Sapce Quiz

What event is believed to have created the Universe 13.8 billion years ago?

• Edwin Hubble

• Light Year

• Big Bang

• Hydrogen & Helium

Who discovered that all galaxies are moving away from each other?

• Proxima Centauri

• Edwin Hubble

• Sagittarius A

• Nebulae

What is the distance traveled by light in one year called?

• Light Year

• Galaxy

• Asteroid Belt

• Comet

What is the name of the galaxy in which the Earth is located?

• Andromeda

• Milky Way

• Sagittarius A

• Nebulae

What is a nearly spherical object that orbits a star called?

• Moon

• Asteroid

• Planet

• Comet

Which planets are considered rocky planets?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

• Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune

What are the large planets mainly made of gas called?

• Rocky Planets

• Gas Giants

• Asteroids

• Comets

What is the region between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids in the solar system are found?

• Oort Cloud

• Kuiper Belt

• Asteroid Belt

• Nebulae

What is the time taken for a planet to rotate once on its own axis called?

• Year

• Day

• Lunar Month

• Orbital Velocity

What causes the Earth to have different seasons?

• The Earth's distance from the Sun

• The Earth's tilt at an angle of 23.5° to its orbit

• The Earth's rotation speed

• The Earth's magnetic field