WorksheetsSpace Exploration
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The large number of rocks that lie between Mars and Jupiter are called
comets
meteors
asteroids
meteorites
What does the Moon orbit?
Sun
Venus
Earth
Milky Way Galaxy
What does the Solar System contain?
A group of starts
A star and the planets close to it
The planets and moons around a star
A star and planets and other objects that revolve around it
Our solar system is a part of ___________
Cosmic Galaxy
Akash Ganga
Andromeda Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy
Which planet is known as Blue planet?
Earth
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
What causes day and night on earth?
Earth rotating on its axis
Earth revolving around the sun
Earth tilt
The moon orbiting earth
Which of these is the hottest planet in our solar system?
Earth
Venus
Mercury
Uranus
Where on Earth has the most direct sunlight and warmest temperatures all year long?
Equator
Arctic circle
Antarctic circle
Temperate climate zone
An object that is found in the solar system, orbits the Sun, and is much smaller than a planet.
Comet
Asteroid
Meteor
Meteoroid
A ___________ is large object in the space that is made of gas and produces its own light.
Star
Moon
Solar System
Galaxy
_________ is an object made of rock, ice, dust, and gas that revolves around the sun.
Meteoroid
Asteroid
Meteor
Comet
Why do shadows change shape and size during the day?
Because the sun revolves around the Earth
As the Earth rotates, the shadows change direction of the opposite side of the Sun.
Because of the Sun revolves around the Earth
Because of the Earth revolves around the Sun
It is ___________ in the Northern Hemisphere when the North pole tilts towards the Sun.
Winter
Spring
Rainy
Summer
The atmosphere of Saturn is very similar to that of Jupiter because
the two planets are about the same size.
they both have a single giant storm system.
it contains mostly hydrogen & helium.
it has traces of methane which gives it cloud bands.
What protects life on Earth from harmful ultra violet rays?
Earth's distance from the Sun
Earth's tilt
Moon's gravity
Ozone layer
Which planet is tipped on its side?
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
What force must be overcome to leave Earth?
Momentum
Gravity
Will Power
Magnetism
What does NASA stand for?
Never Ask Someone Anything
New Astrological Scientific Association
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
A device that detects radio waves from objects in space is called a(n)
radio telescope.
reflecting telescope.
refracting telescope.
electromagnetic telescope.
The first country to land humans on the Moon and return them safely to Earth was
Germany
Russia
U.S.A.
China
I am a constellation named for the Great Bear. I also contain the Big Dipper. Who am I ?
Ursa Major
Ursa Minor
Orion
Grizzly Adams
Why do the constellation appear to move
The Earth rotates and revolves
They are moving!
They just can't sit still.
They move in opposite direction
