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WorksheetsPlanets Study Guide
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The "red planet" is
a)
Venus
b)
Uranus
c)
Mars
d)
Saturn
2.
Which planet is the smallest terrestrial planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
3.
The planet with the most spectacular rings of any planet is
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
4.
Which pair do some astronomers consider to be a "double planet"?
a)
Earth & Venus
b)
Saturn & Titan
c)
Uranus & Triton
d)
Pluto & Charon
5.
True about Venus:
1. Much larger than Earth
2. Very thick atmosphere
3. 2 moons
4. Atmosphere made of carbon dioxide
1. Much larger than Earth
2. Very thick atmosphere
3. 2 moons
4. Atmosphere made of carbon dioxide
a)
1 & 2
b)
2 & 4
c)
2 & 3
d)
3 & 4
6.
What do scientists think formed the features on the surface of Mars?
a)
The sun
b)
Space probes
c)
Water
d)
Wind
7.
Which is a moon of Jupiter
a)
Ganymede
b)
Saturn
c)
Great Red Spot
d)
Titan
8.
Which planet has a longer day than their year?
a)
Saturn
b)
Neptune
c)
Venus
d)
Mars
9.
The four terrestrial planets all have
a)
Hot temperatures
b)
Rocky surfaces
c)
Deep atmospheres
d)
Large size
10.
The planet Venus is similar to Earth in its
a)
Rotation
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Surface Temperature
d)
Density & Internal Structure
11.
The inner planets are all called _____
a)
terrestrial planets
b)
gas giants
c)
rocky roamers
d)
None of the answers
12.
The trapping of heat by the atmosphere is called the
a)
Hothouse effect
b)
Carbon emissions
c)
Greenhouse effect
d)
Atmospheric warming
13.
A thin disk of small particles of ice and rock around a planet is a
a)
belt
b)
ring
c)
satellite
d)
moon
14.
Scientists believe that Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, may have _____ beneath its ice surface that could support life.
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
water
d)
cupcakes
15.
The planet _____ has the largest volcano in the solar system called Olympus Mons.
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Jupiter
16.
Neptune is tilted 90 degrees on its side, which makes it look like it is rotating top to bottom.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
The Great Red Spot is a storm in Jupiter's atmosphere.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Venus has the hottest surface of any planet.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Mars is different than other planets because it rotates in the opposite direction of all the other planets.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
The Great Dark Spot is a storm on Neptune that didn't last more than 5 years.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
What is the correct order of the planets from the sun?
a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
b)
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune.
d)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
22.
Which is the correct order of the planets from smallest to largest?
a)
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter.
b)
Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
c)
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter.
d)
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
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