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Earth & Space....so far

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of the stars is called...

a)

Astrology

b)

Astronomy

c)

Biology

d)

Physics

2.

The Milky Way is the name of our...

a)

Galaxy

b)

Solar system

c)

Universe

d)

Nebulae

3.

The origin of most comets are from the...

a)

Oort Cloud and Kuiper Belt

b)

Milky Way and Asteroid Belt

c)

Galaxy Trust and Nexus Region

d)

Comet Sphere and Orion's Belt

4.

Which of the following are terrestrial plants?

a)

Earth and Jupiter

b)

Mars and Mercury

c)

Neptune and Saturn

d)

Pluto and Venus

5.

Which stage of life is our sun in?

a)

Formation

b)

Stable

c)

Red giant

d)

White dwarf

6.

Why is Pluto no longer considered a plant?

a)

It is too small

b)

It doesn't orbit the sun

c)

It is the wrong shape

d)

It hasn't cleared it's region of other objects

7.

What are the large structures that are made of frozen gas, rocks and dust that orbit the Sun called?

a)

Comets

b)

Asteroids

c)

Meteors

d)

Meteroids

8.

When a space rock enters Earths atmosphere and begins to burn up, it's called...

a)

Meteor

b)

Comet

c)

Asteroid

d)

Meteoroid

9.

How many stars are in our galaxy?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

About 1,000

d)

About 100 billion

10.

How many stars are in our solar system?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

About 1,000

d)

About 100 billion

11.

Select all correct options:

A planet is an object that...

a)

orbits a star

b)

has at least one moon orbiting it

c)

has a large enough mass to be almost spherical in shape

d)

has cleared its own orbit of debris

12.

The light and heat produced by a star are made from

a)

burning hydrogen gas

b)

burning methane gas

c)

nuclear reactions

13.

Both comets and asteroids orbit a star.

True or False.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Most asteroids in our solar system are found in the Kuiper Belt.

True or False

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The closest planet to the sun in our solar system is:

a)

Mars

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Venus