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WorksheetsSpace Trivia
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?
a)
They are much smaller
b)
They are so far away
c)
They are not as bright
d)
They are dwarf stars
2.
What color of star is the hottest?
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Yellow
d)
Orange
3.
What color of star is the coolest?
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue
d)
White
4.
What is the name of the largest stars?
a)
Protostars
b)
Supergiants
c)
Red Giants
d)
Dwarf Stars
5.
What is the name of baby stars?
a)
Dwarf
b)
Supergiant
c)
Protostars
d)
Nebulas
6.
True or False
Stars are really close together in outer space.
Stars are really close together in outer space.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
To get the sun to appear bigger in our sky, how would the distance between the sun and earth have to change?
a)
Earth would have to move closer to the sun
b)
Earth would have to move farther from the sun
8.
What are stars?
a)
Rocky bodies
b)
Hot exploding balls of gas
c)
5 pointed shapes
d)
Hollywood actors
9.
The color of the star tells us its
a)
composition
b)
Temperature
c)
Luminosity
d)
Mass
10.
What do we use to classify the temperature, brightness, and size of stars?
a)
Color
b)
The star's shape
c)
H-R Diagram
11.
The Sun, eight planets, and thousands of stars make up the
a)
outer planets
b)
inner planets
c)
solar system
d)
light years
12.
What is the name for a star pattern that is visible in the night sky?
a)
a meteoroid
b)
a solar system
c)
a star chart
d)
a constellation
13.
Which objects cause craters to form a planet?
a)
meteors
b)
meteorites
c)
comets
d)
moons
14.
Which planet is the largest in the solar system and has a Great Red Spot?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Saturn
15.
What is one characteristic of Saturn?
a)
It would sink in water.
b)
it has a very large volcano.
c)
It has a large system of rings.
d)
It is tilted much more on its axis than other planets.
16.
Which planet rotates on its side as seen from Earth?
a)
Earth
b)
Venus
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
17.
What determines the length of a day here on Earth?
a)
the moon's rotation
b)
the Earth's revolution
c)
the moon's revolution
d)
the Earth's rotation
18.
Which of the following is FALSE?
a)
Stars orbit planets.
b)
Galaxies orbit the center of the universe.
c)
Planets orbit stars.
d)
oons orbit planets.
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