What is the sun?
a black hole
a star
a planet
Which planet is sometimes called 'the Red Planet'?
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
Saturn
What is a galaxy?
a very big system of stars
a pattern of stars in the sky
a very big solar system
How long is one light year?
9,000,000,000 (billion) kilometres
9,000,000,000,000 (trillion) kilometres
9,000,000 (million) kilometres
Which planet is the biggest in the Solar System?
Jupiter
Saturn
Earth
Venus
How many planets are there in the Solar System?
12
9
8
10
There is air on the moon. True or false?
False
Peggy Whitson, an American astronaut, lived longer than anybody else on the International Space Station. How many days did she live there?
665 days
378 days
549 days
987 days
What is the name of this famous movie alien?
E.T. (the Extra-Terrestiral)
You can hear sounds in space. True or false?
False
What happens during a solar eclipse?
The moon passes in front of the sun.
The sun passes in front of the moon.
