WorksheetsSpace Facts
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 27mins
How many planets are there?
8
7
9
1
10
Choose all of the names of planets
mercury
japiter
venus
none
What do you like the best?
planets
moons
galaxies
none
stars
On this planets, one year is 365.25 days.
Mars
Jupiter
Mercury
Earth
Which planet rotates on its side?
Mars
Uranus
Venus
Saturn
Which is the smallest planet within our solar system?
Pluto
Saturn
Mercury
Venus
The first astronauts to land on the moon were........
Polish
American
Russian
Nicholas discovered that Earth and other planets rotate around the .............
moon
sun
themselves
The International Astronomical Union decided that ................ was no longer a planet
Saturn
Neptune
Pluto
The Great Wall of China is visible from space (where Interanantional Space Station and beyond)
True
False
The moon has a side that is never visible from Earth.
True
False
The light from distant stars can be thousand or millions of years old by the time you see it.
True
False
A falling (shooting) star is a star that is burnt out and falling from the sky.
True
False
Astronaut footprints on the moon will likely be there for a very, very long time.
True
False
The Sun is near the center of our galaxy
True
False
A single galaxy may contain hundreds of billions (100,000,000,000 +) of stars.
True
False
The side of the moon facing AWAY from Earth is always DARK
True
False
Mercury is smaller than some of Jupiter's moons.
True
False
The Sun is one of the largest stars in the Galaxy.
True
False
Light can travel at long distances over millions or billions of years.
True
False
Moon phases are caused by the Earth blocking sunlight and casting a shadow on the moon.
True
False
Most of the material in the Universe is in our Solar System
True
False
Half of the moon is always reflecting sunlight, but we can't always see the full half that is in the light.
True
False
Most of space is filled with stars and planets.
True
False
Seasons are caused by changes in Earth's distance from the Sun.
True
False
What orbits Earth?
Mars
Sun
Moon
Mr. L
Nicholas discovered that Earth and other planets rotate around the .............
moon
sun
themselves
The International Astronomical Union decided that ................ was no longer a planet
Saturn
Neptune
Pluto
Stars are made of gas and ...............
minerals
dust
liquid
Does the sun move?
Yes, it moves around the Earth.
Yes, it moves across the sky.
No, it only looks like it is moving.
Where the sunlight is shining on the earth is ________.
daytime
night-time
Where the sun is not shining on the Earth, there is a shadow. This makes ____.
daytime
night-time
As the day goes on, the sun will be in ____________ in the sky.
the same place
different places
The sun looks like it moves across the sky because the Earth _______.
is big
flies
spins
is in space
Which is the 3rd planet from the sun?
Mars
Jupiter
Earth
Venus
What is the sun?
Black Hole
Light Bulb
Star
Supernova
Which is the 1st planet from the sun?
Venus
Earth
Mercury
Mars
What do you call people who explore space?
Biologist
Teachers
Astronauts
Sailors
What orbits Earth?
Mars
Sun
Moon
Mr. L
Which way does Earth spin?
west to East
East to West
Which planet rotates on its side?
Mars
Uranus
Venus
Saturn
Which is the smallest planet within our solar system?
Pluto
Saturn
Mercury
Venus
What is the largest planet in our Solar System?
Mercury
Jupiter
Saturn
Sun
Did you learn anything
yes!
no I knew everything
I knew some of them
I knew many of them
