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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the telescope that replaced the Hubble?

a)

James Webb Space Telescope

b)

John L Lubbert Space Telescope

c)

Mary R Williams Space Telescope

d)

Giovanni Sander Space Telescope

2.

They are groups of stars.

a)

Planets

b)

Stars

c)

Constellations

d)

Compass Rose

e)

Hemisphere

3.

The Sun is a...

a)

Planet

b)

Star

c)

Constellation

d)

Compass Rose

e)

Hemisphere

4.
What celestial body is at the center of our solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
Milky Way
d)
Sun
5.
How long does it take from one full moon to the next full moon?
a)
About one day.
b)
About one year
c)
About one season
d)
About one month.
6.
What's the difference between asteroids and comets?
a)
comets are made of rock and asteroids are made of dust and ice.
b)
Asteroids are made of rock and comets are made of dust and ice.
c)
Asteroids orbit the sun while comets orbit a planet.
d)
comets are larger than asteroids.
7.
What makes the moon shine at night?
a)
The moon reflects the light from the Earth.
b)
The moon provides its own light.
c)
The moon reflects the light from the sun.
d)
The moon burns like a star.
8.
true or false:  Stars that are the same color are usually about the same size.
a)
True
b)
False
9.

A machine that orbits in space

a)

Industry

b)

Satellite

10.

What is the name of the Earth's natural satellite?

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

The International Space Station

11.

What are the types of satellites?

a)

Artificial & Homemade

b)

Natural & Organic

c)

Natural & Artificial

12.

Artificial satellites are launched into space on rockets

a)

True

b)

False

13.

How long does it take for the Moon to orbit the Earth?

a)

31 days

b)

30 days

c)

29 days

d)

28 days

14.

What do natural and artificial satellites have in common?

a)

the don't have anything in common

b)

they orbit celestial bodies

c)

they send information to the Earth

d)

the float outer space with no direction

15.

Artificial satellites can be used to study the mountains, oceans and weather on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

16.
Today, the number of satellites orbiting the Earth is in the...
a)
hundreds.
b)
thousands.
c)
billions.
d)
millions.
17.

On July 20, 1969, this famous event happened.

a)

Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the lunar surface and he said the famous words, "That's one small step for a man. One giant leap for mankind.”

b)

Project Apollo placed 12 humans on the moon at once.

c)

NASA decided to stop trying to land on the moon.

d)

NASA landed their first space craft on Mars.

18.

The goal of the International Space Station is to:

a)

cause arguing among people from different countries

b)

help out only NASA and no other space agency

c)

further advance all space technologies and discoveries, while promoting cooperation among the nations of the world

d)

create a really cool place to live away from Earth

19.

Sputnik I, which was the first unmanned, satellite to orbit the Earth was sent up in 1957 by:

a)

The Soviet Union (Russia)

b)

The US

c)

The European Union

d)

India

20.

The Space Race was considered important because...

a)

it showed the world which country had the best science, technology, and economic system.

b)

the Soviet Union was much more advanced in science and technology.

c)

the United States is the largest country in the world.

d)

we had an opportunity to win many medals.