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Unit 12 Space Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first astronaut to step on the moon?

a)

Mr. L

b)

Kyle Clegg

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

JJ Watt

2.

What is the largest planet?

a)

Mercury

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

The Sun

3.

Where is the asteroid belt located?

a)

Beyond the outer planets.

b)

Between Mars and Jupiter

c)

Between Mercury and Venus.

d)

Near a black hole.

4.
What's the difference between asteroids and comets?
a)
comets are made of rock and asteroids are made of dust and ice.
b)
Asteroids are made of rock and comets are made of dust and ice.
c)
Asteroids orbit the sun while comets orbit a planet.
d)
comets are larger than asteroids.
5.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
6.
What force keeps the planets orbiting the sun?
a)
Gravity
b)
Magnetism
c)
Electricity
d)
Friction
7.

Which is the 3rd planet from the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

8.

Which astronaut was the first American to orbit Earth?

a)

Scott Carpenter

b)

Alan Shepard

c)

John Glenn

d)

Gordon Cooper

9.

Who launched Sputnik?

a)

USSR

b)

USA

c)

China

d)

Canada

10.

Which is larger?

a)

Asteroid

b)

Meteor

c)

Meteorite

11.

Which does not revolve around the sun?

a)

Comet

b)

Asteroid

c)

Meteorite

d)

Mars

12.

First American Female in Space

a)

Sally Ride

b)

Eleanor Roosevelt

c)

Jamison Mae

13.

First Country to land on the Moon?

a)

USA

b)

USSR

c)

China

d)

Japan

14.

What is a meteoroid that enters the Earth's Atmosphere AND hits the ground?

a)

Meteor

b)

Comet

c)

Meteorite

d)

Asteroid