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Astro Warm Up

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many planets are there in the Solar System?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

2.

If it is autumn (fall) in Bangkok, what season is it in London, UK?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Autumn (fall)

3.

If you look to the sky at night time during a "New Moon", what would you see?

a)

The Moon!

b)

Half a Moon!

c)

Quarter of the Moon!

d)

Nothing!

4.

What is the Milky Way?

a)

The name of our galaxy

b)

The name of our solar system

c)

The name of our star

d)

The name of a chocolate bar

5.

Pluto used to be a planet!

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Put these planets in size order - biggest to smallest

a)

Jupiter, Earth, Saturn, Mercury

b)

Saturn, Jupiter, Earth, Mercury

c)

Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Mercury

d)

Mercury, earth, Saturn, Jupiter

7.

If it is winter in Sydney (Australia), what season is it in Rome (Italy)

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Autumn (fall)

8.

What was astronomer Galileo Galilei arrested for?

a)

Saying the Earth orbited the Sun

b)

Bohemian Rhapsody

c)

Saying the Sun orbited the Earth

d)

Saying that all things in space stayed stationary

9.

The Earth is the _____ planet from the Sun?

a)

Second

b)

Third

c)

Fourth

d)

Fifth

10.

Humans have visited other planets in the solar system?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which planet is famous for having a big red spot (actually a huge storm)?

a)

Mars

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

12.

Planets orbit the Sun in ...

a)

A perfect circle

b)

An ellipse

c)

An oval

13.

Gravity on the Moon is _________ the gravity on Earth.

a)

less than

b)

equal to

c)

greater than

14.

Which planet is the hottest in the Solar System?

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

15.

Why does the Moon appear to be bigger than the stars?

a)

Because the Moon is bigger than the stars!

b)

Because the Moon is brighter than the stars!

c)

Because the Moon is closer to Earth than the stars!

d)

Because the Moon is the biggest star!