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LIAO_Group 3

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which vehicles takes you up to Space?

a)

Rocket

b)

Space Shuttle

c)

Both of the above

d)

None of the above

2.
What is a planet?
a)
a group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky
b)
a large ball of hot gases that gives off heat and light
c)
a large ball or rock or gas that moves around the sun
d)
a toy aliens play with
3.
This picture shows the path Earth takes as it moves around the sun. What is the path called?
a)
a constellation
b)
a moon
c)
an orbit
d)
a planet
4.
Which thing is a huge ball of hot gases that gives off heat and light?
a)
a moon
b)
a planet
c)
a star
d)
a spaceship
5.
Between which two planets is the asteroid belt located?
a)
Mercury & Venus
b)
Mars & Jupiter
c)
Uranus & Neptune
d)
Neptune & Pluto
6.

Choose the planet in our solar system that rotates on its side.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Earth

7.
Scientists that study objects beyond our planet are called _____
a)
physicists
b)
biologists
c)
astronomers
d)
chemists
8.
Astronauts that aren't pilots are called _____
a)
duty officers
b)
mission specialists
c)
operation advisors
d)
assignment technicians
9.

Number of Natural satellites of Saturn is _____

a)

100

b)

146

c)

196

d)

200

10.

What is the glowing part of the black hole in the picture given?

a)

Material Disc

b)

Accretion Disc

c)

Photon Disc

d)

Quark Disc

11.

Name the black hole in the center of the Milky Way.

a)

Sagittarius A*

b)

Orion 2-01

c)

Don't ask me

d)

M31

12.

Which telescope took this picture?

a)

EHT (Event Horizon Telescope)

b)

Chandra X-Ray Telescope

c)

Gamma-Ray Burst Polarimeter (GAP)

d)

Hubble Telescope

13.

How are Black Holes formed?

a)

i dont know

b)

When planets explode

c)

When Quantum Fluctuation take place

d)

Stellar Death

14.

Supermassive black holes are thought to be in the center of our galaxy (the milky way)

a)

true

b)

false

15.

The more mass an object, the more it bends time and space

a)

true

b)

false

16.

The Space is ____ km above the sea level.

a)

50

b)

100

c)

70

d)

80

17.
An area where a spacecraft launches into space 
a)
ISS
b)
Astronaut
c)
launch-pad
d)
Sputnik
18.

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

19.
What was the first mission to land on the moon?
a)
Apollo 1
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Apollo 13
d)
Apollo 17
20.

Who was the first person in space?

a)
Yuri A. Gargarin
b)
Neil Armstrong
c)
Buzz Aldrin
d)
Alan B. Sheppard
21.

The United States launched its first artificial satellite, _______ into space in 1958.

a)

Explorer I

b)

Sputnik

c)

Luna I

d)

Apollo I

22.

Which was the first rocket that was able to fly high to be considered in space

a)

Kepler Space Telescope

b)

Hubble Space Telescope

c)

V 2 Missile

d)

Curiosity Rover

23.

SPUTNIK - II had a passenger for its journey, a ________named Laika

a)

Dog

b)

Monkey

c)

Chimpanzee

d)

None of he above

24.

Gagarin traveled in a spacecraft named

a)

VOSTOK I

b)

Apollo 11

c)

Sputnik I

d)

Explorer 1

25.

Mars curiosity rover landed on Mars in

a)

2009

b)

2010

c)

2011

d)

2012

26.

First Satellite that was launched by India in 1975 was_____________

a)

Chandrayaan I

b)

Sputnik I

c)

Aryabhata

d)

Mangalyaan

27.

The harsh environment of space includes

a)

Microgravity

b)

Hazardous Radiation

c)

Debris Impact

d)

All of the above

28.

Why do astronauts experience taste changes in space?

a)

Because of the food packaging.

b)

Due to fluid shifts in the body.

c)

Due to the lack of sunlight.

d)

Because of the space suits.

29.

Dehydrating food removes the ___________ which makes it lighter and less bulky.

a)

Water

b)

Oil

c)

Nutrients

d)

Chemicals

30.

Name this Astronaut.

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Buzz Aldrin

d)

None of the above

31.

Name of the rocket ISRO used for Chandrayaan 3

a)

PSLV

b)

SLV

c)

LVM3 M4

d)

Falcon

32.

Chandrayaan 3 has an Orbiter, Lander and a Rover.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

This image taken by JWST is of which Nebula?

a)

Eagle Nebula

b)

Carina Nebula

c)

Ring Nebula

d)

Helix Nebula

34.

As the mass of the objects DECREASES, gravity will...

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

d)

None of the above

35.

What do telescopes do?

a)

help to look at objects in space

b)

look at the animals in sea

c)

look at people

d)

all the above

36.

Reflecting telescopes use _______ to focus light.

a)

Lenses

b)

No mirrors

c)

Mirrors

d)

A lens and lasers

37.

A refracting telescope uses _______ to focus light.

a)

Lenses

b)

Mirrors

c)

Lasers

d)

Water

38.

What is the MAJOR problem with trying to see stars in or near a city?

a)

No telescopes

b)

Light pollution

c)

Clouds

d)

The stars are too far away.

39.

Are there other planets out there in the universe besides the ones in our solar system?

a)

It depends on which country you are in.

b)

Yes

c)

No

d)

Maybe

40.

What are planets outside our solar system officially called?

a)

Ecoplanets

b)

Exoplanets

c)

Alien Worlds

d)

Exoworlds

41.

How many exoplanets have been discovered till date?

a)

4450

b)

5539

c)

6800

d)

3399

42.

Select the exoplanet.

a)

Stephenson

b)

Mercury

c)

Kepler-16b

d)

Proxima Centauri

43.

Exoplanets having temperature between -15°C to 10°C are

a)

Mesoplanets

b)

Thermoplanets

c)

Psychroplanets

d)

None of the above

44.

What is a light year?

a)

Time taken by light to travel in a year

b)

Distance that light travels in a year

c)

Distance light travels in a second

d)

None of the above

45.

What is the habitable zone?

a)

Too hot

b)

Too cold

c)

Just right

d)

None of the above

46.
Sometimes I am called a "dirty snowball". I have a hydrogen cloud, coma, and a nucleus. I am invisible except when near the sun. What am I?
a)
Asteroid
b)
Star
c)
Meteor
d)
Comet
47.

Which of these can become a shooting star?

a)

Asteroids

b)

Comets

c)

Meteroids

d)

Planets

48.

The shape of Milky Way Galaxy is  

a)

Barred Spiral

b)

Spiral

c)

Elliptical 

d)

Irregular

49.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
50.

Galaxies spin, similar to how our solar system spins.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

The Hindu calendar is a type of ___________

a)

Lunar Calendar

b)

Lunisolar Calendar

c)

Solar Calendar

d)

None of the above

52.

Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha is celebrated on which phase of the Moon?

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

c)

Crescent Moon

d)

Gibbous Moon

53.

The (a)   calendar is used by a majority of the countries all over the world.

54.

Which among the following is a type of Lunar Calendar?

a)

Islamic Calendar

b)

Hindu Calendar

c)

Gregorian Calendar

d)

None of the above

55.

Black dwarfs expected to exist in the universe at the present time?

a)

True

b)

False

56.

The life cycles of stars are determined by their:

a)

mass (size)

b)

color

c)

distance from Earth

d)

how bright they are

57.

Our Sun is currently in what star stage?

a)
Protostar
b)
Nebula
c)

Main Sequence Stage

d)
Red Giant
58.

The Space Race was between which two countries?

a)

USA and Soviet Union

b)

Soviet Union and China

c)

USA and China

d)

China and India

59.

The Closest Galaxy to the Milky Way is (a)   Galaxy.

60.

(a)   was first person who went to Space.

61.

What is Relative?

a)

Relative means opposite

b)

Relative means in comparison of something else

c)

Both

d)

None of the above

62.

Observers using different ___________________ may measure different velocities for an object in motion

a)

Frame of reference

b)

Relatives of motion

c)

Constant Velocity

d)

Projectile motions

63.

Frame of Reference that is not accelerated is known as

a)

Inertial

b)

Non - Inertial

c)

Rotational

d)

Relational

64.

According to Einstein, what is the fourth dimension?

a)

Velocity

b)

Speed

c)

Acceleration

d)

Time

65.

Compared to stationary clocks moving clocks run 

a)

Faster

b)

Slower

c)

At the same rate

d)

None of the above

66.

Which planet has biggest volcano

a)

Saturn

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

67.

What's the biggest challenge of living on the Moon's surface?


a)
  • No air to breathe


b)
  • Strong gravity


c)

Extreme heat

d)

Low gravity

68.

When was ISRO founded?

a)
September 2, 1970
b)
August 15, 1969
c)
July 20, 1969
d)
May 5, 1955
69.

Under (a)   program ISRO plans to send Indian astronauts to space.

70.

Scientist believe only five percent of the Universe is made up of ________________

a)

dark energy

b)

all known objects

c)

dark matter

d)

gravity

71.

What did the discovery of dark energy reveal about the universe's expansion?

a)

It is slowing down

b)

It is accelerating

c)

It is constant

d)

It has stopped

72.

Most of the universe is made of

a)

visible matter

b)

Invisible matter

c)

dark energy

d)

dark energy and dark matter

73.

What does the word HELIOCENTRIC mean?

a)

earth - center

b)

sun- center

c)

moon - center

d)

planet- center

74.
When I look up in the sky, the star seem so small. Why?
a)
They are small.
b)
They are shrinking away.
c)
They are as small as a mouse.
d)
The stars are millions of miles away from the earth.
75.
Why can't I see more stars during the day?
a)
The earth turns away from the stars during the day.
b)
The sun is so bright during the day that it hides the lights from the other stars.
c)
The stars shine at night and go out during the day.
d)
The stars are lazy!
76.

Which phase of the moon is shown in picture?

a)

New Moon

b)

Waxing Crescent Moon

c)

Waning Crescent Moon

d)

Full Moon

77.

What is the primary purpose of the thermal layer in a spacesuit?

a)

To provide comfort to the astronaut

b)

To protect against micrometeoroids

c)

To regulate temperature

d)

To supply oxygen

78.

Which component of the spacesuit is primarily responsible for maintaining communication with mission control?

a)

Helmet visor

b)

Thermal control system

c)

Snoopy Cap

d)

Oxygen supply system

79.

Any object thrown into air upon which the only acting force is gravity is known as

a)

Rocket

b)

Satellite

c)

Probe

d)

Projectile

80.

Mathematical experiments were done by Galileo and he proved that the path of a projectile is a

a)

Straight Line

b)

Parabola

c)

Hyperbola

d)

Circle

81.

Escape Velocity of the Earth is (a)   km/s.

82.
When the part of the world that you're living in is leaning towards the Sun, its _____
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
83.

Where Chandrayaan 3 landed on the moon?

a)

Near the South Pole

b)

Near the North Pole

c)

Near the equatorial region

d)

None of the above

84.

The mission objectives of Chandrayaan-3

a)

To demonstrate Rover roving on the moon

b)

To demonstrate a Safe and Soft Landing on Lunar Surface

c)

To conduct in-situ scientific experiments.

d)

All of the above

85.

What is the full form of MOM?

a)

Music Operations Manager

b)

Mars Orbiter Mission

c)

Mars Mission Orbiter

d)

None of the above

86.

Where is the Hubble Spacecraft today?

a)

Sitting on another planet

b)

Stored at NASA

c)

Low Earth orbit

d)

In the air and space museum

87.

What is the name of the current NASA Mission that plans to send humans back to the Moon

a)

Apollo

b)

Gemini

c)

Artemis

d)

Zeus

88.

Is there water on the Moon?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

May be

d)

Noe of the above

89.

Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) was launched in the year (a)  

90.
How do satellites "see" things?
a)
Sensing electromagnetic radiation
b)
MAGIC of course
c)
With cameras on loop
d)
Using remote sensing cameras mounted to the body and projected to earth
91.

The two types of remote sensing are ____________ & _____________.

a)

Yogi & Boo Boo

b)

Color & Panchromatic

c)

Passive & Active

d)

Sputnik & GOES

92.

T or F: Remote sensing can be used to monitor changes on the Earth's surface over time.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Not Sure

93.

Which of these is a source of radiation in passive sensors

a)

Sensors

b)

Sun

c)

Laser

d)

All of the above

94.

 An individual with scientific research knowledge who aims to spread scientific knowledge in simplified manner is known as

a)

Engineer

b)

Science Communicator

c)

Astronaut

d)

Astronomer

95.

Engineers who work on every aspect of aircraft and spacecraft designing are known as

a)

Bioengineers

b)

Chemical Engineers

c)

Mechanical Engineers

d)

Aerospace Engineers

96.
The energy from the sun is created by a process called:
a)

Nuclear fission

b)

Nuclear fusion

c)

Both a and b

d)

None of the above

97.
When we look at the sun, what layer are we viewing?
a)

Photosphere

b)

Chromosphere

c)

Corona

d)

Convection zone

98.

Among these, which one is the cheapest method of Safe Landing?

a)

Sky Crane

b)

Legged Landing System

c)

Parachute

d)

Propulsion System

99.
If you cut a magnet in half, what happens to the poles?
a)
One half gets the North Pole, the other half gets the South Pole
b)
Both halves get only a North Pole
c)
Both halves get only a South Pole
d)
Both halves get a North pole and a South Pole
100.

Where is AREA 51 located?

a)

California

b)

Nevada

c)

New Mexico

d)

Colorado

101.

Name the black hole in the center of the Milky Way.

a)

Sagittarius A*

b)

Orion 2-01

c)

Don't ask me

d)

M31

102.

Which 3 countries previously sent missions to Mars?

a)

Europe, Asia and Australia

b)

Russia, Africa and USA

c)

USA, Russia and Europe

d)

None of the above

103.

Space probes which touchdown the surface of celestial body is known as

a)

flyby

b)

lander

c)

orbiter

d)

revolver