Planets, Stars and Space Travel

MULTIPLE CHOICE:

How many planets are in our solar system?

• 7

• 11

• 8

• 5

TRUE OR FALSE:

Pluto is a planet.

• True

• False

MISSING WORD:

Stars are hot balls of . . .

OWN ANSWER:

Name three planets in our solar system.

Answer explanation

Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, and Venus

TRUE OR FALSE:

The sun is a star.

• True

• False

MISSING WORD:

Constellations are groups of . . . . . that look like a particular shape.

OWN ANSWER:

Name one constellation.

MULTIPLE CHOICE:

Which space shuttle was used to deploy the Hubble telescope into Earth's orbit?

• The Dragon Space Shuttle

• The Voyager Space Shuttle

• The Discovery Space Shuttle

• The Nomad Space Shuttle

MISSING WORD:

South Africa has a large . . . . . . . . . in Sutherland in the Northern Cape.

TRUE OR FALSE:

People who study the universe are called astronauts.

• True

• False