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The Universe

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's the closest star to Earth?

a)

Twinkle Twinkle little star

b)

Mars

c)

The Sun

2.

Where does the word SOLAR SYSTEM come from?

a)

The Sole

b)

The Sol

c)

Solstice

3.

How many planets does our Solar System have?

(a)  

4.

The sun is ..... (select all the correct answers)

a)

5 billion year old star

b)

a planet

c)

big ball of gas

d)

a starship

5.

The Sun is...

a)

beautiful

b)

hot and cold

c)

purple and hot

d)

big and bright

6.

It takes about (a)   minutes from light to get to Earth.

7.

Our Sun is very tiny compared to the Universe.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

How do we measure in space?

a)

kilometers

b)

light years

c)

feet

d)

kilograms

9.

How many times can light travel the Earth in 1 second?

a)

1

b)

100

c)

14

d)

7

10.

A light year is the distance light can travel in two years.

a)

True

b)

false

11.

_______ knows how big is the Universe.

a)

Everyone

b)

Nobody

c)

My teacher

d)

My mom

12.

What is the observable Universe?

a)

Everything we can see in the Universe

b)

What we see on Tv about the Universe.

c)

The things we can't see about the Universe.

13.

BONUS: What's the second closest star to Earth?

a)

Supernova

b)

Proxima Centarui

c)

An asteroid

d)

The Big Dipper