WorksheetsSpace Exploration
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 33mins
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Class
Date
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)
scientist don't know how to get them there safely and ho to get them back safely
b)
its not fun
c)
they don't have food
d)
there way too sleepy
3.
What is the ISS?
a)
International Student Services
b)
Inside Sun Secrets
c)
International Space Station
d)
Iraq Space Services
4.
Which of these is a place where humans live and study space?
a)
Moon probe
b)
Mars Rover
c)
Space Shuttle
d)
International Space Station
5.
How do astronauts protect their bone health while in space?
a)
drink lots of fluids
b)
exercise with equipment
c)
special space suits
d)
special medicine
6.
Why is a space suit insulated?
a)
regulate temperature- protect against hot/cold
b)
to keep the astronaut from dehydrating
c)
so they can use the bathroom in space
d)
so they can breathe
7.
Earth and the rest of the solar system are located in the galaxy ___________________.
a)
Milky Way
b)
star
c)
Andromeda
8.
Which space equipment transports humans into space from Earth?
a)
space shuttle
b)
space prove
c)
satellite
9.
What object is launched into orbit and designed to send and receive information?
a)
rover
b)
satellite
c)
space shuttle
10.
A tool for viewing and observing
a)
telescope
b)
space shuttle
11.
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.
12.
Which of these is NOT essential for habitability?
a)
Temperature
b)
Liquid Water
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Bacteria
13.
About how much of earth's atmosphere is Nitrogen?
a)
78%
b)
20%
c)
10%
d)
85%
14.
What are the conditions in space?
a)
extreme temperatures, no atmosphere, microgravity, Ultraviolet radiation
b)
extreme temperatures, no atmosphere, microgravity, no radiation
c)
extreme temperatures, no atmosphere, macrogravity, Ultraviolet radiation
d)
extreme temperatures, no atmosphere, macrogravity, Radiation
15.
The force that keeps planets on there orbit...
a)
orbit
b)
stars
c)
planets
d)
gravity
16.
Is Mars warmer or colder than Earth?
a)
Warmer
b)
Colder
c)
Both
d)
Same temperature
17.
Gravity on the moon is _____ than that on the Earth.
a)
the same
b)
greater
c)
less
d)
non existent
18.
The largest planet in our solar system is
a)
Uranus
b)
Neptune
c)
Pluto
d)
Jupiter
19.
This layer of our atmosphere protects us from the dangerous rays of the sun
a)
Ozone
b)
Biosphere
c)
Velocity
d)
Magnetic field
20.
Who was the first American to orbit Earth in Friendship 7?
a)
John Glenn
b)
Alan Shepard
c)
Neil Armstrong
d)
Yuri Gagarin
21.
Who was the first man to walk on the moon's surface on July 20, 1969?
a)
John Glenn
b)
Alan Shepard
c)
Neil Armstrong
d)
Yuri Gagarin
22.
Which country was the first to send a man into space?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
United States of America
23.
On July 16, 1969, three U.S. astronauts set off on the Apollo 11 space mission to attempt the...
a)
first lunar (moon) landing
b)
first orbit of the Earth
c)
first journey into outer space
24.
The ________ was designed to land humans on the Moon and bring them safely back to Earth.
a)
Project Apollo
b)
Project Mercury
25.
The United States launched its own artificial satellite, _______ into space in 1958.
a)
Explorer I
b)
Sputnik
26.
First American to orbit Earth?
a)
Alan B. Shepherd
b)
John Glenn
c)
Buzz Lightyear
d)
Neil Armstrong
e)
Lance Armstrong
27.
Any object that revolves around another object
a)
orbiter
b)
satellite
c)
moon
d)
stalker
28.
First artificial satellite launched into space
a)
Laika
b)
Sergei
c)
Sigmund
d)
Sputnik
29.
Instrument that travels into the solar system, gathers information and sends it back to Earth
a)
Space shuttle
b)
Rocket
c)
Space ship
d)
Space probe
30.
Type of optical telescope that uses a curved or concave mirror to reflect light
a)
Refracting
b)
Reflecting
c)
Radio
d)
Visual
31.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called.....?
a)
Jovian Planets
b)
Awesome Sauce Planets
c)
Gas Giants
d)
Inner Planets
32.
Which planet is the hottest?
a)
Earth
b)
Neptune
c)
Mercury
d)
Venus
33.
What do we call Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?
a)
Outer Planets
b)
Terrestrial Planets
c)
Inner Planets
d)
Oort Cloud
34.
What is the big bang theory?
a)
A movie
b)
A planet
c)
A theory of how Jupiter will crash into Saturn
d)
A theory of how the Universe began
35.
What is the only planet known to contain life?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
36.
What characteristic is Jupiter known for?
a)
Rings of ice and dust
b)
Great Red Spot
c)
Olympus Mons
d)
Fire
37.
Which planet is known for having an extreme tilt on its axis causing extreme seasons?
a)
Neptune
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Uranus
38.
What characteristics do Earth and Venus share?
a)
They rotate in the same direction
b)
They are both similar size and density
c)
They have the same gases in their atmospheres
d)
They were born at the same time
39.
What factor determines the color of a star?
a)
Size
b)
Shape
c)
Magnitude
d)
Temperature
40.
What is one factor that makes life on Earth possible?
a)
Water
b)
High gravity
c)
Elliptical Orbit
d)
Hydrogen
41.
Which planet is now characterized as a dwarf planet?
a)
Neptune
b)
Pluto
c)
Miss Best
d)
Coca-cola
42.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
43.
Which planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Uranus
b)
Mercury
c)
Neptune
d)
Earth
44.
Which is the second closest planet to the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
45.
Which planet is third from the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Pluto
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
46.
Which is the fourth planet from the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Saturn
c)
Earth
d)
Jupiter
47.
Which planet is fifth from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Earth
48.
Which is the sixth planet from the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Uranus
c)
Saturn
d)
Neptune
49.
Which planet is seventh from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Earth
c)
Venus
d)
Uranus
50.
Choose components of our solar system.
a)
planets
b)
moons
c)
asteroids
d)
comets
e)
sun
51.
Name the star closest to Earth.
a)
Polaris
b)
Sun
c)
Vega
d)
Alpha Centauri
52.
Choose the planet in our solar system that rotates on its side.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Neptune
c)
Uranus
d)
Earth
53.
Choose the planet closest in size to Earth.
a)
Mars
b)
Jupiter
c)
the moon
d)
the sun
54.
Mars is often called __________ due to rust in rocks.
a)
Red Planet
b)
Blue Planet
c)
Green Planet
d)
Orange Planet
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