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The Universe

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the universe consist of?

a)

About 1 billion planets

b)

Air, water and ozone

c)

Space and all the matter and energy in it

d)

Stars and planets

2.

Stars are grouped together to form .....?

a)

Galaxies

b)

The solar system

c)

Gas giants

d)

Super-clusters

3.

The sun is a ....?

a)

Galaxy

b)

Star

c)

Gas giant planet

d)

Terrestrial planet

4.

What is the number of planets in 'our' Solar System?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

5.

The four gas giant planets are ...?

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

b)

Earth, Mars, Saturn and Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Mars

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

6.

the hottest planet in 'our' solar system is ...?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

7.

Earth can support life because it has ...?

a)

Air, water and an ozone layer

b)

Oxygen, water and carbon dioxide

c)

An Atmosphere containing helium and hydrogen

d)

An ozone layer, hydrogen and helium

8.

A Galaxy is ......?

a)

Formed from a black hole

b)

Formed from helium and hydrogen

c)

A large collection of stars and dust where there is no gravity

d)

A large collection of stars, gas and dust, held together by gravity

9.

Radiation from stars usually results from ....?

a)

Fission between hydrogen and helium atoms

b)

Fusion of hydrogen and helium atoms

c)

Energy which originated in the Big Bang

d)

Energy which is trapped inside the star

10.

Pluto is ...?

a)

A terrestrial planet orbiting the sun

b)

A gas giant planet orbiting the sun

c)

A dwarf planet orbiting the sun

d)

An asteroid

11.

The universe formed with the 'Big Bang' about 13.7 billion years ago. How is 13.7 billion written?

a)

13,700,000

b)

13,700,000,000

c)

13,700,000,000,000

d)

13,007,000,000

12.

The Milky Way is ...?

a)

An elliptical galaxy containing 8 planets and 1 star

b)

A spiral galaxy containing 8 planets and 1 star

c)

An elliptical galaxy containing more than 8 planets and more than 1 star

d)

A spiral galaxy containing more than 8 planets and more than 1 star

13.

What speed does light travel in space?

a)

3 hundred thousand kilometres in one year

b)

3 million kilometres in one year

c)

3 hundred thousand kilometres per second

d)

3 million kilometres per second

14.

The two planets furthest from the sun are known as 'Ice Giants'. The two planets are...?

a)

Mercury and Venus

b)

Saturn and Uranus

c)

Jupiter and Neptune

d)

Uranus and Neptune

15.

Jupiter has ....?

a)

A yellow colour

b)

The highest mountain in the solar system

c)

8 rings

d)

About 60 moons

16.

Which 4 planets can be seen from Earth without using a telescope?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter

b)

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus

c)

Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto

d)

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn