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Exploring the Cosmos

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the largest planet in our Solar System?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Mars

d)

Saturn

2.

Which galaxy is closest to the Milky Way?

a)

Andromeda Galaxy

b)

Sombrero Galaxy

c)

Pinwheel Galaxy

d)

Triangulum Galaxy

3.

What is the name of the region in space where the gravitational pull is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape?

a)

Dark hole

b)

Void vortex

c)

Black hole

d)

Gravity well

4.

What are rocky objects that orbit the Sun mostly found between Mars and Jupiter called?

a)

comets

b)

planets

c)

asteroids

d)

nebulae

5.

What is the main function of a telescope in astronomy?

a)

To predict the weather

b)

To play music

c)

To collect and magnify light from distant celestial objects.

d)

To cook food

6.

Which planet is known for its beautiful rings?

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

7.

What is the name of the galaxy that contains our Solar System?

a)

Andromeda

b)

Pleiades

c)

Milky Way

d)

Orion

8.

What is the name of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy?

a)

VY Canis Majoris

b)

Andromeda

c)

Betelgeuse

d)

Sagittarius A*

9.

What are small rocky or metallic bodies that orbit the Sun called?

a)

planets

b)

comets

c)

moons

d)

asteroids

10.

What type of telescope uses lenses to gather and focus light?

a)

X-ray telescope

b)

Reflecting telescope

c)

Refracting telescope

d)

Radio telescope

11.

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

12.

What is the name of the galaxy that is home to the Andromeda Galaxy?

a)

Triangulum Galaxy

b)

Orion Galaxy

c)

Milky Way Galaxy

d)

Leo Galaxy

13.

What is the name of the phenomenon where light bends around a massive object due to gravity?

a)

Cosmic bending

b)

Gravitational warping

c)

Gravitational lensing

d)

Space distortion

14.

What are the remnants of massive stars that have exploded called?

a)

Supernova remnants

b)

Red giants

c)

Neutron stars or black holes

d)

White dwarfs

15.

What is the name of the largest asteroid in our Solar System?

a)

Eris

b)

Vesta

c)

Juno

d)

Ceres

16.

What is the name of the telescope that orbits Earth and captures images of deep space objects?

a)

Newton Space Telescope

b)

Hubble Space Telescope

c)

Einstein Space Telescope

d)

Galileo Space Telescope

17.

Which planet has the Great Red Spot, a giant storm that has been raging for centuries?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

18.

What is the name of the galaxy that is part of the Local Group along with the Milky Way?

a)

Centaurus

b)

Pegasus

c)

Andromeda

d)

Orion

19.

What is the name of the theory that explains how the universe expanded from a very high-density and high-temperature state?

a)

Quantum Theory

b)

String Theory

c)

Steady State Theory

d)

Big Bang Theory

20.

What is the name of the asteroid that is believed to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs?

a)

RexRock

b)

DinoDoom

c)

Chicxulub

d)

Apolo