WorksheetsEarth and Space Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the universe?
A type of galaxy
A specific planet in our solar system
A small collection of stars
Everything we can touch, feel, sense, measure or detect
What is a galaxy?
A type of nebula
A single star system
A small group of stars
A huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems
What is a star?
A large collection of asteroids
A small rocky planet
A type of moon
A massive ball of extremely hot gas, mainly hydrogen
What is a solar system?
Consists of a star at the center with planets, moons, asteroids, and comets in orbit around it
A system of satellites orbiting Earth
A group of galaxies
A type of nebula
What causes the different seasons on Earth?
The number of moons orbiting the Earth
The speed of the Earth's rotation
The distance of the Earth from the Sun
The tilt of the Earth's axis as it orbits the Sun
Why do stars twinkle?
Due to changes in their brightness
Because of the Earth's atmosphere causing the light from the star to bend
Because stars are constantly moving in space
Due to the rotation of the Earth
How do comets differ from asteroids?
Comets are made of ice and dust, while asteroids are made of rock and metal
Comets are larger than asteroids
Asteroids have tails, while comets do not
Comets orbit the Sun, while asteroids orbit planets
What is the Kuiper Belt?
A region of space beyond the orbit of Neptune containing many small icy bodies
A type of black hole
A large asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
A type of galaxy
How would you describe the inner planets in our solar system?
large and mostly solid
small and made out of gases
small and solid
How would you describe the outer planets?
large and solid
large and made mostly out of gases
small and made mostly out of gases
Each planet follows its own orbit. What does orbit mean?
path around the sun
the way it spins
the way it is tilted
How long does it take for the moon to complete one full cycle of phases, from new moon to new moon?
7 days
29.5 days
12 hours
24 hours
What is the largest planet in
our solar system?
Neptune
Jupiter
Uranus
Mars
