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Junior Explorer 6 Unit 6 vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the Sun and all the planets that go around it

(a)  

2.

a scientist who studies astronomy and all the things in space

(a)  

3.

In 1969, Apollo 11 landed on ______________.

a)

Mars

b)

the Moon

c)

International Space Station

d)

an asteroid

4.

How much time does the Moon take to go round the Earth?

a)

It takes 365 days.

b)

It takes 24 hours.

c)

It takes about 28 days.

d)

It takes 30 or 31 days.

5.

When I grow up, I want to become _______________. I'd like to travel in a spaceship.

a)

an astronomer

b)

an astronaut

c)

an alien

d)

an IT specialist

6.

At night we went outside and looked at the stars through a _______________.

a)

microscope

b)

telephone

c)

satellite

d)

telescope

7.

There are ______________________ in the Solar System.

a)

eight planets

b)

seven planets

c)

nine planets

8.

everything in space, all the planets, stars and moons

a)

solar system

b)

galaxy

c)

the universe

d)

the sun

9.

Which two planets are the closest to the Earth?

a)

Mercury and Venus

b)

Jupiter and Neptune

c)

Venus and Mars

d)

Saturn and Uranus

10.

An object that people send into space. It moves around the earth and is used for communication.

a)

shooting star

b)

moon

c)

space shuttle

d)

satellite

11.

How far from the Earth is the Moon?

a)

384,400 kilometres

b)

6570 kilometres

c)

1,000,000 kilometres

d)

384,400 metres

12.

The main character of the book travels back ____________ to the year 1500. He meets Leonardo da Vinci.

a)

on time

b)

in time

c)

by time

d)

to time

13.

I think that light bulbs, airplanes, computers and vaccines are the most important (a)   .

14.

X-Men series tells a story of (a)   who have special powers.

15.

Look up at the sky! There's a _____________________!

a)

frying pan

b)

flying saucer

c)

saucepan

d)

cup and saucer

16.

Cars, buses, lorries, space shuttles and bicycles are examples of _______________.

a)

vehicles

b)

space transport

c)

public transport

d)

time machines

17.

Don't _____________ energy! Turn off the light if you don't use it.

a)

create

b)

save

c)

throw

d)

waste

18.

I'm sure that in the future people will care more about ________________ (= natural world where people, animals and plants live).

a)

the entertainment

b)

the environment

c)

the air

d)

the weather

19.

In the book Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne, characters discover strange ________________ when they go down a volcano.

a)

creatures

b)

mutants

c)

aliens

d)

superheroes

20.

Some people believe that when you see a shooting star and _______________, it will come true.

a)

jump three times

b)

smile

c)

make a wish

d)

have a dream