Outer Space Exploration & Concepts
This worksheet covers key concepts and facts about outer space, including the solar system, galaxies, and space exploration.
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Outer Space Exploration & Concepts
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. Which of the following is the largest planet in our Solar System?
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
2. What is the name of our galaxy?
Andromeda
Triangulum
Whirlpool
Milky Way
3. A is a celestial body that orbits a star, is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared its orbital neighborhood.
4. The force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun is called .
5. The Sun is a planet.
True
False
6. Black holes are regions in spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.
True
False
7. Briefly describe the Big Bang theory.
8. What is the difference between an asteroid and a comet?
9. Label the planets in the diagram of our Solar System below.
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