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Solar System Test Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are all ____________ planets
a)
Inner
b)
Outer
2.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
a)
Inner
b)
Outer
3.
These objects are made of ice, rock, frozen gases & dust.  They follow large orbits around sun on a different plane than planets
a)
Comets
b)
Meteors
c)
Asteroids
4.
These are rocky objects that have their own orbit around a star or the sun.
a)
Comets
b)
Meteors
c)
Asteroids
5.
These are brief streaks of light seen when an asteroid hits Earth's surface.
a)
Comets
b)
Meteors
c)
Asteroids
6.
What holds the solar system together
a)
hope
b)
mass
c)
gravity
d)
light
7.
In the universe, what is the body that includes the sun, all 8 planets, their moons, and all objects that revolve around the sun?
a)
solar system
b)
galaxy
c)
planet
d)
universe
8.
What are the sources of light for all objects in space
a)
planets
b)
stars
c)
moons
d)
comets
9.
Where does the asteroid belt lie?
a)
between Neptune and Pluto
b)
between Earth and Mars
c)
between Jupiter and Saturn
d)
between Mars and Jupiter
10.

What is the theory of how our solar system was formed?

a)

Newton's

b)

nebular

c)

Einstein's

d)

relativity

11.

What accounts for the majority of the mass in the solar system?

a)

the moon

b)

the planets

c)

the sun

d)

Jupiter

12.

The _________ planets formed mainly from silicate minerals and metals because of the high temperatures close to the sun.

a)

inner

b)

outer

13.

What did our solar system start as?

a)

fire ball

b)

cloud of gas and dust

c)

lightening

d)

the sun

14.

What were the last things that could survive close to the sun?

a)

rocky things

b)

gaseous things

c)

icy things

15.

What is the correct formula for calculating density?

a)

volume / mass

b)

volume x mass

c)

mass / volume

d)

none of the above

16.

What is the volume of a rectangular prism with sides that are 2 cm, 4 cm, and 3 cm

a)

8 cm2

b)

12 cm2

c)

9 cm3

d)

24 cm3

17.

What is the average distance between the sun and the Earth?

a)

light year

b)

astronomical unit

c)

meters

18.

If 800 km = 1 mm and the sun has a diameter of 1,394,000 km how big would the sun be in mm?

a)

1,115,200,000 mm

b)

1,742.5 mm

c)

2323.3 mm

d)

1.7425 mm

19.

Which planets are far apart from each other?

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial(Rocky)

20.

Which planets have small diameters?

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial(Rocky)

21.

Which planets have densities that are more than 1.5 times the density of water?

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial(Rocky)

22.

Which planets have slow revolution rates?

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial(Rocky)

23.

Which planets have thin or nonexistant atmospheres?

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial(Rocky)

24.

Which planets are made of mostly gases, liquids, and ices?

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial(Rocky)