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LIAO GROUP 3

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Full Form of PSLV?

a)

Public Satellite Launch Vehicle

b)

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

c)

Polar Service Launch Vehicle

d)

Public Service Launch Vehicle

2.

Which are the Two Satellite Launch Vehicles developed by ISRO?

a)

IRS and PSLV

b)

INSAT and IRS

c)

PSLV and GSLV

d)

GSLV and IRS

3.

In 24 hours the International space station makes how many orbits around the sun?

a)

13

b)

14

c)

15

d)

16

4.

What is the full form of ISRO?

a)

International space research organization

b)

Indian space research organization

c)

international science research organization

d)

Indian science research organization

5.

What two things make objects appear larger in a telescope?

a)

light

b)

dark

c)

sand

d)

lenses

6.

What is the name of the telescope that was released in space in 1990 and is still exploring today?

a)

Spitzer

b)

Fermi

c)

Hubble

d)

Bank

7.

Rovers can be remote controlled from Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

how many earths can fit in the sun?

a)

1.2 million

b)

1.4 million

c)

1.3 million

d)

1.98 billion

9.

Which planet has biggest volcano

a)

Saturn

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

10.

How many rings Saturn have

a)

1

b)

2

c)

7

d)

10

11.

Exoplanets are the planets outside the

a)

Milkyway Galaxy

b)

Solar System

c)

Andromeda Galaxy

d)

Orion Spur

12.
The first confirmed detection of planets outside our solar system occurred in which year?
a)
1952
b)
1972
c)
1992
d)
2012
13.

How many exoplanets have been discovered till date?

a)

4450

b)

5539

c)

6800

d)

3399

14.

Select the exoplanet.

a)

Stephenson

b)

Mercury

c)

Kepler-16b

d)

Proxima Centauri

15.

What is Exoplanet short for?

a)

Extraterrestrial Planet

b)

Experimental Observable Planet

c)

Extra Out-There Planet

d)

Extrasolar Planet

16.

What Exoplanet is the closest to us?

a)

TRAPIST 1 B

b)

Proxima Centari-B

c)

51 Pegasi-B

d)

TRAPIST 1 A

17.

India’s first mission for solar observation.

a)

Semi-solar mission

b)

Aditya-L1​

c)

Solar recovery misiion

d)

Aditya-L2

18.

The Moon is drifting away. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

True or false, spacecraft have visited all of the planets?

a)

True

b)

False

20.

How many phases does our moon have?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

28

d)

12

21.

How many days does it take for the moon to orbit the Earth?

a)

28

b)

19

c)

31

d)

27

22.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular 
d)
Irrational
23.
Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.
a)
Planets, solar system, universe, galaxy
b)
Solar system, planets, galaxy, universe
c)
Planets, solar system, galaxy, universe
d)
Galaxy, solar system, planets, universe
24.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
25.

What are stars made of?

a)

Dust and gas

b)

Hydrogen and helium

c)

Oxygen and iron

26.

What is a light year?

a)

The speed of a spaceship

b)

A year that is shorter than normal

c)

The distance light travels in a year

d)

A character on Toy Story

27.

Earth was created approximately

a)

5 million years ago

b)

13 million years ago

c)

5 billion years ago

d)

10 billion years ago

28.

A star is born when

a)

nebula expands

b)

a protostar begins to cool

c)

helium and oxygen compound

d)

Nuclear fusion starts

29.

Astronomers have discovered that we can only see about 10% of the universe, the remaining mass is known as

a)

Dark energy

b)

Dark Matter

c)

Nebula

d)

Big Bang

30.

Why is the Hubble telescope located in space?

a)

So it can be closer to the stars it magnifies

b)

They have very large optical lenses

c)

So its images arent distorted by Earth's atmosphere

d)

So it can be operated by astronauts

31.
What is it called when an astronaut leaves the spacecraft to do their job outside in space?
a)
a spacewalk
b)
a rendezvous
c)
an expedition
d)
a tour
32.

When was the first man launched into space?

a)

21 July 1969

b)

10 October 2007

c)

12 April 1961

33.

Yuri Gagarin was launched to space in his spacecraft named ___________.

a)

Vostok

b)

Apollo II

c)

Soyuz TMA - II

34.

Where do astronauts do a lot of training?

a)

In a special cave

b)

In outer space

c)

Under the ground

d)

Underwater

35.
Name this phase of the moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
36.

The astronauts landed on the moon on....

a)

July 20, 1959

b)

July 21, 1969

c)

July 20, 1979

d)

July 20, 1989

37.
A solar eclipse occurs when:
a)
The earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon.
b)
The moon blocks sunlight from reaching the earth.
c)
The sun blocks sunlight from reaching the earth.
d)
The sun doesn't come out during the day. 
38.

During a lunar eclipse

a)

Earth's shadow covers the moon

b)

the sun's shadow covers the moon

c)

the moon covers the sun

d)

Earth's shadow covers the sun

39.

What are Russian astronauts called?

a)

cosmonauts

b)

astronauts

c)

space people

40.

Which two countries are always on the International Space Station?

a)

Russia & Italy

b)

America & Russia

c)

Canada & America

41.

Saturn 5 was the largest rocket ever built

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Name of the space shuttle in which kalpana chawla travelled

a)

Challenger

b)

Columbia

c)

Discovery

d)

Atlantis

43.

What was the name of the first US satellite?

a)

NEMO

b)

Explorer 1

c)

Explorer 2

d)

NASA

44.

When a star runs out of fuel, it loses its inward and outward balance. As a result, stars begin to collapse and eventually die. When a star reaches 10-20x the mass of the sun it blows up. We call this a _____?

a)

Superduperstar

b)

Deadstar

c)

Forgottenstar

d)

Supernova

45.
What causes Earth's seasons?
a)
the tilt of Earth's axis
b)
Earth's rotation
c)
the revolution of the Moon
d)
Earth's distance from the Sun
46.

Uranus is the only planet that ____________ ________________ _____________ _________________________,

a)

spins on its side.

b)

sings in the morning

c)

Spins around 3 times,

d)

that Mrs. Hammerman is visiting.

47.

What was the name of India’s first Satellite

a)

A.P.J Abdul Kalam

b)

DR. C.V Raman

c)

Aryabhata

d)

Homi J. Bhabha

48.

Which Apollo mission was the first to send men to the moon

a)

Apollo 13

b)

Apollo 9

c)

Apollo 7

d)

Apollo 1

49.

For life to exist, there must be _____.

a)

extreme temperatures

b)

12 hour days and 12 hour nights

c)

liquid water

d)

a 23.5 degree tilt

50.
Mars has two moons; what are their names?
a)
Phobos and Deisha
b)
Deisha and Seimos
c)
Seimos and Deimos
d)
Phobos and Deimos
51.
Receives radio waves emitted from objects in space to produce images
a)
reflector telescope
b)
refractor telescope
c)
radio telescope
d)
spectroscope
52.
The Hubble Telescope is an example of a
a)
space probe
b)
reflector telescope
c)
space observatory 
d)
other telescope
53.
What is the name of the Dwarf Planet in our solar system?
a)
Pluto
b)
Earth's Moon
c)
Mercury
54.

Do all planets have moons ?

a)

Yes they all have moons.

b)

No not all planets have moons.

55.

Which of these shapes does the moon never take?

a)
b)
c)
d)
56.

It takes ______ days for the moon to complete one rotation.

a)

35

b)

29.5

c)

31

d)

39.5

57.

What am I?

a)

asteroid

b)

comet

c)

dwarf planet

d)

moon

58.

I am a smaller piece of space rock that enters into Earth's atmosphere.

a)

asteroid

b)

meteor / meteorite

c)

comet

d)

dwarf planet

e)

moon

59.
How many moons does the planet Mercury have? 
a)
0 moons
b)
1 moon
c)
3 moons
d)
2 moons
60.
Why are all the planets round in the solar system?
a)
The planets are round because of gravity.
b)
The planets are round because they orbit the sun.
c)
The planets spin and that makes them round.
d)
They are not round.
61.
How far is Earth from the sun?
a)
over 92 million miles
b)
5 miles 
c)
75 thousand miles 
d)
1000 miles
62.

Olympus Mons is the solar systems largest

a)

Moon

b)

Volcano

c)

Valley

d)

Supermarket

63.

Rocket works on which law of motion ?

a)

Newton's first law

b)

Newton's second law

c)

Newton's third law

64.

Who is the father of space science ?

a)
b)
c)
65.

ISRO was founded on 15 August .......

a)

1969

b)

1960

c)

1990

d)

1947

66.

when was the first rocket launched into space in the history of mankind ?

a)

April 12, 1961

b)

October 3, 1942

c)

October 11, 1937

d)

October 4, 1957

67.

Which part ensures the rocket stays on its intended trajectory?

a)

Payload System

b)

Propulsion System

c)

Guidance System

d)

Spacecraft

68.

Which part of the rocket helps launch the rocket off the ground?

a)

Payload System

b)

Propulsion System

c)

Guidance System

d)

Protection System

69.

If a spacecraft is being launched with a rocket,

a)

Its external tank are separated first

b)

Its rocket boosters are separated first

c)

Its rocket boosters are lost

d)

Its external tank never separates

70.

An opaque object means that ...

a)

light passes through

b)

no light passes through

c)

some light passes through

d)

you can see through it

71.
Light travels in..
a)
waves
b)
circles
c)
a straight line
72.

We are able to see objects because they ____________ light into our eyes.

a)

reflect

b)

refract

c)

shine

d)

defract

73.

Select the natural source of light

a)
b)
c)
d)
74.

Light is able to pass through __________________ materials

a)

transparent

b)

shiny

c)

dull

d)

opaque

75.

A shadow is created when...

a)

an object blocks the light

b)

an object lets light pass thru

c)

an object is above light

76.

Shadows are shortest ...

a)

at night

b)

in the morning

c)

in the middle of the day

d)

in the evening

77.

Which will make the darkest shadow?

a)
b)
c)
d)
78.

CLEAR WATER IS AN EXAMPLE OF _____________ OBJECT.

a)

TRANSLUCENT

b)

OPAQUE

c)

TRANSPARENT

79.

Objects that emit their own light are called (a)   .

80.
What happens when light hits an object?
a)
Some of the light jumps in different directions
(bounces)
b)
Some of the light gets absorbed by the object.
c)
Some of the light bounces back to your eye
d)
ALL of them.
81.

What is a black hole before it becomes a black hole?

a)

a star

b)

a regular planet

c)

an asteroid

d)

a comet

82.

Where is the singularity located in the black hole?

a)

the very center

b)

the outside edges

c)

the middle

d)

between the middle and the outside

83.

What is the name of the black hole at the center of our milky way?

a)

J2157

b)

Ton 618

c)

Sagittarius A

84.

Where is the point of no return?

a)

when you are being pulled in

b)

the black space

c)

The event horizon

d)

the singularity

85.

Black holes have very strong gravity that pulls in all the light.

a)

True

b)

False

86.

What would happen if we went in a black hole?

a)

Spaghetti-fication

b)

Lasagne-fictation

87.

What type of black hole is the biggest?

a)

Stellar

b)

Intermediate

c)

Super Massive

88.
What is gravity?
a)
A force
b)
Energy
c)
A push
d)
All of them
89.
Which objects have a STRONG force of gravity?
a)
Objects with GREATER mass, like elephants
b)
Objects with LESS mass, like mice
90.
Which has more mass, Earth or the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
The same
91.
Where would you have more mass, on Earth or on the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
IS THE SAME, mass DOESN'T CHANGE
d)
In both Planets.
92.

Who developed the Laws of Motion?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Issac Newton

93.

Earth's gravity pulls everything toward:

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

The center of the earth

94.

As distance increases, gravitational forces:

a)

Decrease

b)

increase

c)

Disappear

d)

Stay the same

95.
They are sometimes called shooting stars
a)
interplanetary dust
b)
asteroids
c)
comets
d)
meteors
96.

What an asteroid is made of?

a)

Icy Shell, Dust, Rock, Metal, and Liquid

b)

Dust, Rock, Metal, and Liquid

c)

Icy Shell, Dust, Rock, Metal

d)

Dust, Rock, Metal

97.

What is a meteor?

a)

Rocky space debris the size of an asteroid

b)

Icy Shell, Dust, Rock, Metal

c)

A meteoroid that has entered the Earth's atmosphere

d)

A meteorite that has entered the Earth's atmosphere

98.
The tail of a comet usually faces
a)
toward the sun
b)
toward the Earth
c)
away from the Sun
d)
away from the Earth
99.
One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all:
a)
are made of rock and ice
b)
come from the Asteroid Belt
c)
come from the Oort Cloud
d)
orbit the sun
100.
Which space object is larger?
a)
Asteroid
b)
Meteor
c)
Meteorite
d)
Meteoroid
101.

Yuri Gagarin was launched into space in his spacecraft (a)  

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