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Space Exploration

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

First formed planet in the solar system.

a)

Saturn

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

2.

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are called Jovian planets.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The two types of telescopes are _____________ and radio telescopes.

a)

Binocular

b)

Optical

c)

Dish

d)

Satellite

4.

What is the natural satellite of the Earth?

a)

Sputnik

b)

Star

c)

Moon

d)

None of the above

5.

The coldest starts are red. The hottest stars are blue.

a)

False

b)

True

6.

It is the hottest of all the sun's layer.

a)

Sunspots

b)

Corona

c)

Radiation zone

d)

Core

7.

The structure of the sun that causes the Northern Lights.

a)

Photosphere

b)

Corona

c)

Chromosphere

d)

Sunspots

8.

The following are characteristics of the Terrestrial Planets, EXCEPT;

a)

They have no rings and few moons (if any)

b)

Support ring systems

c)

Relatively small

d)

Surfaces are solid

9.

The fastest orbiting planet.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Neptune

10.

The planet that is known as the "Earth's twin".

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

11.

This planet takes 88 days to complete an orbit.

a)

Neptune

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Mercury

12.

People often mistake it for a star because it is the brightest object in the sky after the sun.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Uranus

13.

The only planet known to support life.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

14.

Mars has the largest volcano in our solar system called ________________________.

a)

Olympus Mons

b)

Maxwell Montes

c)

Mount Everest

d)

Great Red Spot

15.

How many moons does Mars have?

a)

27

b)

2

c)

14

d)

None

16.

The largest planet in the solar system.

a)

Mercury

b)

Uranus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Earth

17.

Check the box/es if the following belongs to Jovian planets.

a)

Mercury

b)

Uranus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Earth

e)

Neptune

18.

The largest moon in the solar system.

a)

Io

b)

Europa

c)

Ganymede

d)

Callisto

19.

It is famous of its rings.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

20.

It is the only planet that is named after a Greek god. Its roman name is Caelus.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

21.

The coldest planet in the solar system.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

22.

The planet that has the fastest wind in the solar system.

a)

Mercury

b)

Saturn

c)

Earth

d)

Neptune

23.

The planet that is famous because of its Great Red Spot.

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

Neptune

24.

The only planet that spins vertically.

a)

Uranus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Mercury

25.

Bonus question: When sun collapse, it will become a small star and it will be called the "white dwarf".

a)

True

b)

False