Space Time Trivia Elimination Round Grade III

Which planet is known as the "Evening Star"?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Saturn

• Jupiter

Which planet has the most moons?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Uranus

  Identify the celestial object that orbit the Sun in the image. 

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Asteroid

• Kuiper belt

This object in the image is made of

• Rock and ice

• Only ice

• Only dust

• Only gas

Which of these events can be safely observed without a special tool like a telescope?

• A solar eclipse

• A lunar eclipse

• A comet passing by

• A meteor shower

If the Earth were flat, how might it affect the occurrence of eclipses?

• Eclipses would happen more often

• Eclipses would no longer occur

• Eclipses would be the same as they are now

• Eclipses would be visible to only certain areas of Earth

Why does a solar eclipse only occur during the new moon phase?

• Because that is when the Moon is closest to Earth

• Because the Moon is directly between the Earth and Sun

• Because the Earth is farthest from the Sun

• Because the Sun is not visible

What causes the "shooting stars"?

• Meteors burning up in the Earth's atmosphere

• Meteors passing close to Earth

• The Sun reflecting off space dust in meteors

• The meteor passing through clouds

Star is made of

• Rocks and dust

• Gas, mostly hydrogen

• Ice and water

• Metal and plastic

What is a nebula?

• A type of planet

• A cloud of gas and dust where stars are born

• A comet that passes Earth

• A kind of asteroid