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Class 5–6 General Knowledge: Space practice questions

Practise space for Classes 5 and 6. Try the 8-question quiz below and see each answer explained straight away, then read all 8 questions with answers underneath. Free, no sign-up.

All space questions with answers

1. What is the name of Earth's natural satellite?

   1. A. A comet
   2. B. The Sun
   3. C. The Moon ✓
   4. D. Mars

   Answer: The Moon. The Moon goes around the Earth.

2. What is the name of our galaxy?

   1. A. Andromeda
   2. B. Orion
   3. C. The Milky Way ✓
   4. D. The Sun

   Answer: The Milky Way. Our solar system is in the Milky Way galaxy.

3. How long does the Earth take to spin once on its axis?

   1. A. 12 hours
   2. B. 24 hours (one day) ✓
   3. C. 7 days
   4. D. 365 days

   Answer: 24 hours (one day). One spin takes about 24 hours, which gives us day and night.

4. How long does the Earth take to go around the Sun?

   1. A. 365 days (one year) ✓
   2. B. 24 hours
   3. C. 7 days
   4. D. 30 days

   Answer: 365 days (one year). One trip around the Sun takes about 365 days.

5. Which star is at the centre of our solar system?

   1. A. Sirius
   2. B. Polaris
   3. C. The Moon
   4. D. The Sun ✓

   Answer: The Sun. The Sun is the star our planets go around.

6. How many planets are there in our solar system?

   1. A. 8 ✓
   2. B. 10
   3. C. 7
   4. D. 9

   Answer: 8. There are eight planets, from Mercury to Neptune.

7. Who was the first Indian to travel into space?

   1. A. Neil Armstrong
   2. B. Rakesh Sharma ✓
   3. C. Sunita Williams
   4. D. Kalpana Chawla

   Answer: Rakesh Sharma. Rakesh Sharma flew into space in 1984.

8. Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?

   1. A. Yuri Gagarin
   2. B. Neil Armstrong ✓
   3. C. Rakesh Sharma
   4. D. Michael Collins

   Answer: Neil Armstrong. Neil Armstrong stepped on the Moon in 1969.

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