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Investigating Space Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the Jovian planets in order?

a)

Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus

b)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

c)

Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

d)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

2.

The bright star, Sun is located where in our solar system?

a)

the end

b)

the center

c)

the edge

d)

outside the system

3.

Comets fly across our sky. They are different than meteors and asteroids because they

a)

have a tail of white dust

b)

they are made of tiny rocks

c)

they are shooting stars

d)

they collide with other planets

4.

Which are the terrestrial planets in order?

a)

Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

b)

Earth and Mars

c)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

5.

Which planet is the LARGEST?

a)

jupiter

b)

neptune

c)

mecury

d)

earth

6.

Earth is the only planet to sustain life compared to the rest. This is because

a)

Earth only has one moon that controls gravity

b)

Earth gets most radiant energy from the Sun

c)

Earth contains the proper conditions due to its position from the Sun

d)

Earth contains the most gas in the atmosphere than the rest

7.

What is true about Uranus?

a)

It is the only planet that rotates on its side

b)

It is the only planet that is blue

c)

It is the only planet that contains life

d)

It is the only planet that spins the fastest

8.

All the planets are a different color due to its composition. Mars is called the red planet because

a)

It contains a dye that makes the soil red

b)

It contains minerals causing the color change

c)

Due to the amount of iron oxide found in the soil

d)

Because aliens like the color red

9.

What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

density

d)

distance

10.

The Sun is located at the center of the solar system and does not move. All planets revolve around the sun. Which best explains the motion of the Earth?

a)

There is no force acting upon Earth because there is no air in space

b)

The sun moves in an elliptical orbit and the sun's gravity pulls the Earth along

c)

Earth moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun due to the gravitational force from the sun onto Earth

d)

The gravity on Earth and the sun are the same so there is no force acting on Earth

11.

What causes Venus to travel in the curved path instead of going in a straight line?

a)

Due to the gravitational attraction between the sun and Venus

b)

Due to the gravitational attraction between mercury and venus

c)

Due to the gravitational attraction between the sun and mercury

d)

Due to the gravitational attraction between

12.

What is the force that makes Earth and the rest of the planets revolve around the Sun?

a)

Magnetism

b)

Gravity

c)

The Earth’s force

d)

The Sun’s force

13.

Thanks to gravity the moon is able to

a)

Bright shine in the sky

b)

Changes every month

c)

Orbits around Earth

d)

Stays in place

14.

The command module shown in the picture functions properly because

a)

It has wings

b)

It has a secret parachute

c)

It has a heat shield

d)

It’s a rocket

15.

You’re able to eat, sleep, and pretty much a lot of other things on the ISS like on earth EXCEPT things need to be strapped in place because

a)

The lack of gravity will move everything around

b)

It prevents from people moving furniture

c)

It creates swings for astronauts to have fun

d)

It makes for more space

16.

The ISS is a station that allows humans to do research and train when they’re in space. How do we know they have energy in the station?

a)

They take batteries with them on their trip

b)

It’s energy is obtained from the rocket fuel

c)

Due to the solar panels

d)

Because they have a gym

17.

Astronauts use space suits because

a)

It protects them from cosmic radiation

b)

It allows them to walk on the moon

c)

Protect the, from bacteria on the moon and space

d)

Because they want to look cool

18.

Curiosity rover on mars is an unmanned probe. They have many advantaged but what is the one disadvantage of unmanned probes?

a)

They die quickly

b)

They need batteries

c)

They cannot change or adapt to unexpected situations

d)

They don’t carry many instruments on them for investigations

19.

The sun has visible sun spots. Astronomers noticed that it moves as time passes. This can be determined because

a)

The sun rotates on its axis making the sunspot visible at different times of the month

b)

The temperature changes making the sun spot disappear

c)

It is a shadow of a satellite that orbits the sun

d)

The sun spot is a flow of lava

20.

Which of the following statement is true based on the table?

a)

The smallest planet is the warmest

b)

The planet with the most moons are cold

c)

The planets closest to the sun are the warmest

d)

The largest planets are warmer