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Our Galaxy

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these facts are true about Jupiter?

a)

It is the King of Planets

b)

It is a gas giant

c)

Its great red spot has a storm

d)

it is very bright

2.

Which has a hotter core?

a)

Sun

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

3.

Which is the closest star to Earth, not considering the Sun?

a)

VY Canis Majoris

b)

UY Scuti

c)

Alpha Pegasi

d)

Proxima Centauri

4.

Which is the largest volcano in the Solar System?

a)

Stromboli

b)

Mt. Etna

c)

Olympus Mons

d)

Mauna Kea

5.

After whom was the asteroid belt next to Neptune named?

a)

Edwin Hubble

b)

Gerard Kuiper

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

Jan Hendrik Oort

6.

Name a moon of Mars?

a)

Io

b)

Deimos

c)

Neso

d)

All of the above

7.

Who was the first person to go to space?

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Alan Shepard

d)

Johann Bayer

8.

What was the name of the first dog that was sent to space and in which spacecraft was it sent in?

a)

Julie, Apollo 11

b)

Laika, Sputnik 3

c)

Julie, Sputnik 1

d)

Laika, Sputnik 2

9.

What is the name of the cloud that is found farther away than anything else of the Solar System?

a)

Cumulonimbus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Oort Cloud

d)

Cirrus

10.

Name the famous dwarf planet which was earlier a planet?

(a)  

11.

Which Unit is used to measure distant Space places?

a)

Light Years

b)

Astronomical Units

c)

Miles

d)

Kilometers

12.

Which is the biggest star of our galaxy?

a)

UY Scuti

b)

Antares

c)

RW Cephei

d)

Rigel

13.

Since our Galaxy is located in the minor arm of the Milky Way what is it called?

a)

Cronus

b)

Orion Arm

c)

Zeus

d)

Minerva

14.

Which is coldest planet?

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Pluto

15.

Name a moon of Jupiter and Saturn?

a)

Europa, Miranda

b)

Triton, Neso

c)

Titania, Tethys

d)

Io, Titan

16.

Who was the first person to discover that the Universe is expanding?

a)

Lundmark

b)

Max Wolf

c)

Bart Bok

d)

Harlow Shapley

17.

Which stars can spin at a rate of 600 rotations per second?

a)

Dwarf Stars

b)

Red Giant Stars

c)

Blue Giant Stars

d)

Neutron Stars

18.

What is the name of the asteroid which is considered to be a dwarf planet?

a)

Eris

b)

Haumea

c)

Ceres

d)

2060 Chiron

19.

What is the name of the biggest valley in the solar system?

a)

Valley Forge

b)

Valles Marineris

c)

Olympus Mons

d)

Valley Snellius

20.

How old is our solar system?

a)

4.57 Million years

b)

4.57 Billion years

c)

5 Billion years

d)

5 Million years

21.

How long does the Sun take to rotate?

a)

5 Months

b)

1 week

c)

1 Month

d)

27 days

22.

To which supercluster we belong to?

a)

Laniakea Supercluster

b)

Hydra-Centaurus Supercluster

c)

Virgo Supercluster

d)

Pavo-Indus Supercluster

23.

Full form of CMB is

a)

Colorful Mystic Background

b)

Celsius Memory Bioscope

c)

Cosmic Microwave Background

d)

Computer Micrometer Bioscope

24.

Which of the following is the CMB?

a)

The remaining energy from Big Bang

b)

Incredibly hot molten lava

c)

Hydrogen present in the Sun

d)

Energy inside a dying star

25.

Which of these is a Dwarf Planet?

a)

Canopus

b)

Make Make

c)

Alpha Andromedae

d)

Pollux