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S2 Space

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the planet that we live in?

a)

Pluto

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

2.

What is our sun?

a)

A sun

b)

A planet

c)

A banana

d)

A star

3.

What pulls us towards Earth?

a)

Gravity

b)

Stars

c)

Air

d)

Land

4.

What is the largest planet?

a)

Mercury

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

The Sun

5.

Which is NOT a gaseous giant?

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Mars

6.

What is at the center of the Solar System?

a)

The Sun

b)

Earth

c)

The Asteroid Belt

d)

Mars

7.

What orbits the Earth?

a)

The Moon

b)

Pluto

c)

The Sun

d)

Stars

8.

What planet is closest to the Sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

9.

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

10.
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.
11.

Which of the following are rocky planets?

a)

mercury

b)

venus

c)

saturn

d)

mars

e)

uranus

12.
Which of the following explains the revolution of a planet?
a)
The Earth revolves around the sun once per day.
b)
The Earth revolves around the sun once per year.
c)
The moon revolves around the sun once per day.
d)
The Earth rotates on it's axis once per day.
13.

The point through which the whole weight of the body acts is called

a)

Inertial Point

b)

Center of gravity

c)

Centriod

d)

Central point

14.

Center of gravity of an object depends on it's

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

density

d)

shape

15.

What is one way you might increase the stability of an object?

a)

Lower the center of gravity

b)

Raise the center of gravity

c)

Increase the height of the object

d)

Shorten the base of the object

16.

Weight is constant.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Mass is often constant for a given object.

a)

True

b)

False

18.
Which has more mass, Earth or the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
The same
19.
What is mass?
a)
How much MATTER makes up an object.
b)
How much GRAVITY is pulling an object.
20.
If the mass of an object on Earth is 18 grams, what would the mass of the same object be on the Moon?
a)
18 g
b)
4 g
c)
0 g 
d)
32 g 
21.
A child has a mass of 30 Kg on Earth. If the gravity on Moon is one sixth that of the Earth what is the mass of the child on Moon? 
a)
30 Kg
b)
180 Kg
c)
5 Kg
d)
0 Kg
22.
The scientific unit of weight is
a)
Kg
b)
N
c)
pounds
d)
Kgm/s
23.
The scientific unit for mass is
a)
Kg
b)
N
c)
pounds
d)
ounces
24.

What is an example of extreme environment conditions in which organisms except humans can live on Earth?

a)

extreme temperatures

b)

high salt levels

c)

total darkness

d)

all of the above

25.

What are organisms that have been found living in very extreme conditions?

a)

Meteoroids

b)

Geysers

c)

Extremophiles

d)

None of the above.