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IPC - Space Explorers

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There is massive storm on Jupiter which has lasted for 340 years and is still present. What name has been given to the storm?

a)

Red Spot

b)

Blue Spot

c)

Great Green Spot

d)

Great Red Spot

2.

Which planet in our Solar System is the smallest?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

3.

What are comets mostly made up of?

a)

Hot, liquid rock

b)

Rusty metal

c)

Dirty ice and dust

d)

Poisonous

4.

Where is the asteroid belt?

a)

Between Earth and Mars

b)

Between Earth and Venus

c)

Between Mars and Jupiter

d)

Between Jupiter and Saturn

5.

What is the largest planet?

a)

Mercury

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

The Sun

6.

Which is NOT a gaseous giant?

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Mars

7.

What is at the center of the Solar System?

a)

The Sun

b)

Earth

c)

The Asteroid Belt

d)

Mars

8.

What orbits the Earth?

a)

The Moon

b)

Pluto

c)

The Sun

d)

Stars

9.

What planet is closest to the Sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

10.

What planet is the third rock from the sun?

a)

Earth

b)

a comet

c)

Venus

d)

Saturn

11.

Which planet is tilted on its side?

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

The Moon

12.

Why does the Sun appear larger than other stars?

a)

The Sun is bigger than most stars

b)

The Sun is the closest star to Earth

c)

The Sun is in the middle of an asteroid belt

d)

It is a magic trick

13.
What is an example of one Earth day?
a)
The Earth moves away from the sun.
b)
The Earth rotates once on its axis.
c)
The Earth revolves once on its axis.
d)
The Earth moves closer to the sun.
14.

Which is the 1st planet from the sun?

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

15.

Which planet has rings?

a)

Saturn

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

16.
The image shown represents which Moon phase?
a)
Waxing gibbous
b)
Waning gibbous
c)
Waning crescent
d)
Waxing crescent
17.
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
18.
How long is Earth's rotation?
a)
one day
b)
one year
c)
one decade
d)
one hour
19.
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
20.
How many planets are there?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
21.
The Sun, eight planets, and thousands of stars make up the 
a)
outer planets
b)
inner planets
c)
solar system
d)
light years
22.
Which is the correct order of the inner planets?
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
c)
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus
d)
Jupiter, Mars, Uranus, Neptune
23.
Which keeps moons in their orbit?
a)
the gravitational pull of their planets
b)
The gravitational pull of the Sun
c)
the gravitational pull of asteroids
d)
the gravitational pull of other moons.
24.
It takes Earth _____________ to make one revolution or orbit around the Sun.
a)
365 days
b)
365 hours
c)
28 days
d)
24 hours
25.
The lunar cycle begins with which moon phase?
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waning Gibbous 
26.
What is a comet?
a)
rocky, metallic tiny planet that orbits the sun
b)
chunk of dirt and ices
c)
a mixture of gases
d)
a smaller chunk of stony matter, also known as a shooting star
27.

What Galaxy is Earth located?

a)

Andromeda

b)

Milky Way

c)

Sagittarius

d)

Snickers

28.
What is the movement of the planets around the Sun called?
a)
Rotation
b)
Spin
c)
Orbit
d)
Twirl
29.
How many Earths would fit in the Sun?
a)
1,000
b)
10,000
c)
100,000
d)
1,000,000
30.
What's the official name for someone who travels and works in space?
a)
a moonwalker
b)
a rocket scientist
c)
an astronaut
d)
a star person
31.

Piece of rock from space that enters Earth’s atmosphere and burns creating a bright streak of light in the sky

a)

Planet

b)

Asteroid

c)

Meteor

d)

Comet

32.
This craft orbits around another object in space
a)
Satallite
b)
Probe
c)
Rover
d)
Shuttle
33.

The first steps by humans on another planetary body were taken by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on__________.

a)

June 20,1969

b)

July 20,1969

c)

July 30,1969

d)

February 27,1968

34.

What planet is this?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Mars

d)

none of the above

35.

What planet takes the shortest time to orbit the sun?

a)

Uranus

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

36.

Who was the first astronaut to step on the moon?

a)

Mr. L

b)

Kyle Clegg

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

JJ Watt

37.
The first manned-mission to land on the Moon was commanded by Neil Armstrong and was called...
a)
Viking 2
b)
Mariner 7
c)
Gemini 3
d)
Apollo 11
38.
The first country to land humans on the Moon and return them safely to Earth was
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
U.S.A.
d)
China
39.
The telescope in space that takes pictures of stars, galaxies, and other objects in space
a)
James Webb telescope
b)
Hubble Space telescope
c)
John's Reflecting telescope
d)
Simmons Refracting telescope

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