Knowledge
Earth is the third planet from the sun and gets just the right amount of ______ to support human, animal, and plant life.
a. gravitational pull
b. heat and light
c. clouds and water
b. heat and light
Which of the following is an uncrewed spacecraft that explores space, constantly taking pictures?
a. space probe
b. spacecraft
c. telescope
a. space probe
Which word means: a natural or man-made object that orbits a planet or smaller object
a. shuttle
b. satellite
c. star
b. satellite
Which word best completes the sentence:
It began to rain, ____ we rescheduled the soccer game.
a. because
b. and
c. so
c. so
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Choose the word that best completes the sentence:
As Earth _______, or spins on its axis, it causes day and night.
rotates
Which is a crewed or uncrewed vehicle designed to travel into space for research and exploration?
a. telescope
b. space probe
c. spacecraft
c. spacecraft
Which word means: a very large cluster of billions of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity?
a. Gravity
b. Eclipse
c. Galaxy
c. Galaxy
Which word best completes the sentence:
I rushed through my problem set and made a ____ mistake on two problems.
a. careless
b. careful
c. carelessly
b. careless
What was the name of the rocket ship that took three American astronauts to the moon in 1969?
Apollo 11
What are examples of objects that orbit the sun?
planets, meteoroids, etc.
What country sent dogs into space first?
Russia
What is a synonym for the word frigid?
freezing, cold, etc.
Which word best completes the sentence:
The singer's _____ music had everyone happy and dancing!
a. joyfully
b. joyless
c. joyous
c. joyous
What do you call an event that occurs when one object in outer space blocks the sunlight reaching another object?
True or False:
The sun is the biggest, brightest, and hottest star in our galaxy.
False.
What country sent apes into space before humans?
United States
a building used for looking at stars, planets, and other space objects. It holds large telescopes.
Which sentence uses the correct punctuation?
a. The three dog's leashes are hanging on the hook in the kitchen.
b. The three dogs leashes are hanging on the hook in the kitchen.
c. The three dogs' leashes are hanging on the hook in the kitchen.
c. The three dogs' leashes are hanging on the hook in the kitchen.
What is the most common gas in the universe?
hydrogen
What spiral galaxy is Earth part of?
Milky Way
What was the name of the Russian cosmonaut who was the first human in space? Fun fact: he orbited the Earth for 108 minutes.
a. Neil Armstrong
b. Buzz Aldrin
c. Yuri Gagarin
What does pursue mean in the following sentence:
Maurice wanted to pursue his dream of being a doctor, so he went to medical school.
to do what is needed to accomplish something.
to do whatever it takes to accomplish something.
Which word best completes the sentence?
I couldn't go outside to sled, _____ I forgot my snow pants.
a. because
b. so
c. and
a. because
What is the name of the closest galaxy to the Milky Way?
Andromeda Galaxy