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SUPER MEGA BUMPER SPACE QUIZ!

1. What is the name of our Galaxy?

a)The Universe

b)The Milky Way

c)The Solar System

d)Mr Galaxy

2. How many times would the Earth fit inside the sun?

a)1,300

b)1,600

c)8,000

d)More than a million

3. How many 100 watt light bulbs would equal the brightness of the sun?

a)One million

b)Two billion

c)Three trillion

d)Four quadrillion

4. When did scientists prove the Pluto exists?

a)1930

b)1876

c)1969

d)They have never been able to prove it

5. What causes Jupiter’s stripy appearance?

a)A volcano

b)Red dust

c)A violent storm

d)The sun is hotter on some parts than on others

6. If you weighed 50kg on Earth how much would you weigh on Mars?

a)18kg

b)19kg

c)20kg

d)21kg

7. What is Betelgeuse?

a)A disease which affects astronauts

b)The name of a rocket

c)The largest known star

d)Our nearest black hole

8. What causes the giant red spot on Jupiter?

a)The speed of its rotation

b)It’s a huge crater

c)The shadow of one of its moons

d)A sea

9. What is unusual about the sun compared to many other stars?

a)It has planets orbiting it

b)It is a ball of burning gas

c)It is all on its own

d)It is bigger than other stars

10. How many heat resistant tiles are on a space shuttle?

a)10,000

b)15,000

c)20,000

d)25,000

11. What is a prominence?

a)An eruption from one of Mars’s volcanoes

b)A jet of gas thrown up by the Sun

c)A cluster of rock in the asteroid belt

d)Part of a rocket’s engine

12. Scientists believe that a cloud surrounds the solar system. What is this cloud called?

a)The atmosphere

b)The Milky Way

c)The Oort cloud

d)The Cirrus Cloud

13. What is the Earth’s core made of?

a)Molten lava

b)Water

c)Gold and Aluminium

d)Iron and Nickel

14. Which planet is also known as the red planet?

a)Mercury

b)Venus

c)Mars

d)Jupiter

15. How long does it take for the moon to rotate on its axis?

a)one day

b)one week

c)one month

d)one year

16. What date is the longest day?

a)21st March

b)21st June

c)21st September

d)21st December

17. What shape are the Sun, Moon and Earth?

  1. Round
  2. Flat
  3. Spherical
  4. Cuboid

18. At what time of day would a shadow be at its shortest?

  1. Sunrise
  2. Midday
  3. Sunset
  4. Midnight

19. What is the correct term for the halo of light around a comet?

  1. Coma
  2. Glow
  3. Shine
  4. Aura

20. How many times would earth fit inside Jupiter?

  1. 600
  2. 1,300
  3. 2,900
  4. 3,600

21. What are meteorites?

  1. Space rocks that crash into planets
  2. Bits of dust
  3. Alien missiles
  4. Lumps of ice

22. Which is the closest planet to the sun?

  1. Venus
  2. Mars
  3. Mercury
  4. Earth

23. Where would you find the asteroid belt?

  1. Between Earth and Mars
  2. Between Mars and Jupiter
  3. Between Jupiter and Saturn
  4. Holding up your trousers

24. Which planet is heavier than all the others?

  1. Earth, because it is the only planet with people on it
  2. Mars, because it is very dense
  3. Neptune, because it is far away from the sun and so is very icy
  4. Jupiter, because it is the biggest planet.

25. How many times has man landed on the moon?

  1. 1
  2. 6
  3. 12
  4. 13

26. How many planets are there?

  1. 8
  2. 9
  3. 10
  4. 11

27. Which is the only planet with flowing water on its surface?

  1. Venus
  2. Mars
  3. Uranus
  4. Earth

28. What planet is roughly the same size as Neptune?

  1. Uranus
  2. Earth
  3. Mercury
  4. Jupiter

29. How much of the Earth’s surface is covered by water?

  1. 50%
  2. 60%
  3. 70%
  4. 80%

30. What is the sun’s corona?

  1. Its core
  2. Its outer layer of atmosphere
  3. Its inner layer of atmosphere
  4. Its surface