1. After the moon, what's the brightest object in the night sky?
a. Venus
b. Mars
c. Jupiter
2. What is the moon slowly doing?
a. moving toward Earth
b. getting larger
c. moving away from Earth
3. In 1981, what did NASA add to space missions?
a. donuts
b. M&M candy
c. pretzels
4. How many people have visited the International Space Station so far?
a. around 50
b. around 125
c. around 215
5. If you fly a ship between Mars and Jupiter, what are you going to see?
a. Halley's Comet
b. lots of asteroids
c. a moon shared by both
Student B: Take turns asking questions and giving the three possible answers. Check (v) the questions the other student gets correct. (The correct answers are in bold)
1. Which planet is the closest in size to Earth?
a. Mars
b. Venus
c. Mercury
2. What is the position of Saturn in the Solar System?
a. the 5th planet
b. the 6th planet
c. the 7th planet
3. Which of the following spacecrafts carried all kinds of things from Earth into space?
a. Apollo 11
b. Rosetta
c. Voyager 1
4. How long have there been man-made satellites in space?
a. since the 1940s
b. since the 1950s
c. since the 1960s
5. What will the sun eventually become?
a. a black hole
b. a white dwarf
c.a comet