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WorksheetsSolar System Ch. Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The flash of light produced when a meteoroid passes through Earth's atmosphere is a(n)
a)
Meteorite
b)
Asteroid
c)
Meteor
d)
Comet
2.
The four terrestrial planets all have
a)
Rocky surfaces
b)
Hot temperatures
c)
Deep atmospheres
d)
Large size
3.
A stream of particles that extends outward from the sun's corona is called
a)
A sunspot
b)
Chromosphere
c)
Prominence
d)
Solar wind
4.
The planet Venus is similar to Earth in its
a)
Rotation
b)
Internal structure
c)
Atmospere
d)
Surface temperature
5.
The _______ is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
a)
Oort Cloud
b)
Asteroid belt
c)
Kuiper belt
d)
Photosphere
6.
A(n) ________ is a loose collection of ice, dust and small rocky particles that typically has a long, narrow orbit.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Planet
c)
Meteroid
d)
Comet
7.
_____ are loops of gas on the sun that link different parts of sunspot regions together.
a)
Prominences
b)
Solar flares
c)
Solar winds
d)
Auroras
8.
The layer of the sun's atmosphere that gives off the visible light we see is the
a)
Corona
b)
Chromosphere
c)
Photosphere
d)
Convection zone
9.
The moon of Jupiter that astronomers think could support forms of life because there is liquid water under the layers of ice is...
a)
Ganymede
b)
Europa
c)
Io
d)
Titan
10.
The _____ is found right after Neptune's orbit.
a)
Meteroid belt
b)
Kuiper Belt
c)
Oort Cloud
d)
Asteroid Belt
11.
______ are meteoroids that entered our atmosphere and hit Earth without completely burning up.
a)
Meteors
b)
Comets
c)
Meteorites
d)
Asteroid
12.
Meteoroids usually come from _______ or asteroids.
a)
Meteors
b)
Comets
13.
The sun's _____ is the laser of the atmosphere that has a reddish glow.
a)
photosphere
b)
chromosphere
c)
Corona
d)
Core
14.
The planet ____ rotates on its axis in about the same amount of time as Earth does.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Pluto
15.
Mars has two moons that are named...
a)
Io & Titan
b)
Phobus & Io
c)
Demos & Phobus
d)
Demos & Titan
16.
The planet _____ has an atmosphere with high air pressure made mostly of carbon dioxide.
a)
Venus
b)
Earth
c)
Mercury
d)
Mars
17.
T/F (if false replace the word in blue)
In the sun's radiation zone, hot gases rise and move energy towards the sun's surface
In the sun's radiation zone, hot gases rise and move energy towards the sun's surface
a)
True
b)
chromosphere
c)
photosphere
d)
convection
18.
T/F (if false replace the word in blue)
Solar Flares are eruptions that occur when gas on the surface of the sun becomes extremely hot.
Solar Flares are eruptions that occur when gas on the surface of the sun becomes extremely hot.
a)
True
b)
Prominences
c)
Sunspots
19.
T/F (if false replace the word in blue)
Uranus had a storm called the Great Dark Spot that went away after 5 years.
Uranus had a storm called the Great Dark Spot that went away after 5 years.
a)
True
b)
Saturn
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
20.
T/F (if false replace the word in blue)
Asteroids are rocky objects in orbit that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets.
Asteroids are rocky objects in orbit that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets.
a)
True
b)
Meteors
c)
Comets
d)
Meteoroids
21.
T/F (if false replace the word in blue)
The sun's energy comes from nuclear fission.
The sun's energy comes from nuclear fission.
a)
True
b)
fusion
22.
T/F (if false replace the word in blue)
Mercury is sometimes called the red planet because the surface is made of iron-rich oxides.
Mercury is sometimes called the red planet because the surface is made of iron-rich oxides.
a)
True
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
d)
Venus
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