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Middle round (ages 9–11): Space · Planet Earth. Pages: the ten question cards, two answer sheets to a page (print one page per two teams), and the key on the last page, to fold back.
1. Which planet is tipped so far over that it seems to spin on its side?
- A. Uranus
- B. Saturn
- C. Neptune
2. Which became the world's first national park, in 1872?
- A. the Grand Canyon
- B. Yellowstone
- C. Yosemite
3. What do we call the Moon phase when we can't see the Moon at all?
- A. a half moon
- B. a full moon
- C. a new moon
4. What instrument records the shaking of an earthquake?
- A. a barometer
- B. a seismograph
- C. a thermometer
5. In what year did astronauts first land on the Moon?
- A. 1959
- B. 1969
- C. 1979
6. About how many Earth days does Mercury take to go once around the Sun?
- A. 687 days
- B. 365 days
- C. 88 days
7. Who was the first American woman to fly in space?
- A. Eileen Collins
- B. Sally Ride
- C. Peggy Whitson
8. Which planet is the hottest in our solar system?
- A. Venus
- B. Mercury
- C. Mars
9. In what year was Pluto reclassified as a dwarf planet?
- A. 1990
- B. 1930
- C. 2006
10. About how far is the Sun from Earth?
- A. about 93 billion miles
- B. about 93 million miles
- C. about 93 thousand miles
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The key (for the host: fold this page back)
- A: Uranus. Its tilt makes it roll around the Sun like a ball.
- B: Yellowstone. Its geysers and hot springs were a big reason it was protected.
- C: a new moon. During a new moon, the side of the Moon facing Earth is dark.
- B: a seismograph. It draws a zig-zag line called a seismogram.
- B: 1969. Apollo 11's lander touched down on July 20, 1969.
- C: 88 days. That makes Mercury the fastest planet in our solar system.
- B: Sally Ride. She flew on the space shuttle in 1983 and later became a physics professor.
- A: Venus. Mercury is closer to the Sun, but Venus's thick air traps heat.
- C: 2006. Pluto was discovered in 1930 and was long called the ninth planet.
- B: about 93 million miles. That is about 150 million kilometers.
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