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Space Lessons 1-3

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The four inner planets are ______________.
a)
Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Neptune
b)
Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Earth
c)
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars
d)
Mercury, Earth, Uranus, Mars
2.
The four outer planets are ________________.
a)
Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus
b)
Jupiter, Earth, Uranus, Mars
c)
Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Uranus
d)
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Mercury
3.
How many planets are in our solar system (not including pluto)
a)
9
b)
8
c)
10
d)
7
4.

Which is the largest planet in our solar system?

a)

The Sun

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

5.

Select the order from smallest to largest.

a)

Sun, Milky Way, solar system, universe

b)

Sun, Milky Way, universe, solar system

c)

Sun, solar system, Milky Way, universe

d)

Sun, solar system, universe, Milky Way

6.

What does this animation show?

a)

Rotation

b)

Orbit

7.

What does this animation show?

a)

Rotation

b)

Orbit

8.

Jupiter takes 10 hours to rotate on its axis. It takes 4,333 days to orbit the sun.


How long is one day on Jupiter?

a)

365 days

b)

4,333 days

c)

10 hours

d)

24 hours

9.

Neptune takes 16 hours to rotate on its axis. It takes 60,190 days to orbit the sun.


How long is one year on Neptune?

a)

60,190 days

b)

365 days

c)

16 hours

d)

24 hours

10.

What causes the seasons on Earth?

a)

During summer the Earth is closer to the sun

b)

The rotation of the Earth

c)

The sun is hotter in the summer

d)

Earth's axis is tilted

11.

Objects have a stronger gravitational pull if they have a higher...

a)

Mass

b)

Orbit

c)

Size

d)

Velocity

12.

What is the scientific word for speed?

a)

Mass

b)

Gravity

c)

Velocity

d)

Rotation

13.

This type of orbit stays above the SAME PLACE on the Earth's surface.

a)

Polar

b)

Geostationary

14.

Which of these is NOT something artificial satellites are used for?

a)

GPS

b)

Monitoring Weather

c)

Space Photography

d)

Spying

e)

Delivering the Post

15.

What is in the centre of our solar system?

a)

A Black Hole

b)

The Sun

c)

Jupiter

d)

Earth

16.

Select the SATELLITES below:

a)

Neptune

b)

Earth

c)

The International Space Station

d)

The Moon