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Earth & Space 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many years ago was the universe formed?

a)

4 million years ago

b)

13.8 billion years ago

c)

389.6 million years ago.

d)

26.9 billion years ago

2.

After The Big Bang, the force of _______________ brought particles together to form matter.

a)

Friction

b)

Tension

c)

Gravity

d)

Air

3.

_______________ discovered that the universe is continuously expanding.

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Stephen Hawking

c)

Alexander Flemming

d)

Edwin Hubble

4.

The Hubble Telescope was launched into space in 1990.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

A ____________ galaxy is a collection of millions of stars, along with gas & dust, all held together by gravity.

a)

Solar system

b)

Galaxy

c)

Star

d)

Moon

6.

Earth is in the Milky Way galaxy.

a)

False

b)

True

7.

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Pluto is known as a 'dwarf' planet

a)

False

b)

True

9.

_______________ is a force a planet & other bodies have that pull objects towards their centres.

a)

Friction

b)

Tension

c)

Gravity

d)

Air

10.

The greater the __________ the greater the gravity.

a)

Mass

b)

Weight

c)

Oxygen

d)

Force