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SPACE TRIVIA

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which planet has the fastest rotation?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

d)

Neptune

2.

What is the study of the stars, planets, and galaxies?

a)

Astrology

b)

Astronomy

c)

Botany

d)

Archaeology

3.

What causes a solar eclipse?

a)

Earth moves between the sun and moon, casting a shadow on the moon

b)

The moon moves between the sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth

c)

The sun moves between the moon and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth

d)

The sun moves between the shadow of the Earth and the moon, casting a sun on the moon.

4.

How many Earths could fit inside the sun?

a)

100

b)

1,000

c)

10,000

d)

1,000,000

5.

How long does it take the sun’s rays to reach Earth?

a)

8 seconds

b)

20 seconds

c)

8 minutes

d)

20 minutes

6.

Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

The cameraman

d)

Is the moon real?

7.

What does NASA stand for?

a)

National Astronauts and Space Association

b)

National Aerospace and Spaceflight Association

c)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

d)

National Astronauts and Space Administration

8.

What is the official name of Earth's moon

a)

Callisto

b)

Luna

c)

Phoebe

d)

Zeppeli

9.

Why can't anyone hear if you scream in space?

a)

There's no gravity in space

b)

There are no rules in space

c)

There's no air in space

d)

There's no vacuum in space

10.

When was Halley's comet last seen?

a)

1950

b)

1986

c)

2000

d)

2005