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Space Intro

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of the universe

a)

Everything that exists

b)

The empty space between bodies

c)

All celestial bodies

2.

What is space

a)

All the celestial bodies

b)

The empty space between bodies

c)

Everything that exist outside of earths athmosphere

3.

What is a Celestial Body

a)

A collection of millions or billions of stars

b)

A natural object which is located outside of Earth's atmosphere

c)

A luminous object made up of gas that can produce its own light and heat

4.

What is a Galaxy

a)

Objects that are found revolving around planets in our solar system

b)

Is made up of the Sun and the planets

c)

A collection of millions and billions of stars

5.

True or False: Galaxies are either elliptical or spiral

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What galaxy is earth in?

a)

Andromeda Galaxy

b)

Milky Way

c)

Magellanic Clouds.

7.

True or False: The Sun orbits the Planets

a)

True

b)

False

8.

How many planets are in our solar system

a)

8

b)

7

c)

9

d)

10

9.

What is meant by Terrestrial Planets

a)

That they are they are composed of the largest planets

b)

That they are rocky planets

c)

That they are gas/ice planets

d)

That life cannot exist on them

10.

What is another word given to the Planets known as Gas Giants

a)

Jovian Planets

b)

Terrestrial Planets

c)

Saturn

11.

What 4 planets are known as Terrestrial Planets

a)

Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Uranus

b)

Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn

c)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

d)

Earth, Mars, Venus and Mercury

12.

Moons orbit planets

a)

True

b)

Fasle

13.

Moons are also called what

a)

Gas Giant

b)

Giant Star

c)

Satellites

d)

Comet

14.

What are comets composed of?

a)

Dust, ice and water

b)

Water, ash, dust and gas

c)

Frozen gas, ice, dust and small rocks

15.

What is an asteroid?

a)

Giant rocks that orbit the sun that are too small to be called planets

b)

Giant star that flies through the sky

c)

Composed of multiple comets

16.

In order to be considered a planet, planets must meet certain characteristics. What are the 3 conditions they must meet?

a)

Be a certain size

b)

Look like a sphere

c)

Orbit a sun

d)

Have a moon