Venus
Earth
Mars
Saturn

2. What is the basic shape of the constellation Orion?

an hour-glass shape
an upside-down W
a kite
an O shape

3. Put the solar system's planets in their correct order, starting with the planet closest to the Sun:

Venus, Mars, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Pluto, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
Venus, Mars, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter, Pluto, Neptune

4. Which planet has a large system of rings, which you can see with even a small telescope?

Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus

5. Around which date does the spring equinox occur?

21st March
1st April
15th April
12th May

6. Order these terms, from smallest to biggest:

solar system, planet, universe, galaxy
planet, solar system, universe, galaxy
planet, solar system, galaxy, universe
universe, planet, galaxy, solar system

7. What are "shooting stars"?

a group of comets passes Earth's orbit and lights up the sky
asteroids, which are caught by Earth's gravity, slam into the Earth causing explosions and huge craters
tiny grains of dust and ice, which are left-overs from asteroids and comets, burn up in Earth's atmosphere
UFOs

8. Which star appears brightest in the night sky?

Altair, in the constellation Aquila, the eagle
Vega, in the constellation Lyra, the lyre
Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major, the big dog
Betelgeuse, in the constellation Orion, the hunter

9. What is the "Far Side" of the Moon?

the part of the Moon that isn't lit up, which changes every day
the Moon's north pole
the Moon's left side
the half of the Moon which is always turned away from us and which we can't see

10. What is the Milky Way?

a part of our galaxy, which is visible on dark nights away from city lights
the constellation Laeticia, the milkmaid
a supernova remnant
a cloud of dust and gas that is lit up by the Sun