WorksheetsOUTER SPACE
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 22mins
What is the fastest land animal?
Horse
Cheetah
Tiger
A mammal that can’t jump
Sloth
Kangaroo
Chicken
Which planet is closest to Earth?
Neptune
Saturn
Mercury
What was the first animal to go into orbit?
Mouse
Cat
Dog
What food serves as the base for guacamole?
Lemon
Avocado
Potato
What’s the name of the toy cowboy in Toy Story?
Woody
Buzz Lightyear
Jessie
What is the name of the fairy in Peter Pan?
Wendy
Fairy Godmother
Tinkerbell
What sweet snack is typically left out for Santa?
Cookies
Brownies
Marshmallows
Stratus, cirrus, cumulus and nimbus are types of what?
Lines
Cloud
Rocks
What color is at the top of the rainbow?
Orange
Red
Purple
You have the same number of bones in your neck as a giraffe.
TRUE
FALSE
When you blush, the lining of your stomach also turns red.
TRUE
FALSE
Your fingernails are made of bone.
TRUE
FALSE
Kids have more taste buds than a grown-up.
TRUE
FALSE
Your ears and nose never stop growing.
TRUE
FALSE
A sneeze leaves your body at 160 km/h.
TRUE
FALSE
The largest muscle in your body is your heart.
TRUE
FALSE
The smallest bone in your body is found in your ear.
TRUE
FALSE
You make about five tablespoons of spit each day.
TRUE
FALSE
The average person has thousands of types of bacteria living in their belly button.
TRUE
FALSE
The shape of comet's paths are ________________.
circular
elliptical
irregular
A meteor when it burns in the atmosphere is also known as a ____.
rock
shooting star
ball of ice
Where are most of the asteroids in the solar system located?
Asteroid Belt
Orion's Belt
Gemini Area
As comets approach the sun they travel faster and have:
shorter tails
medium tails
longer tails
no tails due to solar winds
A meteoroid is found
in Space
entering earths atmosphere
impacting earths surface
Which object in space looks like a "dirty snowball" because of its composition of ice, gas and dust?
Asteroid
Meteoroid
Comet
Meteor
A meteor that does not burn up in Earth's atmosphere and reaches Earth's surface
Meteorite
Meteoroid
Meteor
What's the difference between comets and asteroids?
Asteroids are made of metal and rock, while Comets are ice and rock
Asteroids are made of ice and rock, while Comets are made of metals and rock
There is no difference
Asteroids are made of stardust, while Comets are made up of water
Where do Long-period comets come from?
Kuiper belt
Oort cloud
Past Pluto
What's the difference between meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite?
Meteoroids are sand size, meteors are streaks of light in the sky, and a meteorite is the meteors that has landed
Meteoroids are huge, Meteors are the pieces that land, and Meteorites are shooting stars
There are no differences
Meteoroids are small, Meteors are another name for comets, and Meteorites are shooting stars
An object described as a ball of dust, ice, and gases, and usually has a tail is called an ______
Asteroid
Meteor
Meteorite
Comet
Where is the Oort Cloud?
Between the Sun and Mercury
After Neptune
Between the Earth and the Moon
Between Earth and Mars
A chunk of rock that enters Earth's atmosphere and produces a streak of light in the sky.
Meteoroid
Meteor
Meteorite
Comet
A chunk of rock or dust in space that comes from an asteroid or comet.
Meteoroid
Meteor
Meteorite
Comet
A rocky object that revolves around the sun, but is too small to be considered a planet.
Meteor
Comet
Asteroid
