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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
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1.
Which of these items is not needed to sustain life in space?
a)
oxygen
b)
food
c)
water
d)
tools
2.
Why Can't Astronauts go to Mars yet?
a)
Scientists don't know how to get them there safely and how to get them back safely
b)
Its not fun
c)
They don't have food
d)
Its is 54.6 million km away
3.
What is the ISS?
a)
International Student Services
b)
Inside Sun Secrets
c)
International Space Station
d)
Iraq Space Services
4.
Which of the following is the strongest reason for Earth being habitable?
a)
The Earth is close enough to the Sun to have a night and day.
b)
The atmosphere of Earth has a favorable ratio of gases.
c)
The Earth is far enough from the Sun to be protected from radiation.
d)
The atmosphere is thin enough to allow energy to pass through it.
5.
A tool for viewing and observing
a)
telescope
b)
space shuttle
6.
About how much of earth's atmosphere is Nitrogen?
a)
78%
b)
20%
c)
10%
d)
85%
7.
Which of these is NOT essential for habitability?
a)
Temperature
b)
Liquid Water
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Bacteria
8.
The force that keeps planets on there orbit...
a)
orbit
b)
stars
c)
planets
d)
gravity
9.
Is Mars warmer or colder than Earth?
a)
Warmer
b)
Colder
c)
Both
d)
Same temperature
10.
What is the only celestial body that has liquid water naturally available?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
The Moon
d)
Phobos (one of Mars' moons)
11.
Gravity on the moon is _____ than that on the Earth.
a)
the same
b)
greater
c)
less
d)
non existent
12.
The largest planet in our solar system is
a)
Uranus
b)
Neptune
c)
Pluto
d)
Jupiter
13.
This layer of our atmosphere protects us from the dangerous rays of the sun
a)
Ozone
b)
Biosphere
c)
Velocity
d)
Magnetic field
14.
Which of the following planets most likely has the highest temperature?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Neptune
15.
Which of the following explains the revolution of a planet?
a)
The Earth revolves around the sun once per day.
b)
The Earth revolves around the sun once per year.
c)
The moon revolves around the sun once per day.
d)
The Earth rotates on it's axis once per day.
16.
What celestial body is at the center of our solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
Milky Way
d)
Sun
17.
What is the milky way?
a)
One of many galaxies in the universe.
b)
A constellation.
c)
The only galaxy in the universe.
d)
A planet in our galaxy.
18.
What is the correct order from largest to smallest?
a)
galaxy, universe, planet, sun
b)
planet, sun, galaxy, universe
c)
universe, galaxy, sun, planet
d)
sun, galaxy, universe, planet
19.
Which causes the day-and-night cycle on earth?
a)
Earth moving around the sun
b)
The sun moving around the Earth
c)
Earth tilting on its axis
d)
Earth spinning on its axis
20.
Tell the name of the latest rover to be launched to Mars
(a)
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