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Space Science

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
29.5 days
2.

How many earths can fit in our sun?

a)

111,000

b)

222,000

c)

333,000

d)

444,000

3.

What is the distance between Earth and Moon?

a)

368000 Km

b)

386000 Km

c)

308000 Km

d)

306000 Km

4.

How many moons can fit in earth?

a)

10

b)

30

c)

50

d)

100

5.
What is the closest planet to the Sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
6.
What is the name of the force holding us to the Earth?
a)
Sun
b)
Star
c)
Gravity
d)
Titan
7.

Which of the following is responsible for Earth's seasons?

a)

the orbit of the Earth around the Sun and Earth's rotation

b)

the orbit of the Earth around the Sun and rotation of the Sun

c)

the rotation of the Earth and the Sun

d)

the tilt of Earth's axis and its orbit around the Sun

8.

What object(s) contains more than 99% of the mass in our Solar System?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Sun

c)

Uranus

d)

The Asteroid Belt

9.

How big is space?

a)

6 light years

b)

Infinite

c)

100 light years

10.

How long does it take for Earth to make a full rotation?

a)

365 days

b)

60 seconds

c)

24 hours

d)

365 seconds

11.

How long does it take for the Earth to orbit the sun? (Make a full revolution)

a)

365 days

b)

365 seconds

c)

24 hours

d)

60 seconds

12.
Is the sun a star?
a)
yes
b)
no
13.
Because the Earth is 93 million mies from the Sun, the light from this star takes_____ to reach us.
a)
8 hours
b)
1 hour
c)
8 minutes
14.
A light year is...
a)
The speed light travels
b)
How long it takes light to get to you from the sun
c)
The distance light can travel in a year
d)
How many years it takes light to be emitted
15.

How many planets are in the milky way?

a)

4 million

b)

10 million

c)

100 billion

d)

5 gazillion