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Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which planet is mentioned in the passage as having a faint reddish color?
A) Venus
B) Mars
C) Jupiter
D) Saturn
Who are Steven Vogt and Paul Butler?
Astronauts
Astronomers
Engineers
Chemists
According to the passage, what question are Steven Vogt and Paul Butler trying to answer?
Is there a planet outside our solar system that can support life?
How do stars form?
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
How far is the sun from Earth?
Read the passage: 'Every planet orbits, or travels around, a star. The Earth's star is the sun. Seven other planets orbit the sun, too. Together, these planets and the sun make up our solar system.' What makes up our solar system?
Only the sun
Only the planets
The planets and the sun
Only the Earth
Read the passage: 'Every planet orbits, or travels around, a star. The Earth's star is the sun.' Which star does the Earth orbit?
The Moon
The Sun
Mars
Jupiter
What is the name of our galaxy?
Andromeda
Milky Way
Gliese 581g
Solar System
Why is our galaxy called the Milky Way?
Because it is made of milk
Because of the white, milky light that the mass of stars creates in the night sky
Because it is the only galaxy
Because it is close to the Sun
The newly discovered planet, Gliese 581g, is in the Milky Way galaxy.
True
False
According to the passage 'Searching for Something You Can't See,' what tool can you use to look for planets outside our solar system?
Microscope
Telescope
Binoculars
Magnifying glass
What is a spectrometer used for, according to the passage?
Measuring sound
Measuring light
Measuring temperature
Measuring distance
The special telescope used by Vogt and Butler is eight stories tall.
True
False
As a planet travels around its star, what effect can it have on the star?
It makes the star disappear.
It makes the star wobble a little bit.
It makes the star brighter.
It makes the star change color.
What did Vogt and Butler discover about the star Gliese 581?
It was the brightest star
It wobbled, indicating a planet was orbiting it
It disappeared
It changed color
According to the passage 'Is There Water?', since 1990, astronomers have discovered close to how many new planets?
100
200
500
1000
According to the passage 'Is There Water?', Gliese 581g is the first planet that might be like _____
Mars
Jupiter
Earth
Venus
According to the passage 'Is There Water?', Gliese 581g probably has a hard, rocky surface like Earth.
True
False
Paul Butler said, 'On Earth, anywhere you have liquid water you find life.'
True
False
What are the three forms of water?
Solid, Liquid, Gas
Ice, Snow, Rain
Water, Juice, Milk
Steam, Cloud, Rain
When water is heated and turns into steam, what form is it in?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
According to the passage, what do scientists call the place that is not too close and not too far from a star, where a watery planet can exist?
The Hot Zone
The Cold Zone
The Goldilocks Zone
The Watery Zone
Stars give off a lot of heat.
True
False
According to the passage, how many of the known planets were just on the edge of the Goldilocks zone?
One
Two
Three
Four
Which of the following best describes the Goldilocks zone?
The hottest area around a star
The coldest area around a star
The area where the temperature is perfect for liquid water
The area farthest from a star
Gliese 581g circles the Sun.
True
False
According to the passage 'What's Next?', what do some people hope to discover by finding a new, Earth-like planet?
New minerals
Other intelligent life
Water
New galaxies
According to the passage 'What's Next?', Vogt and Butler think our galaxy could have billions of planets like Gliese 581g.
True
False
a scientist who studies outer space
astronomer
galaxy
spectrometer
intelligent life
a huge group of stars and planets
astronomer
solar system
galaxy
star
a living being like a human that thinks and is able to understand and solve complicated problems
astronomer
galaxy
intelligent life
spectrometer
to travel around or circle something
telescope
spectrometer
solar system
orbit
the sun and the eight planets that circle it
galaxy
solar system
orbit
star
a machine that measures light
spectrometer
telescope
star
astronmer
a large ball of gas that gives off heat and light;
sun
star
planet
telescope
a device that makes things far away look bigger
spectrometer
solar system
telescope
stethoscope
What genre is this book?
fantasy
science fiction
nonfiction
realistic fiction
