WorksheetsIntroducing the Solar System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many planets are there?
a)
7
b)
8
c)
9
d)
5
2.
What is Pluto?
a)
a dwarf planet
b)
an inner planet
c)
an outer planet
d)
a planetesimal
3.
One astronomical unit is equal to how many miles
a)
10
b)
8.5
c)
7.985
d)
9.296
4.
What is an example of a natural satellite?
a)
asteroids
b)
moon
c)
stars
d)
planets
5.
What is the largest planet?
a)
Earth
b)
The sun
c)
Saturn
d)
Jupiter
6.
Which planets axis of rotation is tilted at an 90 degree angle?
a)
Uranus
b)
Neptune
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
7.
Which planet is known as the hot planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Jupiter
8.
Scientist believe the solar system was created arount 4.6 billion years
a)
False
b)
True
9.
What planet is farthest away from the sun?
a)
Neptune
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Pluto
10.
Which planet is closet to the sun?
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Saturn
11.
What is Venus's distance from the sun?
a)
0.73
b)
0.89
c)
0.72
d)
0.90
12.
What type of planet is Uranus?
a)
inner planet
b)
outer planet
13.
Is their a difference between comet and an asteroid?
a)
No
b)
Yes
14.
Asteroids are found between the orbits of Mars and Uranus
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Which planet has the least number of satellites
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Jupiter
d)
Saturn
16.
Inner planets are called gas giants
a)
False
b)
True
17.
Outer planets are smaller than Earth
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Saturn's moon, Titan, is made up from what?
a)
Hydrogen and helium
b)
Rocks
c)
Water and oxygen
d)
Helium and rocks
19.
Comets are found in the Kuiper belt
a)
True
b)
False
20.
How many satellites do Saturn and Jupiter have?
a)
50
b)
10
c)
40
d)
60+
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