The Year 6 Space Quiz

Pluto is...

• an asteroid

• a dwarf planet

• a galaxy

• a star

The planet that is between Mars and Saturn is called...

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Earth

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are made from...

• Gas

• Candy floss

• Rocks and metals

• Water and soil

The gas planets are...

• Neptune, Venus, Saturn and Uranus.

• Saturn, Earth, Mercury and Jupiter.

• Jupiter, Mars, Uranus and Mercury.

• Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus.

What does ISS stand for?

• Internal Star Station

• Inter-Space Squad

• International Space Stars

• International Space Station

Why do astronauts often get a puffy face when they are in space?

• The lack of gravity means fluid in the body gathers in the upper parts of the body.

• Cosmic rays mean facial muscles go puffy.

• It is really hot in space so their faces often swell up.

• They don't get to work their muscles as much because of the lack of gravity; this means that they don't exercise their faces, making them go puffy.

What cannot travel in space?

• Light rays

• Sound waves

• Gravity

• Astronauts

What is a supernova?

• A kind of rocket designed to launch people into space.

• The traditional celebration that astronauts have when they make it into space.

• A type of asteroid, found in the asteroid belt in our solar system.

• The result of the very largest stars collapsing.

What is a comet?

• A flaming star.

• A ball of ice and dust.

• A huge rock.

• A burning ball of gas.

Who is Tim Peake?

• A British astronaut.

• The inventor of a new type of spacesuit.

• The Deputy Chief of NASA.

• A social media 'influencer' who just really loves space but who has never been.