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SPACE EXPLORATION AND SOLAR SYSTEM

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many planets are there in our solar system?

a)

eight

b)

nine

c)

seven

d)

ten

2.

_____________ is located between Mercury and Earth.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

3.

A space telescope is used for__________________

a)

conducting research and gathering information.

b)

exploring new places on Mars.

c)

sending communication signals.

d)

taking photos of things in space.

4.

The surface of Venus is covered with _________________.

a)

thick snow

b)

dried lava from old volcanoes

c)

sand from old deserts

d)

water in the oceans

5.

Astronauts work together on _______________________

a)

Space Station

b)

Space satellite

c)

Space telescope

d)

asteroids

6.

Irregular-shaped rocks that orbit the Sun are ______________

a)

stars

b)

comets

c)

asteroids

d)

planets

7.

A comet is made of ___________________.

a)

ice and rock

b)

gas and ice

c)

rock and gas

d)

ice and sand

8.

The first man who went to space was__________________

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Valentina Tereshkova

d)

Alan B. Shepard Jr

9.

Satellites are used to _____________________

a)

send communication signals

b)

take photos of things in space

c)

send people and things into space

d)

do research in space

10.

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"

These famous words were said by ____________________

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Yuri Gagarin

d)

Neil Armstrong