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WorksheetsAstro Warm Up
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How many planets are there in the Solar System?
7
8
9
10
If it is autumn (fall) in Bangkok, what season is it in London, UK?
Winter
Spring
Summer
Autumn (fall)
If you look to the sky at night time during a "New Moon", what would you see?
The Moon!
Half a Moon!
Quarter of the Moon!
Nothing!
What is the Milky Way?
The name of our galaxy
The name of our solar system
The name of our star
The name of a chocolate bar
Pluto used to be a planet!
True
False
Put these planets in size order - biggest to smallest
Jupiter, Earth, Saturn, Mercury
Saturn, Jupiter, Earth, Mercury
Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Mercury
Mercury, earth, Saturn, Jupiter
If it is winter in Sydney (Australia), what season is it in Rome (Italy)
Winter
Spring
Summer
Autumn (fall)
What was astronomer Galileo Galilei arrested for?
Saying the Earth orbited the Sun
Bohemian Rhapsody
Saying the Sun orbited the Earth
Saying that all things in space stayed stationary
The Earth is the _____ planet from the Sun?
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Humans have visited other planets in the solar system?
True
False
Which planet is famous for having a big red spot (actually a huge storm)?
Mars
Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
Planets orbit the Sun in ...
A perfect circle
An ellipse
An oval
Gravity on the Moon is _________ the gravity on Earth.
less than
equal to
greater than
Which planet is the hottest in the Solar System?
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
Why does the Moon appear to be bigger than the stars?
Because the Moon is bigger than the stars!
Because the Moon is brighter than the stars!
Because the Moon is closer to Earth than the stars!
Because the Moon is the biggest star!
