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Science Week Quiz - Thursday

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which rocket component provides thrust?

a)

engine

b)

nose cone

c)

launch lug

d)

fin

2.

What is the function of the nose cone on a rocket?

a)

to hold the nose cone to the body tube

b)

provides thrust

c)

provides stability

d)

increases drag

e)

reduces drag

3.

This is the name of the force that tries to pull an aircraft down.

a)

Thrust

b)

Gravity

c)

Drag

d)

Lift

4.

This is the name of the force that tries to move an aircraft forward.

a)

Thrust

b)

Gravity

c)

Drag

d)

Lift

5.

This is the name of the force that tries to hold an aircraft back.

a)

Thrust

b)

Gravity

c)

Drag

d)

Lift

6.

This is the name of the force that tries to push an aircraft up.

a)

Thrust

b)

Gravity

c)

Drag

d)

Lift

7.
What is the approximate percentage of the Earth that is illuminated by the Sun at any given time?
a)
90%
b)
10%
c)
25%
d)
50%
8.
The sky darkens at midday and the Sun seems to disappear. Minutes later, the Sun reappears and the daylight returns. The best explanation for this is...
a)
a partial solar eclipse is occurring
b)
the Moon has created a lunar eclipse
c)
the Sun has created a lunar eclipse
d)
the Moon has created a solar eclipse
9.
What is the name for a star pattern that is visible in the night sky?
a)
a meteoroid
b)
a solar system
c)
a star chart
d)
a constellation
10.
Which objects cause craters to form a planet? 
a)
meteors
b)
meteorites
c)
comets 
d)
moons
11.
Which separates the inner planets from the outer planets?
a)
Venus
b)
comets
c)
earth
d)
an asteroid belt
12.
__________holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Weight
d)
Gravity
13.

What are comets made of?

a)

ice, dust and small rocks

b)

small rocks and dust

c)

only ice

d)

mostly gas

14.

Which pairing has the strongest force of gravity?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

The moon most likely formed

a)

from a collision of Earth with a Mars-sized object.

b)

in another region of space and drifted toward Earth.

c)

from material in the solar system that came together.

d)

in the same way as Earth was formed.

16.

Study Figure 25-1. Suppose you are an astronaut on the side of the moon facing Earth during a total lunar eclipse. Which would you see as you look toward Earth?

a)

Earth illuminated by reflected moonlight.

b)

The normal view; there is always reflected light from the moon’s surface.

c)

You could not see the sun because Earth blocks its light.

d)

The light from the sun behind Earth would be blinding.

17.

What will happen to the relative amounts of hydrogen and helium in the sun over the next few billion years?

a)

Hydrogen will increase and helium will decrease.

b)

Hydrogen will decrease and helium will increase.

c)

Both hydrogen and helium will decrease.

d)

Both hydrogen and helium will remain the same.

18.

The distance between stars is typically measured in

a)

light-years

b)

kilometres

c)

astronomical units

d)

miles

19.
What object is launched into orbit and designed to send and receive information?
a)
rover
b)
satellite
c)
space shuttle
20.

What was the first organism sent into space?

a)

a dog

b)

a human

c)

a hamster

d)

monkey

e)

fruit fly