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Space Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of Sgt Hiddema's lesson today?

(a)  

2.

Who was the first man in space?

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Alan Shepard

d)

Buzz Aldrin

3.

What is the safest rocket to DIY?

a)

Coke & Mentos Rocket

b)

Vinegar & Baking Soda Rocket

c)

Water Rocket

d)

Sugar & Kitty Litter Rocket

4.

Are A-type Rockets the safest or the most dangerous?

a)

Safest

b)

Most Dangerous

5.

Which of these astronauts is NOT Canadian?

a)

Chris Hadfield

b)

Roberta Bondar

c)

John Glenn

d)

Marc Garneau

6.

What is Canada's most well known contribution to the ISS?

(a)  

7.

What is the Northern star also

known as?

(a)  

8.

What is Ursa Major more commonly known as?

(a)  

9.

Which famous constellation includes a belt?

(a)  

10.

How high above the Earth does the atmosphere end and space begin?

a)

150km

b)

100km

c)

85km

d)

50km

11.

What are some of the challenges of building an alternate habitat in space?

a)

Expensive

b)

Damage from Meteorites

c)

Garbage Disposal & Recycling

d)

Creating an Artificial Environment

12.

What is the closest star to Earth besides the Sun?

a)

Proxima Centauri

b)

Alpha Centauri A

c)

Alpha Centauri B

13.

How many planets are in our solar system?

a)

10

b)

9

c)

8

d)

7

14.

Are Nebulas part of the beginning, middle, or end of a star's life cycle?

a)

Beginning

b)

Middle

c)

End

15.

Do Neutron Stars come from Sun-like stars, Huge stars (mass of 1-3 Suns), or Giant stars (mass of 3+ Suns)

a)

Sun-like

b)

Huge

c)

Giant

16.

In the OBAFGKM Classifications, which type of stars are the brightest?

a)

O

b)

M

17.

Which is the latest NASA Project?

a)

Mercury

b)

Gemini

c)

Skylab

d)

Artemis

e)

Jupiter

18.

Which ones are dwarf planets in our solar system?

a)

Chiron

b)

Pluto

c)

Ceres

d)

Makemake

19.

What are the main types of satellites used for weather?

a)

Geostationary Orbit

b)

Low Earth Orbit

c)

Medium Earth Orbit

d)

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

20.

What are Transfer Orbits and what are they used for?

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21.

When examining the light from a distant star, what does this red shift mean?

a)

The star is moving away from us

b)

The star is moving towards us

c)

The star is extremely hot

d)

The star is on the colder side

22.

How old is the universe? (approx.)

a)

75 million years

b)

100 million years

c)

15 billion years

d)

2 trillion years

23.

When was the Earth created? (approx.)

a)

10 million years ago

b)

100 million years ago

c)

5 billion years ago

d)

10 billion years ago

24.

Light is a specific frequency of wave on the Electromagnetic Spectrum. What is the lowest energy type wave?

a)

Radio Waves

b)

Infared

c)

Visible Light

d)

Gamma Rays

25.

Which is faster, Radio Waves or Gamma Rays?

a)

Radio Waves

b)

Speed of light

c)

Neither

26.

How many Space Agencies have participated in the building of the ISS?

(a)  

27.

Out of these 3 theories, which is most likely to happen at the end of the universe?

a)

The Big Rip

b)

The Big Crunch

c)

The Big Freeze

28.

How many times does the ISS orbit the Earth per 24 hours?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

16

d)

18

29.

When was the first piece of the ISS Launched?

a)

1990

b)

1995

c)

1998

d)

2000

30.

Approximately long do astronauts spend exercising per day?

a)

30 mins

b)

1 hour

c)

1.5 hours

d)

2 hours

31.

What is the largest planet in our Solar System?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mercury

d)

Neptune

32.

What is the smallest planet in our solar system?

a)

Saturn

b)

Mercury

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

33.

What is the only planet not named after Greek gods and goddesses?

(a)  

34.

What is the most common type of star?

a)

Main sequence

b)

Red giant

c)

Nebula

d)

Red dwarf

35.

Which NASA space flight was the last manned mission to the moon?

a)

Apollo 10

b)

Apollo 13

c)

Apollo 15

d)

Apollo 17

36.

How many active satellites are in a GPS system?

a)

20

b)

24

c)

30

d)

32

37.

Which Apollo mission was the first to land on the moon? (type a number)

(a)  

38.

How many members were on each Apollo mission?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

39.

Which astronauts were on the Apollo 11 mission?

a)

Buzz Aldrin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Bill Murray

d)

Micheal Collins

e)

James Lovell

40.

How many times was the Apollo 12 struck by lightning?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

12

41.

Phobos and Deimos are the Moons of which planet?

(a)