Space 1
What type of star is the Sun?
A) Red Giant
B) Yellow Dwarf
C) White Dwarf
B) Yellow Dwarf
How long does Mercury take to orbit the Sun?
A) 100 days
B) 90 days
C) 88 days
C) 88 days
Venus is sometimes called the ______ star.
A) Morning or Evening
B) Bright or Dark
C) Red or Blue
A) Morning or Evening
What percent of Earth is water?
A) 50%
B) 29%
C) 71%
C) 71%
What causes Earth's seasons?
A) Its orbit shape
B) Its distance from the Sun
C) Its tilt
C) Its tilt
Earth is the only planet with visible life.
TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
What makes the Moon bright?
A) Its own light
B) Reflection of Sun's light
C) Stars nearby
B) Reflection of Sun's light
How long does the Moon take to orbit Earth?
A) 27 days
B) 29 days
C) 31 days
A) 27 days
Who was the first man to walk on the Moon?
A) Buzz Aldrin
B) Neil Armstrong
C) Yuri Gagarin
B) Neil Armstrong
What is the tallest mountain in the solar system?
A) Mount Everest
B) Olympus Mons
C) Caloris Basin
B) Olympus Mons
What gives Mars its red color?
A) Carbon Dioxide
B) Iron Oxide
C) Helium
B) Iron Oxide
What is the Great Red Spot on Jupiter?
A) A storm
B) A volcano
C) A crater
A) A storm
What are Saturn's rings made of?
A) Ice and dust
B) Rock
C) Gas
A) Ice and dust
Saturn is the ______ largest planet.
A) First
B) Third
C) Second
C) Second
What color is Uranus?
A) Light blue-green
B) Red
C) Blue
A) Light blue-green
What is unique about Uranus's rotation?
A) Rotates on its side
B) Spins fastest
C) Doesn't rotate
A) Rotates on its side
What is Neptune's color?
A) Blue
B) Green
C) Purple
A) Blue
What is special about Neptunes moon named Triton?
A) Orbits backward
B) Has rings
C) Is largest moon
A) Orbits backward
What is Pluto now considered?
A) Planet
B) Asteroid
C) Dwarf planet
C) Dwarf planet
Who named Pluto?
A) Clyde Tombaugh
B) Venetia Burney
C) Galileo
B) Venetia Burney
How many Earths can fit inside the Sun?
A) 1.3 million
B) 1 million
C) 3 million
A) 1.3 million
How hot can the Sun get?
A) 5,000°F
B) 10,000°F
C) 20,000°F
B) 10,000°F
Why does Mercury have extreme temperature changes?
A) Far from Sun
B) Thick atmosphere
C) No atmosphere
C) No atmosphere
What traps heat on Venus?
A) Nitrogen
B) Carbon Dioxide
C) Helium
B) Carbon Dioxide
How hot can Venus get?
A) 900°F
B) 100°F
C) 1,000,000°F
A) 900°F
What do we call a large ball of ice and rock that orbits the Sun?
A) Asteroid
B) Star
C) Comet
C) Comet
What force keeps planets moving around the Sun?
A) Magnetism
B) Gravity
C) Electricity
B) Gravity
What are constellations?
A) Groups of stars forming patterns in the sky
B) Clouds in space
C) Planets orbiting the Sun
A) Groups of stars forming patterns in the sky
What is the name of the vehicle astronauts use to travel into space?
A) Space train
B) Helicopter
C) Rocket
C) Rocket
What do astronauts use to breathe safely in space?
A) Space helmets
B) Sunglasses
C) Earplugs
A) Space helmets
What special clothing protects astronauts from the cold and lack of air in space?
A) Spacesuit
B) Space Jacket
C) Space coat
A) Spacesuit
What do we call a piece of rock that burns up in Earth’s atmosphere and looks like a streak of light?
A) Comet
B) Asteroid
C) Meteor
C) Meteor
What is the name of the galaxy where our solar system is located?
A) Milky Circle
B) Big Dipper
C) Milky Way
C) Milky Way
Which planet has the most moons?
A) Jupiter
B) Earth
C) Mars
A) Jupiter (67 moons)
What is an asteroid?
A) A large ball of gas
B) A rocky object that orbits the Sun
C) A frozen comet
B) A rocky object that orbits the Sun