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SPACE QUIZ LEVEL 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long is a light-year?

a)

9.461 quadrillion km

b)

9.461 trillion km

c)

9.461 billion km

d)

9.461 million km

2.

Soviet Union managed to launch the first satellite in 1957. What is the satellite called?

a)

Voyager 1

b)

Explorer 1

c)

Sputnik 1

d)

Kosmos 1818

3.

Which of these following meteor showers appears in the month November every year?

a)

Geminids

b)

Lyrids

c)

Leonids

d)

Perseids

4.

A bright meteor is called

a)

Astrophyllite

b)

Achondrite

c)

Pawdite

d)

Bolide

5.

In billions of years time, Earth will not be habitable. What is the reason?

a)

The Sun’s photosphere will become so hot that life becomes impossible on Earth

b)

The Sun will become a red giant star and expands to a size beyond Earth’s orbit

c)

The magnetic field of the Earth will disappear and we will lose the protection from solar wind

d)

The temperature of Earth will drop as the Sun is running out of fuel.

6.

For total solar eclipse, the earth has to be in the region of _____; For partial lunar eclipse, the moon has to be in the region of ______

a)

umbra, umbra

b)

umbra, penumbra

c)

penumbra, penumbra

d)

None of the above

7.

Meteors get hot when entering atmosphere mostly due to

a)

Ablation

b)

Friction

c)

Compression

d)

Sublimation

8.

Which of the following is correct about neutron stars?

a)

High density, strong gravity, strong magnetic field

b)

High density, strong gravity, weak magnetic field

c)

Low density, weak gravity, weak magnetic field

d)

Low density, weak gravity, strong magnetic field

9.

_______ is the ripples in the overall geometry of space produced by the acceleration of moving objects.

a)

Doppler effect

b)

Granulation

c)

Gravitational waves

d)

Elongation

10.

The far side of the moon was first photographed by which spacecraft?

a)

Apollo 11

b)

Luna 3

c)

Chang'e 4

d)

Pioneer 4