Practice Space Science Multiple Choice Questions with Answers Quiz-1

Q.1.

The hottest color star is

Blue
White
Yellow
Red

Q.2.

Heat energy from the Earth

biofuel
hydroelectric
wind
geothermal

Q.3.

The apparent brightness of a star

varies with the position from which it is viewed.
can be calculated from its absolute brightness and mass.
is greater as distance from the sun increases.
is a measure of its light viewed from any position.

Q.4.

Does the moon rotate or revolve around Earth?

Rotate
Revolve

Q.5.

Which star is the nearest to our Earth

Polaris
Rasalhague
Arcturus
Sun

Q.6.

Why does the Earth seem flat for us?

there are different Earths
The earth is round, but we only see a small part that seems flat.
Earth is round like a plate, so it seems round when you are over it and flat when you are on it
Earth is round like a ball, but people live on the flat part in the middle..

Q.7.

What number planet from the sun is Earth?

1
2
3
8

Q.8.

Why don't people on the South Pole fall off Earth?

Sticky Shoes
Good Grip
They are frozen to Earth
Gravity

Q.9.

How does Earth have day or night?

Magic
The earth's rotation around it's axis, causing one side to face the sun, and the other to face away.
By the moon creating night and the sun creating day.

Q.10.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of both the moon and Earth?

gravity
rocks
craters
oceans

Q.11.

Earth's rotation causes all of the following EXCEPT

day and night
apparent movement of the sun across the sky
changing shadows
weather

Q.12.

Which of these appears in Earth's atmosphere?

a moon
a meteor
an asteroid
a comet

Q.13.

Why would you weigh more on Jupiter than you do on Earth?

Jupiter has more mass and more gravitational pull
Jupiter has less mass and less gravitational pull
You would not weigh more on Jupiter
Jupiter has more mass and less gravitational pull

Q.14.

What protects life on Earth from harmful ultra violet rays?

Earth's distance from the Sun
Earth's tilt
Moon's gravity
Ozone layer

Q.15.

Life on Earth would not be possible without which of the following?

A moon & liquid water
A moon and Earth's location
Ozone and a moon
Water & Earth's location from the Sun

Q.16.

Because the Earth ismillion mies from the Sun, the light from this star takes_____ to reach us.

8 hours
1 hour
8 minutes

Q.17.

What does Earth ROTATE (spin) around?

Sun
Moon
It's Axis
Other Planets

Q.18.

True or False: One day on Earth is caused by one ROTATION around the Earth's Axis.

True
False

Q.19.

True or False: One day on Earth is caused by one REVOLUTION around the sun.

True
False

Q.20.

True or False:The North Star is called POLARIS?

T
F

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