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Space Self check 2022-23

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Stuff in Space #1: What is a small body of ice, rock & cosmic dust loosely packed together?

a)
meteor
b)
meteoroid
c)
asteroid
d)
comet
2.

Stuff in Space #2: Where is the asteroid belt located?

a)
past the orbit of Neptune
b)
between Mars & Jupiter
c)
surrounding our solar system
d)
between Earth & Mars
3.

Stuff in Space #3: What is the red arrow pointing to?

a)
meteoroid
b)
meteor
c)
meteorite
4.

Stuff in Space #4: Which is a characteristic of the inner planets?

a)

made up of mostly rock

b)

made up of only gas

c)

surrounded by many moons

d)

larger than all of the outer planets

5.

Stuff in Space #5: What is the order of planets in the solar system starting with closest to the sun?

a)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Neptune,Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
6.

Space forces #1: Gravity is greatest when two objects are larger and closer together.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Space forces #2: Which of these choices explains why this model of the solar system cannot be correct?

a)

Earth does not have enough gravitational pull to be located in the center of the Solar System.

b)

Venus is larger than the Moon so it would be located closer to the center.

c)

Saturn has as much mass as Earth so it would be located in the center.

d)

Mars and Mercury have an equal amount of gravitational pull so should be on the same orbital pathway.

8.

Space forces #3: Which of the following is required for planets to stay in orbit around the Sun? (choose all that apply)

a)

Gravity

b)

Weight

c)

Friction

d)

Forward Motion

9.

Space forces #4: What prevents planets from drifting off into space and keeps it in the planets in our Solar System?

a)

Gravity

b)

Weight

c)

Friction

d)

Force

10.

Space forces #5: TRUE or FALSE: The sun is the most massive object in the solar system.

a)
True 
b)
False
11.

Space History #1: Which scientist helped explain that gravity is why all the planets orbit the Sun?

a)
Kepler
b)
Galileo
c)
Copernicus
d)
Newton
12.

Space History #2: Long term research laboratory in space, constructed with resources from 15 different nations.

a)
Space Shuttle
b)
Space Probe
c)
Satellite
d)
International Space Station
13.

Space History #3: On July 16, 1969, three U.S. astronauts set off on the Apollo 11 space mission to attempt the...

a)

first lunar (moon) landing

b)

first orbit of the Earth

c)

first journey into outer space

14.

Space History #4: Who was the first person to see the planets through a telescope?

a)
Gallileo
b)
Copernicus
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Kepler
15.

Space History #5: A series of space missions designed to send people to the moon.

a)

Project Apollo

b)

Space Shuttle

c)

Extraterrestrial Life

d)

Astrobiology