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Life in Space Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is Earth more likely to support human life than other planets in our solar system?

a)

It has a molten core

b)

It has oxygen and water

c)

It receives more solar radiation

2.

How does Earth's location in the solar system make it suitable for sustaining life?

a)

Earth's distance from the Sun is just right for temperature

b)

Earth's distance from the Moon is just right for tides

c)

Earth's distance from other planets is creates liquid water

3.

How does gravity help make Earth habitable?

a)

it prevents sunlight from harming us

b)

it allows plants to grow

c)

it holds the atmospheres in place

4.

Why is Earth better able to sustain life than Venus?

a)

Venus has no moon but we do

b)

Earth has a thicker atmosphere

c)

Earth's temperature is lower than Venus

5.

What is the BEST reason life is sustainable on Earth?

a)

four seasons

b)

the moon

c)

the gas planet

d)

liquid water

6.
What is a comet?
a)
Composed of iron and stone
b)
It orbits the Earth
c)
Larger than the moon
d)
It has a tail of gas and dust
7.
For what reason can we see the moon at different places in the sky?
a)
Moon always produces light
b)
Moon's distance from Earth changes
c)
Moon's axis is tilted
d)
Moon revolves around Earth
8.
Where does fusion normally occur?
a)
In Earth's core
b)
The Sun
c)
Comet's tail
d)
The Moon
9.
Why does a comet's tail point away from the Sun?
a)
The comet is heading towards Earth
b)
Solar winds are blowing it away from the Sun
c)
Black hole is pulling it closer
d)
Heading to Mars
10.
When astronauts are in space for long periods of time, what happens to their bones?
a)
They become stronger
b)
They become more dense
c)
They expand
d)
They become harder
11.

In order to survive, astronauts must do what with their water?

a)

Conserve

b)

Recycle

c)

Reuse

d)

All of these are correct

12.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular 
d)
Irrational
13.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
14.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
15.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
16.

A huge system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravity.

a)

galaxy

b)

solar system

c)

nebula

d)

asteroid

17.

A scientist that studies stars, planets, and other objects in space.

a)

astrologist

b)

zoologist

c)

astronomer

d)

plantologist

18.

All of space and everything in it.

a)

planet

b)

solar system

c)

galaxy

d)

universe

19.

The milky way is the ______ galaxy in which we live in.

a)

irregular

b)

spiral

c)

elliptical

20.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational