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WorksheetsWorld Astronomy Day
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of our Galaxy?
a)
Whirlpool
b)
Andromeda
c)
Corona
d)
Milky Way
2.
What is the name of the North Star?
a)
Polaris
b)
Sigma Octantis
c)
Vega
d)
Antares
3.
Light Year measures the ....
a)
Time
b)
Distance
c)
Speed
d)
Brightness
4.
What is Nebula?
a)
A crashed asteroid
b)
A dark matter
c)
A burnt star
d)
A cloud of space dust
5.
Our solar system has several terrestrial planets. They include:
a)
Jupiter, Earth, Mars
b)
Venus, Mercury, Mars
c)
Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
d)
Pluto, Jupiter, Earth
6.
A _______ is a burning body of matter that has entered Earth's atmosphere; "shooting star"
a)
Meteor
b)
Comet
c)
Asteroid
d)
Solar Flare
7.
Which phase of the Moon is this?
a)
Full Moon
b)
First Quarter
c)
Last Quarter
d)
New Moon
8.
What looks to be the motion of the Sun in the sky is really caused by the motion of _____
a)
the Earth
b)
the stars
c)
the planets
d)
the Earth's axis
9.
What makes the Zodiac constellations so special?
a)
They determine your personality
b)
They are always visible in the sky
c)
The sun passes through them
d)
They are visible everywhere in the world
10.
What is the "lunar month" called?
a)
A Synodic Month
b)
A Diurnal Month
c)
A Sidereal Month
d)
An Equinox
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