Earth and Space: Explore Our Planet and the Stars

Question 1

Which of these is NOT a planet in our solar system? Planets go around the sun.

Accepted Answer

Sun

Answer

Earth

Answer

Mars

Answer

Jupiter

Question 2

Which planet in our solar system is rocky and has a reddish color?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Answer

Venus

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Neptune

Question 3

Which of these is NOT a planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Sun

Answer

Earth

Answer

Mars

Answer

Venus

Question 4

Which of these is NOT a planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Sun

Answer

Earth

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Mars

Question 5

Which star is at the center of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Sun

Answer

Moon

Answer

Earth

Answer

Mars

Question 6

Which celestial body was once considered a planet in our solar system but is no longer classified as one?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Answer

Earth

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Mars

Question 7

What causes day and night on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Earth spinning on its axis

Answer

Earth's orbit around the Sun

Answer

The Moon's movement around Earth

Answer

The Sun moving around the Earth

Question 8

What force makes things fall to the ground?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Answer

Friction

Answer

Magnetism

Answer

Buoyancy

Question 9

Which of these celestial bodies is no longer considered a planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Answer

Earth

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Venus

Question 10

What is the large, glowing ball of gas that sits at the center of our solar system and provides us with light and warmth?

Accepted Answer

Sun

Answer

Moon

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Mars

Question 11

Which celestial body was once considered a planet but is now classified differently?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Mars

Question 12

Which of these is not a planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Answer

Mars

Answer

Saturn

Answer

Neptune

Question 13

Which of these is not a planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Moon

Answer

Mars

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Saturn

Question 14

Which of these is NOT part of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

The Milky Way

Answer

The Sun

Answer

Earth

Answer

Saturn

Question 15

Why is it daytime on one side of the Earth and nighttime on the other?

Accepted Answer

The Earth spins on its axis.

Answer

The Earth moves around the Sun.

Answer

The Moon blocks the Sun's light.

Answer

The Sun moves around the Earth.

Question 16

Which of these was once considered a planet but is now classified differently?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Venus

Answer

Jupiter

Question 17

Which planet in our solar system is the warmest?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Answer

Mars

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Saturn

Question 18

Which of these is a small, icy world that orbits the Sun but is not a full-sized planet?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Mars

Question 19

What is one of the main effects of the Earth's rotation?

Accepted Answer

Day and night occur.

Answer

The Earth moves around the Sun.

Answer

The moon orbits the Earth.

Answer

The tides are affected.

Question 20

Which of these is NOT part of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

A galaxy far, far away

Answer

The Sun

Answer

The Moon

Answer

Mars

Question 21

What makes it day and night on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Earth spinning on its own

Answer

Earth spinning around the Sun

Answer

Moon spinning around Earth

Answer

Sun spinning on its own

Question 22

Which of these is a planet that goes around the Sun in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Answer

Sun

Answer

Moon

Answer

Star

Question 23

Which of these is not a planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Answer

Earth

Answer

Mars

Answer

Jupiter

Question 24

What makes it day and night on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Earth spinning on its axis

Answer

Earth going around the Sun

Answer

Earth's axis tilting

Answer

Moon going around Earth

Question 25

Which star is at the center of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

The Sun

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Mars

Answer

Venus

Question 26

Which of these is not a planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Answer

Mars

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Saturn

Question 27

What makes it day and night on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Earth spinning around itself

Answer

Sun moving around Earth

Answer

Moon blocking the Sun

Answer

Clouds covering the Sun

Question 28

What is the name of the planet we live on?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Answer

Mars

Answer

Venus

Answer

Jupiter

Question 29

Which planet in our solar system is known for its reddish appearance?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Answer

Venus

Answer

Saturn

Answer

Uranus

Question 30

Which of these is NOT a planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Moon

Answer

Earth

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Mars

Question 31

Which of these was once considered a planet in our solar system but is now classified differently?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Answer

Earth

Answer

Mars

Answer

Jupiter

Question 32

Which of these is not a planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Answer

Earth

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Mars

Question 33

Which celestial body was once considered a planet in our solar system, but is now classified differently?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Answer

Venus

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Mercury

Question 34

Why do we have day and night?

Accepted Answer

The Earth spins like a top, so different parts face the Sun at different times.

Answer

The Earth goes around the Sun once a day, blocking the Sun's light at night.

Answer

The Earth is tilted, so some parts get more sunlight than others, causing day and night.

Answer

The Moon covers the Sun during the night.

Question 35

Why can't we see the Sun at night?

Accepted Answer

The Earth is spinning, and half of it faces away from the Sun.

Answer

The Earth is flat and the Sun is on the other side.

Answer

The Moon blocks the Sun's light.

Answer

Clouds hide the Sun at night.

Question 36

Which of these is NOT a planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Moon

Answer

Neptune

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Saturn

Question 37

Which of these is NOT a planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Moon

Answer

Earth

Answer

Saturn

Question 38

Which of these is no longer considered a planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Answer

Mars

Answer

Jupiter

Question 39

What causes the ocean water to rise and fall, creating high and low tides?

Accepted Answer

The Moon's gravity pulling on the water

Answer

The Earth spinning around

Answer

The Sun's heat warming the water

Question 40

Which group of stars in the night sky forms a recognizable shape or pattern?

Accepted Answer

Ursa Major

Answer

Planets

Answer

Galaxies

Answer

Asteroids

Question 41

What is at the very middle of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Sun

Answer

Earth

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Asteroid belt

Question 42

What is a group of stars that make a shape in the night sky called?

Accepted Answer

Orion's Belt

Answer

The Sun

Answer

The Earth

Answer

The Milky Way

Question 43

The Sun is the center of our solar system. Which of these is NOT a planet that orbits the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Moon

Answer

Mars

Answer

Jupiter

Question 44

What is the Sun?

Accepted Answer

A giant ball of hot gases that gives us light and warmth

Answer

A planet that we live on

Answer

A moon that orbits the Earth

Answer

A collection of stars that make up our night sky

Question 45

How long does it take for the Earth to spin once around?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

Answer

12 hours

Answer

36 hours

Answer

48 hours

Question 46

Which planet in our solar system is the biggest?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Mars

Answer

Neptune

Question 47

In the night sky, what is a group of stars that form a recognizable shape called?

Accepted Answer

Constellation

Answer

Galaxy

Answer

Planet

Answer

Moon

Question 48

Why does it look like the Sun is moving across the sky from east to west?

Accepted Answer

Because the Earth is spinning like a top.

Answer

Because the Sun is moving around the Earth.

Answer

Because the Earth is moving around the Moon.

Answer

Because the Sun is getting closer to the Earth.

Question 49

What type of star is our Sun?

Accepted Answer

Yellow dwarf star

Answer

Red dwarf star

Answer

White dwarf star

Question 50

What causes night-time?

Accepted Answer

The Earth spins on its axis, and different parts face the sun at different times.

Answer

The Earth is flat, and the sun only shines on one side.

Answer

The moon blocks the sun's light.

Answer

The stars come out at night.

Question 51

Which of these is NOT a planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Answer

Earth

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Venus

Question 52

Which of the following is NOT a planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Moon

Answer

Mars

Answer

Jupiter

Question 53

Which of these is NOT a function of a spacecraft in space?

Accepted Answer

Play music

Answer

Transport astronauts

Answer

Gather data on other planets

Question 54

Why does the moon look like it changes shape when we see it from Earth?

Accepted Answer

Because the Earth's shadow falls on different parts of the moon as it moves around Earth.

Answer

Because the moon spins on its own axis at a different speed than Earth.

Answer

Because the moon moves closer to and farther from Earth as it orbits.

Question 55

Which planet is nicknamed the "Red Planet" and is the closest to the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Venus

Answer

Jupiter

Question 56

Which star is at the center of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Sun

Answer

Earth

Answer

Moon

Answer

Venus

Question 57

What is the large, hot ball of gases in the middle of our solar system that provides us with light and heat?

Accepted Answer

The Sun

Answer

The Moon

Answer

Earth

Question 58

Which of these is NOT part of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Alpha Centauri

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Saturn

Question 59

Which of these is no longer considered a planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Answer

Mars

Answer

Jupiter

Question 60

Why does the water at the beach go up and down?

Accepted Answer

The Moon pulling on the water

Answer

The wind blowing on the water

Answer

The Earth spinning around

Question 61

What causes day and night on Earth?

Accepted Answer

The Earth's rotation on its axis

Answer

The Earth's orbit around the Sun

Answer

The Moon's position between the Earth and the Sun

Question 62

Why do we see different shapes of the Moon in the sky?

Accepted Answer

The positions of the Moon, Earth, and Sun change

Answer

The Moon glows on its own

Answer

The Moon spins on its axis

Question 63

Pluto was once considered a planet, but now it is classified as a:

Accepted Answer

Dwarf Planet

Answer

Star

Answer

Moon

Answer

Asteroid

Question 64

Which planet in our solar system is known as the "Red Planet" because of its reddish color?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Answer

Venus

Answer

Saturn

Answer

Jupiter