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OUTER SPACE

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the fastest land animal?

a)

Horse

b)

Cheetah

c)

Tiger

2.

A mammal that can’t jump

a)

Sloth

b)

Kangaroo

c)

Chicken

3.

Which planet is closest to Earth?

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

4.

What was the first animal to go into orbit?

a)

Mouse

b)

Cat

c)

Dog

5.

What food serves as the base for guacamole?

a)

Lemon

b)

Avocado

c)

Potato

6.

What’s the name of the toy cowboy in Toy Story?

a)

Woody

b)

Buzz Lightyear

c)

Jessie

7.

What is the name of the fairy in Peter Pan?

a)

Wendy

b)

Fairy Godmother

c)

Tinkerbell

8.

What sweet snack is typically left out for Santa?

a)

Cookies

b)

Brownies

c)

Marshmallows

9.

Stratus, cirrus, cumulus and nimbus are types of what?

a)

Lines

b)

Cloud

c)

Rocks

10.

What color is at the top of the rainbow?

a)

Orange

b)

Red

c)

Purple

11.

You have the same number of bones in your neck as a giraffe.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

When you blush, the lining of your stomach also turns red.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

Your fingernails are made of bone.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

Kids have more taste buds than a grown-up.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

Your ears and nose never stop growing.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

A sneeze leaves your body at 160 km/h.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

The largest muscle in your body is your heart.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

The smallest bone in your body is found in your ear.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

You make about five tablespoons of spit each day.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

The average person has thousands of types of bacteria living in their belly button.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

The shape of comet's paths are ________________.

a)

circular

b)

elliptical

c)

irregular

22.
What do comets, asteroids and meteors all have in common?
a)
They all are made of ice
b)
They all hit Earth's surface
c)
They all orbit the sun
d)
They have nothing in common
23.

A meteor when it burns in the atmosphere is also known as a ____.

a)

rock

b)

shooting star

c)

ball of ice

24.

Where are most of the asteroids in the solar system located?

a)

Asteroid Belt

b)

Orion's Belt

c)

Gemini Area

25.

As comets approach the sun they travel faster and have:

a)

shorter tails

b)

medium tails

c)

longer tails

d)

no tails due to solar winds

26.

A meteoroid is found

a)

in Space

b)

entering earths atmosphere

c)

impacting earths surface

27.
What are comets made of?
a)
Metals like iron and nickel
b)
Gas
c)
Hydrogen Gas
d)
Ice and rock
28.
When a meteoroid begins to enter Earth's atmosphere it begins to burn up.  What force causes this?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
EM Radiation
29.
The cloud of gas and dust around the solid icy ball of a comet is the...
a)
Nucleus
b)
Coma
c)
Tail
30.

Which object in space looks like a "dirty snowball" because of its composition of ice, gas and dust?

a)

Asteroid

b)

Meteoroid

c)

Comet

d)

Meteor

31.

A meteor that does not burn up in Earth's atmosphere and reaches Earth's surface

a)

Meteorite

b)

Meteoroid

c)

Meteor

32.
When objects strike the surface of a planet or moon, they leave a deep impression on the surface called a:
a)
Pothole 
b)
Crater
c)
Canyon
d)
Plateau
33.

What's the difference between comets and asteroids?

a)

Asteroids are made of metal and rock, while Comets are ice and rock

b)

Asteroids are made of ice and rock, while Comets are made of metals and rock

c)

There is no difference

d)

Asteroids are made of stardust, while Comets are made up of water

34.

Where do Long-period comets come from?

a)

Kuiper belt

b)

Oort cloud

c)

Past Pluto

35.

What's the difference between meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite?

a)

Meteoroids are sand size, meteors are streaks of light in the sky, and a meteorite is the meteors that has landed

b)

Meteoroids are huge, Meteors are the pieces that land, and Meteorites are shooting stars

c)

There are no differences

d)

Meteoroids are small, Meteors are another name for comets, and Meteorites are shooting stars

36.

An object described as a ball of dust, ice, and gases, and usually has a tail is called an ______

a)

Asteroid

b)

Meteor

c)

Meteorite

d)

Comet

37.

Where is the Oort Cloud?

a)

Between the Sun and Mercury

b)

After Neptune

c)

Between the Earth and the Moon

d)

Between Earth and Mars

38.

A chunk of rock that enters Earth's atmosphere and produces a streak of light in the sky.

a)

Meteoroid

b)

Meteor

c)

Meteorite

d)

Comet

39.

A chunk of rock or dust in space that comes from an asteroid or comet.

a)

Meteoroid

b)

Meteor

c)

Meteorite

d)

Comet

40.

A rocky object that revolves around the sun, but is too small to be considered a planet.

a)

Meteor

b)

Comet

c)

Asteroid