Unit 1: Space Question Preview (ID: 40265)


Components Of The Solar System, Gravity, Space Exploration (past And Future). TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Describe the Earth's movements.
a) Earth moves around the moon in a circular orbit
b) Earth moves around the sun in a circular orbit
c) Earth moves around the moon in an elliptical orbit
d) Earth moves around the sun in an elliptical orbit

How many days does it take Earth to revolve around the sun?
a) 24
b) 365.25
c) 100
d) 300

What causes the planets to orbit the sun?
a) Electrical magnetic pull from the sun
b) The spinning of the solar system
c) The gravitational pull from the sun
d) Earth's gravity

Which are the outer planets?
a) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto
b) Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Pluto
c) Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Earth
d) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Which are the inner planets
a) Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Mars
b) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn
c) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
d) Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune

Which planet takes the least amount of time to get around the sun?
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Earth
d) Mars

Which planet takes the longest to get around the sun?
a) Earth
b) Saturn
c) Venus
d) Neptune

Which planet would you weight the most on?
a) Mars because it is the red planet
b) Earth because it has a breathable atmosphere
c) Jupiter because it is the largest planet
d) Mercury because it is the closest planet to the Sun

All planets in our solar system have what shaped orbit?
a) Circular
b) elliptical
c) oblique
d) pear

Mission Gemini was focusing on what research?
a) How long term space flights affect humans
b) How to land on the moon
c) How to get to Mars
d) How to orbit the Earth

What was the purpose of Mission Apollo?
a) To better understand the affects of space travel on humans
b) To send a man to the Moon
c) To send a man to Mars
d) To orbit Earth

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