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SPACE QUIZ

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the NASA's latest Earth observing satellite launched on 27 th September 2021 for monitoring climate change and managing land resources?

a)

Landsat 7

b)

Landsat 9

c)

Space x Dragon

d)

Ecosat 1

2.

What is the largest rocket ever created by SpaceX -

a)

Falcon Heavy

b)

Falcon jumbo

c)

Falcon pro

d)

Falcon XXL

3.

The Greek astronomer who divided the visible stars into 6 classes based on their relative brightness?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Hipparchos

c)

Hicetus

d)

Aglaione

4.

The planet which is known as

" veiled planet " as it is surrounded by a thick cloud cover?

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

5.

The word planet comes from the Greek word planets, meaning ----------

a)

Wanderer

b)

Stationary

c)

Large

d)

Shining

6.

The brightest & most far away objects in the universe is Quasar. The first identified quasar was located in the ------- constellation

a)

Libra

b)

Aquarius

c)

Orion

d)

Virgo

7.

Which moon in the solarsystem known to have its own magnetic field?

a)

Ganymede

b)

Deimos

c)

Phebos

d)

None of the above

8.

How are blackholes created

a)

When massive stars collapse at the end of their life cycle

b)

When tiny stars collapse at the end of their life cycle

c)

When 2 stars bump into each other

d)

When 2 atoms collide

9.

What is the coldest place in the universe

a)

Helix Nebula

b)

Eagle Nebula

c)

Boomerang Nebula

d)

Orion Nebula

10.

Identity the odd one

a)

Pluto

b)

Deimos

c)

Ceres

d)

Haumea

11.

When was pluto removed from the list of planets?

a)

2008

b)

2000

c)

2003

d)

2006

12.

The doughnut- shaped zones of highly energetic charged particles trapped at high altitudes in the magnetic field of earth is known as;

a)

Magnetosphere

b)

Magnetosheath

c)

Magnetopause

d)

Van Allen radiation belt

13.

What is the nucleus of a comet made of?

a)

Fire

b)

Ice, dust & organic material

c)

Helium and water

d)

Radio waves

14.

The number of terrestrial planets in the solar system is:

a)

6

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

15.

Which year is Halley's comet expected to return to the solarsystem?

a)

2061

b)

2110

c)

2086

d)

2064

16.

What is the name of the space shuttle destroyed in midair on 28 th January 1986?

a)

Sputnick 2

b)

Challenger

c)

Luna 2

d)

Luna 3

17.

Term describes the alignment of three celestial bodies :

a)

Sizzle

b)

Symbology

c)

Suzerainty

d)

Syzygy

18.

With which US spacecraft did Neil Armstrong and Eldin Aldrin land on the moon?

a)

Apollo 11

b)

Apollo 13

c)

Apollo 7

d)

Apollo 17

19.

Atmosphere of Mars mostly composed of

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Helium

d)

Nitrogen

20.

In which year did Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Thereshkova become the first women travelled to space-

a)

1957

b)

1965

c)

1963

d)

1961

21.

Fullform of NASA

a)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

b)

National Aerospace and scientific Association

c)

National Administration of space and atmosphere

22.

Where is Indian Astronomical observatory (IAO) located -

a)

Ladakh

b)

NewDelhi

c)

Mumbai

d)

Sikkim

23.

Launch of which satellite marked the start of space age-

a)

Apollo 11

b)

Luna 1

c)

Aryabhatta

d)

Sputnick 1

24.

Who described Saturn's rings as the "ears of a teacup" :

a)

Galileo

b)

Newton

c)

Kepler

d)

Copernicus

25.

What is the unit of measurement used to describe the expansion of Universe?

a)

Parsecs

b)

Astronomical unit

c)

Hubble constant

d)

Light year