Post by Lonely on Sept 24, 2021 10:36:00 GMT
Space Quiz:
Q01/- Rank these moons in the order of their distance from the sun, closest being 1st.
a/- Europa
b/- The Moon
c/- Titan
d/- Triton
Q02/- Depending on how many moons they have, place in order these planets with the planet with the most moons at the top!
a/- Earth
b/- Jupiter
c/- Mars
d/- Mercury
Q03/- Put these moons in size order, biggest at the top.
a/- The Moon - Earth
b/- Oberon - Uranus
c/- Titan - Saturn
d/- Triton - Neptune
Q04/- Put these moons in order of their discovery earliest at the bottom.
a/- Ariel - Uranus
b/- Charon - Pluto
c/- Phobos - Mars
d/- The Moon - Earth
Q05/- How many billions of years ago was Mars formed?
a/- 4 billion
b/- 4.5 billion
c/- 5 billion
d/- 5.5 billion
Q06/- Which planet in the Solar System has the largest ocean?
a/- Earth
b/- Jupiter
c/- Neptune
d/- Uranus
Q07/- In what year was Neptune discovered?
a/- 1759
b/- 1846
c/- 1849
d/- 1990
Q08/- What is the name of the largest moon in the Solar System?
a/- Calisto
b/- Europa
c/- Ganymede
d/- Io
Q09/- How long does it take for light to get from the Sun to Pluto?
a/- 4 hours
b/- 5.5 hours
c/- 7 hours
d/- 10 hours
Q10/- What are the names of Mars' moons?
a/- Arcas and Lasus
b/- Phobus and Deimos
c/- Pollox and Orion
d/- Tityos and Clymene
Q11/- In what year was Pluto reclassified as a ‘dwarf planet'?
a/- 2004
b/- 2005
c/- 2006
d/- 2007
Q12/- The largest volcano in the Solar System is on Mars. What's it called?
a/- Maat Mons
b/- Olympus Mons
c/- Theta mons
d/- Valhalla Mons
Q13/- What percentage of the rings of Saturn are pure water ice?
a/- 15%
b/- 30%
c/- 90%
d/- 100%
Q14/- From which planet did the first planetary lander successfully transmit data from the surface?
a/- Jupiter
b/- Mars
c/- Mercury
d/- Venus
Q15/- The Genesis spacecraft was the first robotic mission to bring back a sample from space. What did it bring back?
a/- Asteroid dust
b/- Solar particles
c/- Moon rocks
d/- Water
It’s Nasa time… True or False?
Q16/- As part of their training, Nasa staff watch the disaster movie Armageddon.
a/- False
b/- True
Q17/- Nasa was once sued for trespassing on Mars.
a/- False
b/- True
Q18/- The first person to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, submitted his Nasa application a week late.
a/- False
b/- True
Q19/- Before a mission, astronauts are able to choose from a menu of freeze-dried food, including a McDonald's Big Mac meal.
a/- False
b/- True
Q20/- Nasa will pay you to lie in bed for months at a time.
a/- False
b/- True
Answers:
Q01/- B, A, C, D - The Earth / Moon – Jupiter / Europa – Saturn / Titan – Neptune / Triton
Q02/- B, C, A, D - Jupiter – Mars – Earth – Mercury
Q03/- C, A, D, B - Titan / Saturn – The Moon / Earth – Triton Neptune – Oberon Uranus
Q04/- B, C, A, D - Charon / Pluto – Phobos / Mars – Ariel / Uranus – The Moon / Earth
Q05/- B - 4.5 billion
Q06/- B Jupiter
Q07/- B 1846 – By Johanne Galle
Q08/- C Ganymede
Q09/- B 5.5 hours
Q10/- B Phobos and Deimos
Q11/- D 2007
Q12/- B Olympus Mons
Q13/- C 90%
Q14/- D Venus
Q15/- B Solar particles
Q16/- True B
Nasa trainees watch the film about an asteroid set to collide with Earth, to point out as many scientific errors as they can!
Q17/- B True
Three men from Yemen claimed they had inherited the planet from their ancestors thousands of years ago! Unsurprisingly, the court did not take the claim seriously.
Q18/- B True
Q19/- A False
Astronauts choose from a core menu of over 200 items before they leave on their mission, but unfortunately a Big Mac meal isn’t one of them.
Q20/- B True
Nasa conducts bed rest studies to see how the body adapts to weightlessness. Participants must eat, exercise and even shower lying down! This causes their bodies to adapt as if they were in space. They are continuously monitored to understand how their bodies change and why.
Q01/- Rank these moons in the order of their distance from the sun, closest being 1st.
a/- Europa
b/- The Moon
c/- Titan
d/- Triton
Q02/- Depending on how many moons they have, place in order these planets with the planet with the most moons at the top!
a/- Earth
b/- Jupiter
c/- Mars
d/- Mercury
Q03/- Put these moons in size order, biggest at the top.
a/- The Moon - Earth
b/- Oberon - Uranus
c/- Titan - Saturn
d/- Triton - Neptune
Q04/- Put these moons in order of their discovery earliest at the bottom.
a/- Ariel - Uranus
b/- Charon - Pluto
c/- Phobos - Mars
d/- The Moon - Earth
Q05/- How many billions of years ago was Mars formed?
a/- 4 billion
b/- 4.5 billion
c/- 5 billion
d/- 5.5 billion
Q06/- Which planet in the Solar System has the largest ocean?
a/- Earth
b/- Jupiter
c/- Neptune
d/- Uranus
Q07/- In what year was Neptune discovered?
a/- 1759
b/- 1846
c/- 1849
d/- 1990
Q08/- What is the name of the largest moon in the Solar System?
a/- Calisto
b/- Europa
c/- Ganymede
d/- Io
Q09/- How long does it take for light to get from the Sun to Pluto?
a/- 4 hours
b/- 5.5 hours
c/- 7 hours
d/- 10 hours
Q10/- What are the names of Mars' moons?
a/- Arcas and Lasus
b/- Phobus and Deimos
c/- Pollox and Orion
d/- Tityos and Clymene
Q11/- In what year was Pluto reclassified as a ‘dwarf planet'?
a/- 2004
b/- 2005
c/- 2006
d/- 2007
Q12/- The largest volcano in the Solar System is on Mars. What's it called?
a/- Maat Mons
b/- Olympus Mons
c/- Theta mons
d/- Valhalla Mons
Q13/- What percentage of the rings of Saturn are pure water ice?
a/- 15%
b/- 30%
c/- 90%
d/- 100%
Q14/- From which planet did the first planetary lander successfully transmit data from the surface?
a/- Jupiter
b/- Mars
c/- Mercury
d/- Venus
Q15/- The Genesis spacecraft was the first robotic mission to bring back a sample from space. What did it bring back?
a/- Asteroid dust
b/- Solar particles
c/- Moon rocks
d/- Water
It’s Nasa time… True or False?
Q16/- As part of their training, Nasa staff watch the disaster movie Armageddon.
a/- False
b/- True
Q17/- Nasa was once sued for trespassing on Mars.
a/- False
b/- True
Q18/- The first person to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, submitted his Nasa application a week late.
a/- False
b/- True
Q19/- Before a mission, astronauts are able to choose from a menu of freeze-dried food, including a McDonald's Big Mac meal.
a/- False
b/- True
Q20/- Nasa will pay you to lie in bed for months at a time.
a/- False
b/- True
Answers:
Q01/- B, A, C, D - The Earth / Moon – Jupiter / Europa – Saturn / Titan – Neptune / Triton
Q02/- B, C, A, D - Jupiter – Mars – Earth – Mercury
Q03/- C, A, D, B - Titan / Saturn – The Moon / Earth – Triton Neptune – Oberon Uranus
Q04/- B, C, A, D - Charon / Pluto – Phobos / Mars – Ariel / Uranus – The Moon / Earth
Q05/- B - 4.5 billion
Q06/- B Jupiter
Q07/- B 1846 – By Johanne Galle
Q08/- C Ganymede
Q09/- B 5.5 hours
Q10/- B Phobos and Deimos
Q11/- D 2007
Q12/- B Olympus Mons
Q13/- C 90%
Q14/- D Venus
Q15/- B Solar particles
Q16/- True B
Nasa trainees watch the film about an asteroid set to collide with Earth, to point out as many scientific errors as they can!
Q17/- B True
Three men from Yemen claimed they had inherited the planet from their ancestors thousands of years ago! Unsurprisingly, the court did not take the claim seriously.
Q18/- B True
Q19/- A False
Astronauts choose from a core menu of over 200 items before they leave on their mission, but unfortunately a Big Mac meal isn’t one of them.
Q20/- B True
Nasa conducts bed rest studies to see how the body adapts to weightlessness. Participants must eat, exercise and even shower lying down! This causes their bodies to adapt as if they were in space. They are continuously monitored to understand how their bodies change and why.