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Space

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the 3rd planet from the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

2.

What is the sun?

a)

Black Hole

b)

Light Bulb

c)

Star

d)

Supernova

3.

Which is the 1st planet from the sun?

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

4.

Which planet has rings?

a)

Saturn

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

5.

What orbits Earth?

a)

Mars

b)

Sun

c)

Moon

d)

Mr. L

6.

How do you get to space?

a)

Car

b)

Spaceship

c)

Boat

d)

Airplane

7.

Who was the first astronaut to step on the moon?

a)

Mr. L

b)

Kyle Clegg

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

JJ Watt

8.

A building in space where astronauts work and live

a)

House

b)

Apartment

c)

International Space Station

d)

Tractor

9.

What is used to look at the stars

a)

Microscope

b)

Telescope

c)

Mapascope

d)

Strapascope

10.

What is the name for the longest day of the year?

a)

Vernal equinox

b)

Summer solstice

c)

Winter solstice

d)

Autumnal equinox

11.
In the summer of 2017, parts of the U.S. experienced total darkness in the middle of the day.  What caused this?
a)
the Moon's umbra passing over the U.S.
b)
the Earth's penumbra passing over the Moon
c)
the Moon's penumbra passing over the U.S.
d)
Earth's umbra passing over the Moon
12.
Which of the following is true?
a)
Earth is the center of the solar system
b)
The sun orbits the earth
c)
Gravity exists only on Earth
d)
The sun is the center of the solar system
13.
Stars are made of what?
a)
rock
b)
gas
c)
ice
d)
fire
14.
Earth's rotation causes what?
a)
one year
b)
day and night
c)
moon phases
d)
seasons
15.
What makes the sun, stars, and moon to appear to change position in the sky?
a)
earth's revolution
b)
moon phases
c)
seasons
d)
earth's rotation
16.
The imaginary line that represents earth's tilt is called what?
a)
axis
b)
equator
c)
prime meridian
d)
degrees
17.
Why does the sun appear to be the largest star in the sky?
a)
It is far away
b)
It is very big
c)
It is the closest star to earth
d)
It is a planet
18.
Why do planets orbit the sun (and not float around in space)?
a)
the moons are keeping them in place
b)
They were hit by an asteroid
c)
they were hit by a comet
d)
the sun's gravity keeps them in place
19.

An object that revolves around another object in space (natural or manmade)

a)

mirror

b)

microscope

c)

oscilloscope

d)

satellite

20.
Fill in the blanks.
The sun rises in the ______ and sets in the ___________.
a)
north, south
b)
south, north
c)
east, west
d)
west, east
21.
How many planets are there?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
22.
What are two differences between planets?
a)
Outer planets take longer to revolve and are larger.
b)
Outer planets take longer to revolve and are smaller.
c)
Inner planets take longer to revolve and are smaller.
d)
Inner planets take longer to revolve and are larger.
23.
Where is the asteroid belt located?
a)
Beyond the outer planets.
b)
Between outer and inner planets.
c)
Between Mercury and Venus.
d)
Near a black hole.
24.
What makes the moon shine at night?
a)
The moon reflects the light from the Earth.
b)
The moon provides its own light.
c)
The moon reflects the light from the sun.
d)
The moon burns like a star.
25.

The name of our galaxy is called...?

a)

Snickers

b)

Mars

c)

Milky Way

d)

Freddo

26.
Which planet is the largest in the solar system and has a Great Red Spot?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Saturn
27.
Which of the following is the HOTTEST planet?
a)
Uranus
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
28.

There are two types of satellite. They are

a)

Natural and Man made satellites

b)

Fiction and Non fiction satellites

29.

How are satellites launched in the sky

a)
b)
c)
30.

Name a satellite in which humans live?

a)

The International Space Station

b)

Weather Satellite

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