Practice worksheet - T 3

The planetary system made up of the sun and objects that move around it is called ________

• Solar system
• ecosystem
• planetary system
• None of these

What is at the center of our solar system?

• Moon
• Sun
• Earth
• Mars

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

• Venus
• Mercury
• Earth
• Mars

The solar system is part of a galaxy called __________

• Sunflower galaxy
• Milky way
• Butterfly galaxy
• Comet galaxy

When the sun is low in the sky, then the shadow will be _________

• Short
• Long
• Medium
• None of them

How long is one Earth rotation?

• 2 hours
• 12 hours
• 24 hours
• 32 hours

The imaginary line that goes through the center of an object, about which the object spins, is known as _____

• Horizontal line
• Axis
• Vertical line
• None of these

The time when the sun is visible from a place on Earth

• Daytime
• Axis
• Nighttime
• Revolution

Which answer correctly orders the planets from the sun?

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

Which of the following is made up of a small rocky objects?

• Comets
• Asteroids
• Meteors
• none of them