2 - How long does it take for the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun?

3 - Which is the shortest day of the year, in the Northern and Southern hemisphere?

4 - Which country put the first:-

(a) person into space?
(b) woman into space?
(c) person on the Moon?

5 - Column A below contains some important dates in space exploration. Column B contains important events in space exploration. Match the date up with the correct event.

             Column A                            Column B      
    (date in space exploration)       (event in space exploration)         
                 

      4th October 1957         The first person set foot on the Moon                   

      12th April 1961          The space shuttle was first launched                               

      20th July 1969           The first person was launched into space                             

      April 1981               The first man made satellite was launched                               

5 - What is:-

(a) An artificial satellite?
(b) The space shuttle?
(c) A geostationary orbit?

6 - What do we call Earth's natural satellite?

7 - What advantages do telescopes in space (e.g. the Hubble Space Telescope) have over

telescopes that observe from the Earth?

8 - What are the regions on the Moon called "Maria" also known as?

9 - Why do people who walk on the Moon wear space suits with their own oxygen supply?

10 - Which one of these statements is CORRECT?

A - Stars can be seen in daytime when viewed from the Moon unlike on the earth.
B - Gravity on the Moon is about twice what it is on the Earth
C - The temperature of the Moon at "night" is about the same as during the "day".
D - There is no water on the Moon.

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