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Space Quiz 6th grade

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 48mins

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.
Telescopes like the Hubble Space Telescope are put into orbit around the Earth because...
a)
heavy rainfall and pavement radiation from Earth affecting images
b)
air traffic and magnetic interference from Earth distorting images
c)
light pollution and atmospheric interference from Earth distort images
d)
carbon dioxide and human overpopulation from Earth affect images
3.

Who became the first person to journey into outer space traveling aboard Vostok 1 in April of 1961?

a)

John Glenn

b)

Alan Shepard

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Yuri Gagarin

4.
The first country to land humans on the Moon and return them safely to Earth was
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
U.S.A.
d)
China
5.
The first man-made satellite launched from Earth to complete a successful orbit was
a)
Sputnik
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Voyager
d)
Explorer 1
6.

An object that revolves around another object in space (natural or manmade)

a)

mirror

b)

microscope

c)

oscilloscope

d)

satellite

7.

The first reusable manned space vehicle was the...

a)
Space Shuttle
b)
Apollo
c)
Gemini
d)
Voyager
8.
The space program that involved humans walking on the Moon
a)
Mercury
b)
Gemini
c)
Voyager
d)
Apollo
9.
An object that is sent into space on a mission to explore planets and the solar system and relays information back to Earth
a)
Satellite
b)
Space ship
c)
Space probe
d)
Space shuttle
10.
The image shown represents which Moon phase?
a)
Waxing gibbous
b)
Waning gibbous
c)
Waning crescent
d)
Waxing crescent
11.
True or False
Stars are really close together in outer space.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
What are stars?
a)

Rocky bodies that orbit a satellite

b)

Hot, burning balls of plasma

c)
5 pointed shapes
d)
Hollywood actors
13.
Which of the following is true?
a)
Earth is the center of the solar system
b)
The sun orbits the earth
c)
Gravity exists only on Earth
d)
The sun is the center of the solar system
14.
What tool would you use to study stars and space?
a)
microscope
b)
oscilloscope
c)
telescope
d)
nanoscope
15.
Which of the following is true?
a)

The sun is made of helium and carbon

b)
The sun is bigger than most stars
c)
The sun is made of helium and hydrogen
d)
The sun has a solid surface
16.
Why do planets orbit the sun (and not float around in space)?
a)
the moons are keeping them in place
b)
They were hit by an asteroid
c)
they were hit by a comet
d)
the sun's gravity keeps them in place
17.
The first manned-mission to land on the Moon was commanded by Neil Armstrong and was called...
a)
Viking 2
b)
Mariner 7
c)
Gemini 3
d)
Apollo 11
18.
What is a comet?
a)

a rocky, metallic tiny planet that orbits the sun

b)

frozen snowballs of gas and dust; has a nucleus, coma, and tail

c)

large clouds of gases and dust that birth stars

d)

a smaller chunk of stony matter, burning up in the atmosphere; also known as a shooting star

19.
How many planets are there?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
20.
The sun and everything that revolves around it.
a)
solar system
b)
galaxy
c)
universe
d)
rotation
21.
First man to land on the Moon
a)
Neil Armstrong
b)
Buzz Aldrin
c)
Yuri Gagarin
d)
John Glenn
22.
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
23.

This early astronomer was the first to propose that the sun, and not the Earth, was the center of the universe.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Galileo

d)

Copernicus

24.
Which country launched the first artificial satellite?
a)
USSR/Soviet Union
b)
USA
c)
Canada
d)
Japan
25.
What object is launched into orbit and designed to send and receive information?
a)
rover
b)
satellite
c)
space shuttle
26.

what was the first creature in space

a)

a dog

b)

a human

c)

a hamster

d)

monkey

27.
The telescope in space that takes pictures of stars, galaxies, and other objects in space
a)
James Webb telescope
b)
Hubble Space telescope
c)
John's Reflecting telescope
d)
Simmons Refracting telescope
28.

This early astronomer was the first to use a telescope to prove that the sun was the center of the universe.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Galileo

d)

Copernicus

29.

Heliocentric means-

a)

sun centered

b)

earth centered

30.

Geocentric means-

a)

sun centered

b)

earth centered

31.

the moon orbiting the earth is an example of:

a)

natural satellite

b)

artificial satellite

32.

The asteroid belt is located between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

The mass of an object does not change from one planet to the next.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

The outer planets have solid, rocky surfaces.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

What came first, the ISS or a space mission flown by a commercial crew?

a)

They both happened at the same time!

b)

ISS happened first, in 1998. The first commercial flight was very recent, 2021!

c)

The commercial flights happened first. They were Russian.

36.

An AU is the average distance between

a)

The Sun and Pluto

b)

any two planets

c)

The Sun and Earth

d)

The Earth and the moon

37.

The planets are spaced

a)

evenly throughout our solar system

b)

unevenly throughout our solar system

c)

evenly throughout with a gap in between the inner and outer planets

d)

spaced out according to size, the bigger they are the further away from the sun

38.
Which planet is the largest?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
39.

Which planet has thick toxic clouds.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

40.

Which planet revolves in 365 days.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

41.

Which American astronaut has spent the most days in space?

a)

Scott Kelly

b)

Mark Kelly

c)

Shannon Lucid

d)

Peggy Whitson

42.

Which planet has the largest moon, called Ganymede.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

43.

These planets are known as the Gas Giants.

a)

Inner

b)

Outer

c)

Both

44.

These planets have rings.

a)

Inner

b)

Outer

c)

Both

45.

These planets orbit the sun quickly.

a)

Inner

b)

Outer

c)

Both

46.

These planets are smaller.

a)

Inner

b)

Outer

c)

Both

47.

These planets revolve around the sun.

a)

Inner

b)

Outer

c)

Both

48.

Which American person holds the record for the most days in space?

a)

Peggy Whitson

b)

Scott Kelly

c)

Shannon Lucid

d)

Alan Shephard

49.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
50.

This planet spins on its side.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

51.
Which planet has hurricanes and one large one that makes up the Great Red Spot?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
52.
Any object with mass has gravity.
a)
True
b)
Sometimes
c)
False
d)
Never
53.
How many of Jupiter's moons are referred to as "Galilean moons"?
a)
two
b)
three
c)
four
d)
five
54.
As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
55.
A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .
a)
Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b)
Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
c)
Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
d)
Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity
56.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance 
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight 
d)
weight and mass
57.
A person would weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth because---
a)
Jupiter has less mass, and therefore less gravity
b)
Jupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity.
c)
Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity.
d)
Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity
58.

When will the forces of gravity between two objects be the GREATEST?

a)

when the masses of both objects are small and the objects are far apart

b)

when the masses of both objects are large and the objects are close together

c)

when the masses of both objects are small and the objects are close together

d)

when the masses of both objects are large and the objects are far apart

59.

Which of the following is the first challenge that had to be overcome

by rockets in order for humans to explore space?

a)

a place in which the astronauts could sit

b)

landing gear that worked on another planet

c)

a way to return to Earth’s surface

d)

enough thrust to overcome Earth’s gravity

60.
As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know
61.
Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)
a)
Model A
b)
Model B
c)
Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)
62.

Which Galilean Moon is the largest in the solar system?

a)

Ganymede

b)

Europa

c)

Callisto

d)

Io

63.
What is a common characteristic of the inner planets?
a)
Large
b)
Gaseous
c)
Rings
d)
Rocky Surface
64.

Which Galilean Moon is the most geologically active?

a)

Ganymede

b)

Europa

c)

Callisto

d)

Io

65.
The second biggest of Jupiter's moons is _____
a)
Io
b)
Europa
c)
Ganymede
d)
Callisto
66.
Which moon is the most volcanic object in the entire solar system?
a)
Io
b)
Europa
c)
Ganymede
d)
Callisto
67.
Which moon has an entire ocean of water sealed up under a solid crust of ice?
a)
Io
b)
Europa
c)
Ganymede
d)
Callisto
68.
Which moon likely has everything it needs to spawn life?
a)
Io
b)
Europa
c)
Ganymede
d)
Callisto
69.

Who was the first American woman in space?

a)

Peggy Whitson

b)

Sally Ride

c)

Shannon Lucid

d)

Valentina Tereshkova

70.

Of the following, the only space exploration vehicle that was not designed to carry humans into space is the —

a)

Gemini Spacecraft

b)

Apollo Spacecraft

c)

Sputnik I probe

d)

Space Shuttle

71.

Which American astronaut was the first to spend 6 months in space?

a)

Scott Kelly

b)

Mark Kelly

c)

Shannon Lucid

d)

Peggy Whitson

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