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FUNDAY WELCOME TO SPACE!

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There are _______ planets in the solar system.

(excluding Pluto)

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

2.

Who was the first human on the moon?

a)

Nail Armstrong

b)

Niel Armstrong

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Nile Armstrong

3.

What is the name of our galaxy?

a)

Milky Way

b)

Milky Cloud

c)

Magellanic Cloud

d)

Milky Road

4.

What is the planet known as red planet?

a)

Neptune

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

5.

Which of the planets has NO moon?

(2 answers!)

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

6.

__________ is the nearest planet from the Sun.

a)

Mars

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Saturn

7.

What is the approximate age of the Sun?

a)

1.9 million years

b)

3.2 billion years

c)

4.6 billion years

d)

6.8 million years

8.
During a total lunar eclipse, what phenomenon is occurring?
a)
the Earth passes through the Moon's umbra
b)
the Moon passes through Earth's umbra
c)
the Earth passes through the Moon's penumbra
d)
the Moon passes through Earth's penumbra
9.
The first country to land humans on the Moon and return them safely to Earth was
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
U.S.A.
d)
China
10.
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
11.
What do the planets orbit in our Solar System?
a)
Each other
b)
The Moon
c)
The Earth
d)
The Sun
12.
What is the 5th planet from the Sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Jupiter
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
13.
What is the Sun?
a)
A Star
b)
A Moon
c)
A Planet
d)
A Child
14.
What is the movement of the planets around the Sun called?
a)
Rotation
b)
Spin
c)
Orbit
d)
Twirl
15.
What is the movement of the planets around the Sun called?
a)
Rotation
b)
Spin
c)
Orbit
d)
Twirl
16.
What is the hottest planet in our System?
a)
The Sun
b)
Mars 
c)
Mercury
d)
Venus
17.
What is the farthest planet in our Solar System?
a)
Neptune
b)
Uranus
c)
Pluto
d)
Saturn
18.
How many Earths would fit in the Sun?
a)
1,000
b)
10,000
c)
100,000
d)
1,000,000
19.

Which planet has rings?

a)

Saturn

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

20.

Which planet has rings?

a)

Saturn

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

21.
How long is Earth's rotation?
a)
one day
b)
one year
c)
one decade
d)
one hour
22.

What pulls us towards Earth?

a)

Gravity

b)

Stars

c)

Air

d)

Land

23.

What is a planet?

a)

Moss

b)

A yellow star

c)

A rock.

d)

A body of rock, gas, or fumes that orbits around the sun.