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Space and Space Exploration

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the ISS?
a)
International Student Services
b)
Inside Sun Secrets
c)
International Space Station
d)
Iraq Space Services
2.
Which space equipment transports humans into space from Earth?
a)
space shuttle
b)
space prove
c)
satellite
3.
A tool for viewing and observing
a)
telescope
b)
space shuttle
4.
Which were the first to walk on the moon?
a)
Buzz Lightyear and Woody
b)
Alan Shepard and Sally Ride
c)
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong
d)
John Glenn and Yuri Gargarin
5.
Gravity on the moon is _____ than that on the Earth.
a)
the same
b)
greater
c)
less
d)
non existent
6.
The largest planet in our solar system is 
a)
Uranus
b)
Neptune
c)
Pluto
d)
Jupiter
7.
The force that keeps planets on there orbit...
a)
orbit
b)
stars
c)
planets
d)
gravity
8.

What is Ingenuity?

a)

A mini land rover

b)

A return sample rocket

c)

A mini helicopter

d)

None of the above

9.

What is Mars also called?

a)

The Blue planet

b)

The Green planet

c)

The Red planet

d)

The Purple planet

10.

What is the name of the most recent Mars rover?

a)

Curiosity

b)

Perseverance

c)

Wonder

d)

Ingenuity

11.

Why was there concern about Ingenuity taking flight?

a)

We have never flown a device on a different planet

b)

The engineers who built it rushed

c)

The helicopter is too heavy

d)

There were no concerns

12.

The moon shines at __________

a)

Afternoon

b)

Day

c)

Night

d)

None of these

13.

The whole universe outside the Earth surface is called _________

a)

Galaxy

b)

Sun

c)

Mars

d)

Space

14.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT SPELLING

a)

Astonot

b)

Astronut

c)

Astronat

d)

Astronaut

15.

Space X is a company owned by

a)

Eli Manning

b)

Elon Musk

c)

Robert Kennedy

d)

Barack Obama

16.

The part of the rocket that fell into the Atlantic Ocean and was reused for a second mission launch to space

a)

The Falcon 9

b)

The Eagle

c)

The Ocean Liner

d)

The MayDay

17.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
18.

The path of an object in space around another object is a(n)

a)

orbit.

b)

axis.

c)

rotation.

d)

revolution.

19.

It takes about _____ for the earth to complete one rotation.

a)

28 days

b)

24 hours

c)

365 hours

d)

365 days

20.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
21.

Name the moon phase

a)

First Quarter

b)

Third Quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

22.

Name the moon phase

a)

First Quarter

b)

Third Quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

23.
About how long does it take for the moon to make one full orbit around the earth?
a)
265 days
b)
7 days
c)
28 days
d)
31 days
24.
What is a supermoon?
a)
The moon grows bigger by 10%.
b)
The moon stretches as it gets close to the earth.
c)
There is no such thing as a supermoon.
d)
The moon appears larger in its closest approach to earth