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Space Facts

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many planets are there?

a)

8

b)

7

c)

9

d)

1

e)

10

2.

Choose all of the names of planets

a)

mercury

b)

japiter

c)

venus

d)

none

3.

What do you like the best?

a)

planets

b)

moons

c)

galaxies

d)

none

e)

stars

4.

On this planets, one year is 365.25 days.

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mercury

d)

Earth

5.

Which planet rotates on its side?

a)

Mars

b)

Uranus

c)

Venus

d)

Saturn

6.

Which is the smallest planet within our solar system?

a)

Pluto

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

7.
Can you hear noises in space?
a)
yes
b)
no
8.
What does ISS stand for?
a)
International Space Ship
b)
Intercontinental Space Station
c)
It's Something Spacey
d)
International Space Station
9.

The first astronauts to land on the moon were........

a)

Polish

b)

American

c)

Russian

10.

Nicholas discovered that Earth and other planets rotate around the .............

a)

moon

b)

sun

c)

themselves

11.

The International Astronomical Union decided that ................ was no longer a planet

a)

Saturn

b)

Neptune

c)

Pluto

12.

The Great Wall of China is visible from space (where Interanantional Space Station and beyond)

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The moon has a side that is never visible from Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The light from distant stars can be thousand or millions of years old by the time you see it.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A falling (shooting) star is a star that is burnt out and falling from the sky.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Astronaut footprints on the moon will likely be there for a very, very long time.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The Sun is near the center of our galaxy

a)

True

b)

False

18.

A single galaxy may contain hundreds of billions (100,000,000,000 +) of stars.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The side of the moon facing AWAY from Earth is always DARK

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Mercury is smaller than some of Jupiter's moons.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The Sun is one of the largest stars in the Galaxy.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Light can travel at long distances over millions or billions of years.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Moon phases are caused by the Earth blocking sunlight and casting a shadow on the moon.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Most of the material in the Universe is in our Solar System

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Half of the moon is always reflecting sunlight, but we can't always see the full half that is in the light.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Most of space is filled with stars and planets.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Seasons are caused by changes in Earth's distance from the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What orbits Earth?

a)

Mars

b)

Sun

c)

Moon

d)

Mr. L

29.

Nicholas discovered that Earth and other planets rotate around the .............

a)

moon

b)

sun

c)

themselves

30.

The International Astronomical Union decided that ................ was no longer a planet

a)

Saturn

b)

Neptune

c)

Pluto

31.

Stars are made of gas and ...............

a)

minerals

b)

dust

c)

liquid

32.

Does the sun move?

a)

Yes, it moves around the Earth.

b)

Yes, it moves across the sky.

c)

No, it only looks like it is moving.

33.

Where the sunlight is shining on the earth is ________.

a)

daytime

b)

night-time

34.

Where the sun is not shining on the Earth, there is a shadow. This makes ____.

a)

daytime

b)

night-time

35.

As the day goes on, the sun will be in ____________ in the sky.

a)

the same place

b)

different places

36.

The sun looks like it moves across the sky because the Earth _______.

a)

is big

b)

flies

c)

spins

d)

is in space

37.

Which is the 3rd planet from the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

38.

What is the sun?

a)

Black Hole

b)

Light Bulb

c)

Star

d)

Supernova

39.

Which is the 1st planet from the sun?

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

40.

What do you call people who explore space?

a)

Biologist

b)

Teachers

c)

Astronauts

d)

Sailors

41.

What orbits Earth?

a)

Mars

b)

Sun

c)

Moon

d)

Mr. L

42.

Which way does Earth spin?

a)

west to East

b)

East to West

43.

Which planet rotates on its side?

a)

Mars

b)

Uranus

c)

Venus

d)

Saturn

44.

Which is the smallest planet within our solar system?

a)

Pluto

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

45.

What is the largest planet in our Solar System?

a)

Mercury

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Sun

46.

Did you learn anything

a)

yes!

b)

no I knew everything

c)

I knew some of them

d)

I knew many of them