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Space

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What telescope is used to study the universe?

a)

Seti

b)

Hubble

c)

Gemini

d)

Galileo

2.

Revolution is...

a)

to orbit around the moon.

b)

to orbit around the earth.

c)

to orbit around the sun.

d)

to orbit around a planet.

3.

Rotation is...

a)

rotate on its axis.

b)

revolve around the sun.

c)

rotate around the sun.

d)

rotate around pluto.

4.

What is an asteroid ?

a)

A moon

b)

A large rocky body with ice orbiting the sun

c)

A small rocky body ice orbiting the sun

d)

A small rocky body without ice orbiting the sun

5.

What is a comet ?

a)

A satellite

b)

A celestial object such as a moon

c)

A celestial object consisting of ice and dust that has a tail

made up of gas and particles

d)

A celestial object consisting of ice and dust that does not have a tail

6.

Gravity depends on ...

a)

Weight

b)

mass of the object and distance from the sun

c)

distance from the sun

d)

mass of the object

7.

The ___________ the mass of the planet, the ___________ the gravitational pull.

a)

Lesser, Greater

b)

Greater, Lesser

c)

Greater, Greater

d)

Lesser, Lesser

8.

The___________the planet is from the sun, the ________ the gravitational pull.

a)

Further, Weaker

b)

Closer, Weaker

c)

Further, Stronger

d)

Closer, Closer

9.

The ________ the mass of the planet, the ________ the gravitational pull.

a)

Stronger, Stronger

b)

Less, Stronger

c)

More, Weaker

d)

Less, Weaker

10.

What is the third planet from the sun ?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

11.

What are all the Terrestrial Planets (Inner Planets)?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Earth and Venus only

c)

Mercury and Mars onlty

d)

Venus only

12.

The gas giants are mainly made up of what 2 gases...

a)

Carbon and Oxygen

b)

Helium and Hydrogen

c)

Helium and Oxygen

d)

Carbon and Hydrogen

13.

Which planet has the great red spot ?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Uranus

c)

Neptune

d)

Saturn

14.

Who discovered Jupiter using the telescope?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Aristotle

c)

Hubble

d)

Galileo

15.

Moons orbit what celestial object?

a)

Planets

b)

Comets

c)

Asteroids

d)

The Sun

16.

Planets orbit....

a)

The moon

b)

A star

c)

The Sun

d)

Another Planet

17.

Which planet orbits on its side?

a)

Saturn

b)

Venus

c)

Uranus

d)

Jupiter

18.

Which planet is called the red planet ?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

19.

Which planet is Earth's twin sister ?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mecury

d)

Venus

20.

What is the planet that was demoted to being a dwarf planet?

a)

Uranus

b)

Pluto

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

21.
How many planets are in our solar system?
a)
7
b)
9
c)
8
d)
10
22.

What is the largest planet in our Solar System?

a)

Mercury

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

23.

What is the hottest planet in our System?

a)

The Sun

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

24.

What is the farthest planet in our Solar System?

a)

Neptune

b)

Uranus

c)

Pluto

d)

Saturn

25.

How many Earths would fit in the Sun?

a)

1,000

b)

10,000

c)

100,000

d)

1,000,000

26.
What tool would you use to study stars and space?
a)
microscope
b)
oscilloscope
c)
telescope
d)
nanoscope
27.
Which of the following is true?
a)
Earth is the center of the solar system
b)
The sun orbits the earth
c)
Gravity exists only on Earth
d)
The sun is the center of the solar system
28.

Stars are made of what?

a)

rock

b)

gas

c)

ice

d)

fire

29.
Why does the sun appear to be the largest star in the sky?
a)
It is far away
b)
It is very big
c)
It is the closest star to earth
d)
It is a planet
30.
Why do planets orbit the sun (and not float around in space)?
a)
the moons are keeping them in place
b)
They were hit by an asteroid
c)
they were hit by a comet
d)
the sun's gravity keeps them in place
31.
When a planet spins on its axis, it is said to ___________________.
a)
orbit
b)
rotate
c)
revolve
d)
eclipse
32.
To "revolve" means to _________________
a)
rotate
b)
spin
c)
move
d)
orbit
33.
What galaxy do we live in?
a)
Black Hole
b)
Milky Way
c)
Milk Dud
d)
Three Musketeers