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Total questions: 97
Worksheet time: 49mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the first person to land on the moon?
a)
Neil Armstrong
b)
Harry Winson
c)
Buzz Aldrin
2.
What is the name of the star in the middle of the solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
Earth
3.
How long does it take for the earth to orbit the sun?
a)
365 Days
b)
24 Hours
c)
4 Years
4.
How many moons does Earth have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
5.
Which planet is 3rd closest to the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
6.
How many planets are in the solar system?
a)
8
b)
12
c)
6
7.
What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Saturn
8.
What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Jupiter
9.
What planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Neptune
c)
Venus
10.
Which galaxy does the solar system belong to?
a)
Milky Way
b)
Nebula
c)
Andromeda
11.
What are inner planets called in the solar system?
a)
Terrestrial
b)
Giant
c)
Jovian
12.
What type of planet is Pluto?
a)
Dwarf
b)
Giant
c)
Rogue
13.
What is the biggest moon orbiting Saturn?
a)
Titan
b)
Io
c)
Europa
14.
What is the biggest planet in the solar system?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
15.
How long is one year on Jupiter?
a)
12 Earth Years
b)
30 Earth Years
c)
4 Earth Years
16.
Which planet has the most volcanoes?
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
17.
Which is the densest planet in our solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Neptune
c)
Saturn
18.
How many moons are in our solar system?
a)
181
b)
150
c)
221
19.
What is the study of rocket science?
a)
Astronautics
b)
Aerodynamics
c)
Astronomy
20.
Which planet has the fastest rotation?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Earth
c)
Mars
21.
Which rocket ship was the first to land on Earth's moon?
a)
Apollo 11
b)
Sputnik 1
c)
Atlas V
22.
How many planets in our solar system are made from gas?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
5
23.
What is the diameter of the Earth’s moon?
a)
2159 Miles
b)
3160
c)
1983
24.
What has a gravitational pull so strong that even light cannot escape it?
a)
A black hole
b)
A worm hole
c)
A white hole
25.
What is the closest star to the Sun?
a)
Proxima Centauri
b)
Barnard's Star
c)
Wolf 359
26.
What is the coldest place in the universe?
a)
The Boomerang Nebula
b)
Antarctica
c)
Neptune
27.
What layer of the Earth's atmosphere is the hottest?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Ozone Layer
28.
Which planet is furthest from the sun?
a)
Neptune
b)
Pluto
c)
Jupiter
29.
How old is the sun approximately?
a)
4.5 Billion Years
b)
13.5 Million Years
c)
10 Trillion Years
30.
Who invented rockets?
a)
Robert H. Goddard
b)
Wernher von Braun
c)
Hermann Koelle
31.
What shape is the Milky Way?
a)
Spiral
b)
Circular
c)
Hexagonal
32.
How long does it take for Neptune to make one orbit around the sun?
a)
165 Earth Years
b)
205 Earth Years
c)
255 Earth Years
33.
How long is a day on Pluto?
a)
153 Hours
b)
26 Hours
c)
5 Hours
34.
What is the closest galaxy to the solar system?
a)
Andromeda
b)
Tadpole
c)
Pinwheel
35.
How many rings are there approximately around Saturn?
a)
Thousands
b)
Billions
c)
Millions
36.
Between which two planets is the asteroid belt found?
a)
Mars & Jupiter
b)
Venus & Neptune
c)
Earth & Mercury
37.
How long does it take for the light from the Sun to reach Earth?
a)
8 Minutes
b)
1 Second
c)
4 Minutes
38.
What is the name of the star constellation shaped like a crab?
a)
Cancer
b)
Leo
c)
Virgo
39.
Who was the second man on the moon?
a)
Buzz Aldrin
b)
Carl Richmond
c)
Rob Druthers
40.
What was the first artificial satellite sent into space?
a)
Sputnik
b)
Skylab
c)
Mariner
41.
What colour is the sunset on Mars?
a)
Blue
b)
Orange
c)
Green
42.
What is the center of a comet called?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Heart
c)
Coma
43.
How many dwarf planets are recognised in the solar system?
a)
5
b)
2
c)
1
44.
What is the largest type of star in the universe?
a)
Red Supergiant Stars
b)
Hot Blue Stars
c)
Neutron Stars
45.
What was the earliest recorded comet?
a)
Halley
b)
Leonard
c)
Hale Bopp
46.
How many minutes was the shortest space flight?
a)
15 Minutes
b)
2 Hours
c)
45 Minutes
47.
How fast does a shuttle need to travel to achieve orbit?
a)
18 000 Miles
b)
15 000 Miles
c)
32 000 Miles
48.
What is the longest amount of time a shuttle has stayed in orbit during a mission?
a)
17 Days
b)
15 Days
c)
21 Days
49.
What survives impacting Earth's surface?
a)
Meteorite
b)
Meteor
c)
Asteroid
50.
What is the strongest known magnet in the universe?
a)
Neutron Star
b)
Black Hole
c)
Earth
51.
What is the name given to planets outside our solar system?
a)
Extrasolar Planets
b)
Outer Planets
c)
Dwarf Planets
52.
Who first proposed that the Sun was the center of the solar system?
a)
Nicolaus Copernicus
b)
Galileo Galilei
c)
Isaac Newton
53.
Which is the largest moon in the solar system?
a)
Ganymede
b)
Titan
c)
Nessus
54.
A light year is the measure of?
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Brightness
55.
Which planet in the solar system has the most moons?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Venus
c)
Mercury
56.
How many stars make up the Big Dipper?
a)
7
b)
9
c)
11
57.
What is the opposite to ordinary matter called?
a)
Antimatter
b)
Blackmatter
c)
Reversematter
58.
What was the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope?
a)
Uranus
b)
Pluto
c)
Neptune
59.
What is the only moon in the solar system that has an atmosphere?
a)
Titan
b)
Nessus
c)
Europa
60.
Which is the largest moon orbiting Pluto?
a)
Charon
b)
Hydra
c)
Styx
61.
What is the sun mostly made up of?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Oxygen
62.
What is the estimated lifespan of the Sun?
a)
10 Billion Years
b)
15 Billion Years
c)
20 Billion Years
63.
What is the surface of a star called?
a)
Photosphere
b)
Chromosphere
c)
Stratosphere
64.
What is the constellation known as the Ram also called?
a)
Aries
b)
Taurus
c)
Leo
65.
Who is credited with creating the "Big Bang Theory"?
a)
Georges Lemaitre
b)
Edwin Hubble
c)
Arthur Eddington
66.
How long does it take for the moon to revolve around the earth?
a)
28 Days
b)
7 Days
c)
3 Months
67.
What is the approximate temperature at the surface of the Sun?
a)
5 800 K
b)
7 500 K
c)
15 300 K
68.
What is the name of the force which keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?
a)
Gravity
b)
Pressure
c)
Vacuum
69.
Which of Jupiter's moons is covered by active volcanoes?
a)
Io
b)
Europa
c)
Phobos
70.
Who discovered Uranus?
a)
William Herschel
b)
John Herschel
c)
Isaac Herschel
71.
What is a sudden violent explosion on the sun called?
a)
Solar Flare
b)
Solar Explosion
c)
Solar Blast
72.
What name was given to the invisible material once thought to occupy all space?
a)
Ether
b)
Matter
c)
Gravity
73.
In which year did the first space shuttle launch?
a)
1981
b)
1941
c)
1964
74.
What is Jupiter mostly made of?
a)
Gas
b)
Rock
c)
Dirt
75.
What do you call it when the sun is momentarily covered by the moon?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Supernova
c)
Lunar Eclipse
76.
What was the first probe to land on Venus?
a)
Venera 9
b)
Pioneer 10
c)
Voyager 1
77.
What was the name of the first manned space vehicle?
a)
Vostok 1
b)
Mercury 1
c)
Gemini 1
78.
Who was the first person to travel into space?
a)
Yuri Gagarin
b)
Neil Armstrong
c)
Alan Shepard
79.
What kind of star system is Algol?
a)
Binary Star System
b)
Trinary Star System
c)
Uni Star System
80.
What are the huge storms that the sun produces called?
a)
Solar Storms
b)
Sun Crash
c)
Star Explosion
81.
What year boasted the first woman in space?
a)
1963
b)
1973
c)
1968
82.
How old is the universe?
a)
13.7 Billion Years
b)
1.37 Billion Years
c)
137 Billion Years
83.
Who was the first U.S. woman astronaut?
a)
Sally Ride
b)
Kelly Reinhardt
c)
Jenny Thompson
84.
How many constellations have been recognised?
a)
88
b)
90
c)
89
85.
How many much mass does the Sun take up in the solar system?
a)
99
b)
33
c)
66
86.
What is the largest asteroid in the solar system?
a)
Ceres
b)
Halleys
c)
Floss
87.
How long is one day on Venus?
a)
More than 100 days
b)
50 days
c)
Less than 10 days
88.
What is the diameter of the Sun?
a)
1.3927 million km
b)
1.3927 billion km
c)
1.3927 trillion km
89.
How many moons does Mercury have?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
6
90.
Mars is named after the Roman god of?
a)
War
b)
Fire
c)
Sun
91.
Saturn is mostly made of?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Oxygen
92.
How long does it take for Uranus to make one full orbit of the Sun?
a)
84 Earth Years
b)
48 Earth Years
c)
24 Earth Years
93.
Which planet is the smallest of the ice giants?
a)
Neptune
b)
Pluto
c)
Venus
94.
Which is the flattest planet?
a)
Saturn
b)
Venus
c)
Jupiter
95.
Which planet has the biggest volcano?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Jupiter
96.
What year was the Voyager 1 space probe launched?
a)
1977
b)
1987
c)
1997
97.
How many moons does Uranus have?
a)
27
b)
20
c)
17
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