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Grade 5 Exploration and Science

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the closest planet to the Sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

2.

What is the study of stars, planets, and other celestial bodies called?

a)

Geology

b)

Chemistry

c)

Astronomy

d)

Biology

3.

Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

John Glenn

c)

Buzz Aldrin

d)

Michael Collins

4.

What causes ocean currents?

a)

Moon phases and tides

b)

Wind, temperature, and salinity differences

c)

Underwater volcanoes

d)

Earth's rotation and orbit around the sun

5.

What is the name of the largest ocean on Earth?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

6.

What is the study of the ocean called?

a)

aquaticology

b)

seasology

c)

oceanology

d)

oceanography

7.

What is the name of the spacecraft that carried the first humans to the moon?

a)

Discovery

b)

Voyager 1

c)

Apollo 11

d)

Challenger

8.

What is the process of exploring new planets called?

a)

Celestial research

b)

Planetary exploration

c)

Galactic discovery

d)

Space investigation

9.

What is the name of the force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?

a)

friction

b)

magnetism

c)

gravity

d)

wind

10.

What is the study of space and the universe called?

a)

astronomy

b)

biology

c)

geography

d)

chemistry

11.

What is the name of the famous telescope that orbits Earth and takes pictures of distant galaxies?

a)

Hubble Space Telescope

b)

Orbiting Galaxy Viewer

c)

Galaxy Explorer Telescope

d)

Starlight Scope

12.

What is the name of the deepest part of the ocean?

a)

Mariana Trench

b)

Pacific Trench

c)

Indian Trench

d)

Atlantic Trench

13.

What is the name of the first satellite sent into space by humans?

a)

Hubble

b)

Apollo 11

c)

Challenger

d)

Sputnik 1

14.

What is the name of the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Arctic Circle

d)

Equator

15.

What is the name of the first woman to travel to space?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Amelia Earhart

c)

Sally Ride

d)

Valentina Tereshkova