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WorksheetsThe Universe
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
What does the universe consist of?
About 1 billion planets
Air, water and ozone
Space and all the matter and energy in it
Stars and planets
Stars are grouped together to form .....?
Galaxies
The solar system
Gas giants
Super-clusters
The sun is a ....?
Galaxy
Star
Gas giant planet
Terrestrial planet
What is the number of planets in 'our' Solar System?
4
6
8
10
The four gas giant planets are ...?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
Earth, Mars, Saturn and Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Mars
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
the hottest planet in 'our' solar system is ...?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Neptune
Earth can support life because it has ...?
Air, water and an ozone layer
Oxygen, water and carbon dioxide
An Atmosphere containing helium and hydrogen
An ozone layer, hydrogen and helium
A Galaxy is ......?
Formed from a black hole
Formed from helium and hydrogen
A large collection of stars and dust where there is no gravity
A large collection of stars, gas and dust, held together by gravity
Radiation from stars usually results from ....?
Fission between hydrogen and helium atoms
Fusion of hydrogen and helium atoms
Energy which originated in the Big Bang
Energy which is trapped inside the star
Pluto is ...?
A terrestrial planet orbiting the sun
A gas giant planet orbiting the sun
A dwarf planet orbiting the sun
An asteroid
The universe formed with the 'Big Bang' about 13.7 billion years ago. How is 13.7 billion written?
13,700,000
13,700,000,000
13,700,000,000,000
13,007,000,000
The Milky Way is ...?
An elliptical galaxy containing 8 planets and 1 star
A spiral galaxy containing 8 planets and 1 star
An elliptical galaxy containing more than 8 planets and more than 1 star
A spiral galaxy containing more than 8 planets and more than 1 star
What speed does light travel in space?
3 hundred thousand kilometres in one year
3 million kilometres in one year
3 hundred thousand kilometres per second
3 million kilometres per second
The two planets furthest from the sun are known as 'Ice Giants'. The two planets are...?
Mercury and Venus
Saturn and Uranus
Jupiter and Neptune
Uranus and Neptune
Jupiter has ....?
A yellow colour
The highest mountain in the solar system
8 rings
About 60 moons
Which 4 planets can be seen from Earth without using a telescope?
Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
