WorksheetsSpace Self check 2022-23
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Stuff in Space #1: What is a small body of ice, rock & cosmic dust loosely packed together?
Stuff in Space #2: Where is the asteroid belt located?
Stuff in Space #3: What is the red arrow pointing to?
Stuff in Space #4: Which is a characteristic of the inner planets?
made up of mostly rock
made up of only gas
surrounded by many moons
larger than all of the outer planets
Stuff in Space #5: What is the order of planets in the solar system starting with closest to the sun?
Space forces #1: Gravity is greatest when two objects are larger and closer together.
True
False
Space forces #2: Which of these choices explains why this model of the solar system cannot be correct?
Earth does not have enough gravitational pull to be located in the center of the Solar System.
Venus is larger than the Moon so it would be located closer to the center.
Saturn has as much mass as Earth so it would be located in the center.
Mars and Mercury have an equal amount of gravitational pull so should be on the same orbital pathway.
Space forces #3: Which of the following is required for planets to stay in orbit around the Sun? (choose all that apply)
Gravity
Weight
Friction
Forward Motion
Space forces #4: What prevents planets from drifting off into space and keeps it in the planets in our Solar System?
Gravity
Weight
Friction
Force
Space forces #5: TRUE or FALSE: The sun is the most massive object in the solar system.
Space History #1: Which scientist helped explain that gravity is why all the planets orbit the Sun?
Space History #2: Long term research laboratory in space, constructed with resources from 15 different nations.
Space History #3: On July 16, 1969, three U.S. astronauts set off on the Apollo 11 space mission to attempt the...
first lunar (moon) landing
first orbit of the Earth
first journey into outer space
Space History #4: Who was the first person to see the planets through a telescope?
Space History #5: A series of space missions designed to send people to the moon.
Project Apollo
Space Shuttle
Extraterrestrial Life
Astrobiology
