Space Exploration Quiz 1

1) What is the name of our galaxy?

M100

The universe

The Milky Way

Europa

2) By weight, the Sun is approximately 70 percent ________.

oxygen

helium

nitrogen

hydrogen

3) Saturn is our solar system's ________.

second-largest planet

brightest planet

smallest planet

hottest planet

4) Lunar exploration formally began in what year?

1959

1964

1969

1972

5) Is the American flag still on the Moon?

Yes

No

6) Who was the first American in space?

Alan Shepard

Mickey Mantle

Jim Lovell

Neil Armstrong

7) _______ is the second planet from the Sun?

Mars

Mercury

Venus

Earth

8) What was the first American Earth-orbiting satellite?

Viking I

Sputnik

Explorer I

Lunar Orbiter

9) What does ISS stand for?

Institute of Silly Strings

International Space Stadium

International Space Station

International Saturn Society

10) _______ is the third planet from the Sun?

Earth

Venus

Jupiter

Neptune


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