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The night sky

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does ISS stand for?(lower case only)

(a)  

2.

Name the British astronaut who spent 186 days on the ISS

a)

Tim Teake

b)

Tim Peake

c)

Tom Peake

d)

Tom Teake

3.

What type of satellite is the ISS?

a)

artificial

b)

natural

4.

what is the name of Earths natural satellite? (lower case only)

(a)  

5.

How many planets can be seen with the naked eye from Earth?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

6.

The moon emits light

a)

true

b)

false

7.

The moon reflects the light of the sun

a)

true

b)

false

8.

How long does it take light to reach Earth from Venus

a)

2 minutes

b)

8 minutes

c)

1.5 hours

d)

4 years

9.

What are comets mainly made from

a)

rock and ice

b)

ice

c)

rock

d)

water

10.

A piece of rock that strikes the ground from space is called what?

a)

meteor

b)

meteorite

c)

meatier

d)

comet

11.

A piece of rock that burns in the Earth's atmosphere is called what?

a)

meteor

b)

meteorite

c)

meatier

d)

comet

12.

Which galaxy is Earth in?

a)

milky way

b)

andromeda

c)

cygnus a

d)

virgoa

13.

How long does it take light to reach Earth from the nearest galaxy

a)

2 minutes

b)

8 minutes

c)

4 years

d)

2 million years

14.

What is the nearest star to the Earth

a)

Sun

b)

Proxima Centauri

c)

Beetlejuice

d)

North Star

15.

What is the second nearest star to the Earth

a)

Sun

b)

Proxima Centauri

c)

Beetlejuice

d)

North Star

16.

How long does it take light from the sun to reach Earth?

a)

5 minutes

b)

6 minutes

c)

7 minutes

d)

8 minutes

17.

Which of these is a type of galaxy?

a)

spiral

b)

whirlpool

c)

swirl

d)

regular

18.

What are the odds of being killed by falling space debris?

a)

1 in five hundred thousand

b)

1 in 5 million

c)

1 in 5 billion

d)

1 in 5 trillion