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Middle round (ages 9–11): 🚀 Space · 🌋 Planet Earth. Ten questions. Tap a box to see the answer.
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The ten, for a host reading aloud
- 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
🔑 Show the answers
- A: Uranus. Its tilt makes it roll around the Sun like a ball. Source: NASA Science
- B: Yellowstone. Its geysers and hot springs were a big reason it was protected. Source: National Park Service
- C: a new moon. During a new moon, the side of the Moon facing Earth is dark. Source: NASA Space Place
- B: a seismograph. It draws a zig-zag line called a seismogram. Source: U.S. Geological Survey
- B: 1969. Apollo 11's lander touched down on July 20, 1969. Source: NASA
- C: 88 days. That makes Mercury the fastest planet in our solar system. Source: NASA Science
- B: Sally Ride. She flew on the space shuttle in 1983 and later became a physics professor. Source: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
- A: Venus. Mercury is closer to the Sun, but Venus's thick air traps heat. Source: NASA Science
- C: 2006. Pluto was discovered in 1930 and was long called the ninth planet. Source: NASA Science
- B: about 93 million miles. That is about 150 million kilometers. Source: NASA Science
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