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Space Quiz 2.0

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The largest star in the universe is _______________.

a)

UY Sucti

b)

Sun

c)

Arcturus

d)

VY Canus Majors

e)

Stephenson 2-18

2.

The line between the outer space and the edge of the solar system is called the (a)   .

3.

The man-made object that has passed the heliosphere and the heliopause is _____________

a)

New Horizons

b)

Voyager 1

c)

Hubble

d)

COBE

e)

Voyager 2

4.

What is the full form of COBE?

a)

The Cosmic Heat Background Experience

b)

The Country Heat Bang Explorer

c)

The Cosmic Heat Background Explorer

d)

The Cosmic Haven Big Experience

5.

The center of the milky way galaxy is a _____________?

a)

Void

b)

Black Hole

c)

Hypergaint star

d)

Solar system

6.

We live in the (a)   of the milky way galaxy

7.

The Andromeda galaxy is ___________ light years across

a)

500,000

b)

160,000

c)

5 million

d)

7,000

e)

400,000

8.
Gravity is responsible for the
a)
orbits of the planets around the Sun
b)
rotation of a planet on its axis
c)
tilt of Earth's axis
d)
phases of the moon
9.

The 'Wow' signal was received in which year?

a)

2017

b)

1555

c)

1977

d)

1989

10.

Select the odd one out. (Very Very Very Easy)

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) was launched in the year (a)   .

12.

Which of these are Galilean moons

a)

Io

b)

Ganymede

c)

Callisto

d)

Europa

13.

Hydrogen in Jupiter is ________ so hard that it turns into liquid

a)

Heated

b)

Seperated

c)

Squashed

d)

Blowed

14.

Which spacecraft was launched to collect solar wind particles?

(a)  

15.

Which spacecraft was launched to collect solar wind particles?

(a)  

16.

Draw the shape of Earth

17.

What is the temperature 🌡️ of the Sun's core

a)

16 millon degrees Celsius

b)

-123 degrees Celsius

c)

1 billon degrees Celsius

d)

17 thousand degrees Celsius

18.

The Orion nebula was discovered in ______

a)

1223 AD

b)

1612 AD

c)

1999 AD

d)

1411 AD

19.

We live in the (a)   of the milky way galaxy

20.
Where would a person's weight be the least?
a)
Moon
b)
Earth
c)
Asteroid
d)
Space
21.
Between which two planets can the Asteroid Belt be found?
a)
Mars and Jupiter
b)
Mercury and Venus
c)
Saturn and Uranus
d)
Venus and Earth
22.
During the Apollo 14 moon landing, astronauts played golf on the moon. Which of the following would be less on the moon than on Earth?
a)
The mass of the golf ball
b)
The weight of the golf ball
c)
The mass and size of the golf ball
d)
The weight and size of the golf ball
23.

What are variable stars?

a)

Stars that change in size

b)

Stars that change in brightness

c)

Stars that change in mass

d)

Stars that change in weight

24.

A black hole has strong (a)  

25.

The milky way has ________

a)

Spiral arms

b)

Stars systems

c)

A supermassive black hole at its center

d)

A Central bulge

26.

We live in the (a)   of the milky way galaxy