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Year 5 End of Topic Test - Space

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is true?
a)
Earth is the center of the solar system
b)
The sun orbits the earth
c)
Gravity exists only on Earth
d)
The sun is the center of the solar system
2.
A pattern of stars is called what?
a)
constellation
b)
solar system
c)
galaxy
d)
bunch
3.
How long is Earth's rotation?
a)
one day
b)
one year
c)
one decade
d)
one hour
4.
The imaginary line that represents earth's tilt is called what?
a)
axis
b)
equator
c)
prime meridian
d)
degrees
5.
Why do planets orbit the sun (and not float around in space)?
a)
the moons are keeping them in place
b)
They were hit by an asteroid
c)
they were hit by a comet
d)
the sun's gravity keeps them in place
6.
How many planets are there?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
7.

What is the name of our home galaxy?

a)

The Universe

b)

Milky Way

c)

Andromeda

d)

Solar System

8.

What is the smallest planet?

a)

Venus

b)

Pluto

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mercury

9.

Pluto is a..?

a)

Tiny planet

b)

Dwarf planet

c)

A planet

d)

Moon

10.
What is the largest planet?
a)
Jupiter
b)
the moon
c)
Saturn
d)
the Sun
11.
3rd  planet from the sun 
a)
Mercury 
b)
Venus 
c)
Earth 
d)
Mars 
12.
Uranus is different that other planets because it rotates on it's side. 
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Which planet still has a great spot?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Neptune
c)
Mars
d)
The Moon
14.
What is Earth's nickname?
a)
The Blue Planet
b)
The Green Planet
c)
The Life Planet
d)
The Big Bang
15.
Which planet is known for it's red, rust covered surface?
a)
Venus
b)
Mercury
c)
Mars
d)
Jupiter
16.
Which is the hottest planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Neptune
17.
The earth orbits around...
a)
the sun.
b)
the moon
c)
other planets
d)
the Milky Way
18.

Which is the farthest planet from the sun?

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

19.
Saturn is known for it's _______. 
a)
rings
b)
atmopshere
c)
moons
d)
temperature 
20.
Planets that are closer to the sun
a)
take more time to orbit
b)
take less time to orbit
21.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
22.
Which is the second closest planet to the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
23.
Which Planet comes after Earth in the solar system?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars 
c)
Venus 
d)
Eros
24.
When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
25.
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
29.5 days
26.
How long does it take for Earth to complete on full rotation?
a)
365 days
b)
23 hours
c)
24 hours
d)
1 month
27.
Neil Armstrong was known as the first man to....
a)
walk on the moon
b)
fly a plane over the Atlantic Ocean
c)
work for NASA
28.

"One small step for a man .... one giant leap for ___" is the most famous quote from Armstrong.

a)

mankind

b)

odyssey

c)

tranquility

d)

awe

29.

The Apollo 11 mission occurred in July of ...

a)

1869

b)

1896

c)

1969

d)

1996

30.

Who was the second man to walk on the Moon?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

Jim Lovell

d)

John Glenn

31.

What is the name of the rocket that was used ?

a)

Apollo 11

b)

Saturn V

c)

Falcon Heavy

d)

Atlas V

32.

The first human made satellite to be put into orbit of Earth in 1957 was Russian and known as

a)

voyager

b)

tesla

c)

Apollo 11

d)

sputnik

33.

1st Woman in Space (in 1963) was

a)

Valentina Tereshkova of Soviet Union

b)

Sally Ride

c)

Katherine Johnson

d)

Jessica Meir

34.

The Curiosity Rover landed on which planet after an 8 1/2 month journey in 2012?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

the Moon

d)

Pluto