wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

1W Space Review 2023

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many earth days makes one orbit around the the sun(1 year) on mars?

a)

320

b)

300

c)

687

2.

How Long would it take to get to Mars from Earth?

a)

10 months

b)

2 months

c)

20 months

3.

Venus rotates in the opposite direction of the 7 other planets.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Why is mars a bright reddish-orange?

a)

The soil

b)

The iron rich minerals in soil

c)

The minerals in the soil

5.

Which Planet is farthest from the sun?

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

d)

Uranus

6.

What two groups can planets be split into?

a)

wet and dry

b)

terrestrial and gas

c)

big and small

d)

old and new

7.

Name this planet

a)

Pluto

b)

Uranus

c)

Saturn

d)

Earth

8.

Which planet goes around the sun the fastest?

a)

Earth

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Neptune

9.

What is the hottest planet?

a)

Earth

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Neptune

10.

In the Sun, Hydrogen is combined to form...

a)

Pizza

b)

Hot Stuff

c)

Plutonium

d)

Helium

11.

All Planets revolve around the sun in the same direction

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Jupiter's great red spot is a huge region of reddish rock

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A Lunar Eclipse is visible to more people than a Solar Eclipse

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Light from approaching sources is red shifted

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The most distant stars in the galaxy are travelling away from us at the greatest speeds

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Name this planet

a)

Venus

b)

Uranus

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

17.

Astronauts float in the Space Station because there is no gravity pulling on them.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The scientific study of the universe is called astrology.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

There is no reliable, indisputable scientific evidence that Earth has been visited by aliens.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The colour of a star depends mostly on the star’s

a)

Temperature

b)

Size

c)

Mass

d)

Distance from Earth

21.

What will the spectrum of a star moving away from Earth show?

a)

blue shifted lines

b)

red shifted lines

c)

blurry lines

d)

not much

22.

The temperature of the Sun’s core is

a)

less than 1000 C

b)

6000 C

c)

1 000 000 C

d)

10 000 000 C

23.

According to the solar nebula theory, matter was drawn into the centre of the nebula by

a)

gravity

b)

centrifugal force

c)

electrostatic attraction

d)

radiation

24.

A comet’s tail is always aligned from the comet head in what direction

a)

towards the sun

b)

behind the comet

c)

away from the sun

d)

towards the nearest planet

25.

How does a planet shine

a)

by making light

b)

by reflecting light

c)

by batteries

26.

Name this Planet

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

d)

Earth

27.

A meteor seen in Earth’s atmosphere is usually

a)

a dying star

b)

projectiles from the sun

c)

debris from a comet's tail

d)

a mini black hole

28.

A year is based on

a)

The moon's rotation

b)

The moon's revolution

c)

The Earth's rotation

d)

The Earth's revolution

29.

The word “planet” comes from the Greek “planetes” meaning

a)

star

b)

constellation

c)

wanderer

d)

zodiac

30.

Which of the following best describes the term “constellation”?

a)

A group of stars that travel through space together

b)

A group of stars that form a shape or a pattern

c)

A group of stars near each other in space

d)

A group of stars that can predict your future

31.

Which of the following best describes a galaxy? A galaxy consists of.....

a)

our sun and the major planets

b)

our solar system and the stars we can see

c)

about 200 billion stars, dust, gas and solid matter

d)

all the matter in the universe

32.

The world’s largest telescopes are built at the top of mountains...

a)

For security reasons

b)

because the atmosphere is thinner

c)

there are no buildings in the way

d)

so astronomers can work away from traffic

33.

Which of the following instruments can separate white light into it’s colours?

a)

a spectrascope

b)

a camera

c)

a telescope

34.

Name this Planet

a)

Saturn

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Earth

35.

Earth is the only planet on which sizable quantities of water are found in all three states.

a)

True

b)

False

36.
Fill in the blank:
Mars is the ________ planet from the sun
a)
5th
b)
4th
c)
3rd
37.
Is mercury the hottest planet ?
a)
YES !
b)
NO !
c)
Maybe
d)
I don't know... 😭
38.
One of the most unique things about Uranus is that
a)
it looks blue-green
b)
it is called an ice planet
c)
it rotates, or spins, on its side
d)
it has rings
39.

Why is Neptune, and not Pluto, considered the furthest planet from the sun?

a)

Pluto is no longer classified as a planet

b)

Pluto is actually one of Neptune's moons

c)

Neptune's moons are further from the sun than Pluto, even though Neptune itself isn't

d)

Most of the time, Neptune is further from the sun than Pluto