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Space and Astronomy Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ethan and Lily are learning about the solar system. They discover a region between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids orbit around the Sun. What is this region called?

a)

Asteroid belt

b)

Galaxy

c)

Orbit

d)

Milky Way

2.

Emma and Grace are stargazing and notice a rocky or metallic object that orbits the Sun and is much smaller than a planet. What is it?

a)

Asteroid

b)

Comet

c)

Moon

d)

Star

3.

Noah and Isla were stargazing one night and wondered, "What is a large group of stars held together by gravity and separated from other groups of stars by large regions of space?"

a)

Galaxy

b)

Solar system

c)

Universe

d)

Asteroid belt

4.

Scarlett and Maya are discussing the solar system. Scarlett asks, "Which planets are considered inner planets?"

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

d)

Venus, Earth, Neptune, Pluto

5.

Evelyn was reading about celestial bodies and came across one that is made of ice, dust, and rock with an elongated and elliptical orbit that revolves around the Sun. What is this celestial body called?

a)

Comet

b)

Planet

c)

Galaxy

d)

Asteroid

6.

Olivia and David are stargazing and discussing the galaxy that contains our solar system. What is the name of this galaxy?

a)

Milky Way

b)

Andromeda

c)

Asteroid belt

d)

Universe

7.

Benjamin and Mia are discussing the solar system. Which planets do they identify as outer planets?

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

c)

Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

d)

Venus, Earth, Neptune, Pluto

8.

Emma is looking up at the night sky and wonders what is a natural satellite that orbits a planet?

a)

Moon

b)

Comet

c)

Star

d)

Asteroid

9.

Priya is observing the motion of the Earth around the Sun. She notes that one complete revolution around the Sun equals one year. What is this motion called?

a)

Revolution

b)

Rotation

c)

Orbit

d)

Galaxy

10.

Elijah is observing the Earth from space. He notices that the Earth spins on its axis, causing day and night. What is this spinning motion called?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Orbit

d)

Galaxy

11.

What contains all space and the matter space contains?

a)

Universe

b)

Galaxy

c)

Solar system

d)

Asteroid belt

12.

Liam is observing the path a planet takes as it revolves around the sun. What is this path called?

a)

Orbit

b)

Rotation

c)

Revolution

d)

Galaxy

13.

Emma is looking up at the night sky and wonders what is a ball of gas in space that produces its own heat and light?

a)

Star

b)

Planet

c)

Comet

d)

Asteroid

14.

Nora is looking through her telescope and sees a large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce its own light. What is she most likely observing?

a)

Planet

b)

Star

c)

Comet

d)

Asteroid

15.

What is a system of planets and other bodies that orbit a star?

a)

Solar system

b)

Galaxy

c)

Universe

d)

Asteroid belt

16.

During a science class, Priya asked her teacher about the star at the center of our solar system that supplies heat and light to Earth. What is the name of this star?

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Milky Way

d)

Galaxy