sun
Street lights
Car lights
Inside lighting
What is the relationship between gravity on Earth and in space?
There's more gravity in space
There's less gravity in space
There's no gravity in space
There's the same amount of gravity in space
How can extra dimensions be tested to attempt to prove string theory?
Particle collider
Microscope
Magnifying glass
Superconductors
Why is Planet 9 significant?
Scientists want to be the first to name it
It changes the orbits of the solar system
Life forms have been heard on it
Its orbit goes straight through Earth
What was the name of the first satellite to make it to space?
Apollo 11
German V2
Explorer 1
Sputnik
When was the Hubble Space Telescope launched into space?
1989
1980
1999
1990
Is the observable universe only "observable" because modern technology is incapable of seeing past it?
Yes, modern technology can't see past the Horsehead nebula
Yes, modern technology can't even cure cancer
No, light just hasn't reached us from beyond that point
No, the observable universe is the whole universe
