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4P Space

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name / phrase give to... the Sun and everything that revolves around it.

a)
solar system
b)
galaxy
c)
universe
d)
rotation
2.

What is the name given to... the imaginary line running through the center of Earth from the North pole to the South pole.

a)
axis
b)
moon
c)
constellation
d)
orbit
3.

What is the name of the star at the centre of our solar system.

a)
Sun
b)
moon
c)
orbit
d)
axis
4.

What causes the Earth to have different seasons (Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter)?

a)
the tilt of Earth's axis
b)
Earth's rotation
c)
the revolution of the Moon
d)
Earth's distance from the Sun
5.

It takes Earth _________ to make one complete rotation on its axis.

(the Earth spinning)

a)
24 hours
b)
365 days
c)
28 days
d)
24 days
6.

It takes Earth _____________ to make one complete orbit around the Sun.

(the Earth travelling around the Sun)

a)
365 days
b)
365 hours
c)
28 days
d)
24 hours
7.

It takes about _____________ for the moon to go through all of its phases.

(The lunar cycle going through all its different shapes)

a)
28 days
b)
365 days
c)
24 hours
d)
24 days
8.

Why do objects fall to the ground instead of space?

a)

gravity

b)

moon

c)

stars

d)

they are heavy

9.
Which of the following is a gas giant?
a)
Mercury
b)
Pluto
c)
Saturn
d)
the Sun
10.

How many planets are in the Solar System?

(do not include Pluto)

a)
7
b)
2
c)
8
d)
9
11.

How many inner planets do we have?

(small rocky drawves before the asteroid belt)

a)
9
b)
3
c)
2
d)
4
12.

What is the name of the galaxy we live in?

a)
Milky way
b)
Pinwheel
c)
Ngc1300
d)
Ngc1433
13.

What tool / instrument would you use to study stars and space?

a)
microscope
b)
oscilloscope
c)
telescope
d)
nanoscope
14.
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
15.
Stars are made of what?
a)
rock
b)
gas
c)
ice
d)
fire
16.

The Earth rotating / spinning causes...

a)
one year
b)
day and night
c)
moon phases
d)
seasons
17.

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

18.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
19.
Which planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Uranus
b)
Mercury
c)
Neptune
d)
Earth
20.

The natural satellite of a planet is called a...

a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor