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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following planets in our solar system that is able to sustain life?

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

2.

There are many stars in space but which is the nearest one?

a)

Polaris

b)

Sirius

c)

Canopis

d)

Proxima Centauri

3.

The asteroid belt is a series of asteroids between what two planets?

a)

Earth and Mars

b)

Mars and Jupiter

c)

Jupiter and Saturn

d)

Saturn and Uranus

4.

Which of the following is NOT a terrestrial/rocky planet?

a)

Saturn

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

5.

What unit of length is used to express astronomical distances to nearby stars?

a)

Light-year

b)

Kilometer

c)

Parsecs

d)

Astronomical unit

6.

What is the name of the force which keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

a)

Weight

b)

Gravity

c)

magnetic force

d)

Mass

7.

Theres a planet in our solar system that rains diamonds, which of the following is it?

a)

Neptune

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

8.

Who is the first man in space?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Sally Ride

d)

John Glenn

9.

Which of the following is a term for a natural satellite?

a)

Sun

b)

Orbital

c)

Spacecraft

d)

Moon

10.

What is the name of the galaxy we live in?

a)

Triangulum

b)

Andromeda

c)

Milky Way

d)

Aquarius dwarf

11.

What is the center of the Milky Way?

a)

Star

b)

Black Hole

c)

Interdimensional whirlpool

d)

Quasar

12.

What astronomical event occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon?

a)

Lunar Eclipse

b)

Meteor Showers

c)

New Moon

d)

Solar Eclipse

13.

What object killed the dinosaurs?

a)

Meteor

b)

Comet

c)

Shooting star

d)

Asteroid

14.

What protects Earth from meteoroids and radiation from the sun?

a)

Air cover

b)

Gravity

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Sky

15.

What is the center of a planet called?

a)

Centre

b)

Core

c)

Crust

d)

Mantle

16.

Who is the first man to walk on the moon?

a)

Alan Bean

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Jayce Talis

17.

It is a massive explosion when a star dies.

a)

Star Burst

b)

Quasar

c)

Gamma Ray Burst

d)

Supernova

18.

What object in space that are composed of ice and rock?

a)

Meteor

b)

Asteroid

c)

Comet

d)

Terrestrial

19.

It is an emission of electromagnetic radiation in the Sun's atmosphere.

a)

Solar Storm

b)

Ultraviolet rays

c)

Solar heat

d)

SunBurst

20.

What planet has the most moons in our solar system?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Saturn