WorksheetsSolar System Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
At position C, which hemisphere would have winter?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
2.
Name this moon phase.
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter moon
c)
last quarter moon
d)
waning gibbous
3.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
4.
What season is March 21st?
a)
Spring
b)
Fall
c)
Summer
d)
Winter
5.
Name this phase of the moon
a)
full moon
b)
waning crescent
c)
1st quarter
d)
waxing crescent
6.
What is this moon phase?
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
full moon
d)
3rd quarter
7.
Which letter on the diagram represents the Earth's position on the winter solstice (Northern Hemisphere)?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.
The four terrestrial planets all are
a)
Inner planets
b)
outer planets
c)
sun
d)
dwarf planets
9.
Name the phase of the moon
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
new moon
c)
waxing crescent
d)
full moon
10.
Which one is not an outer planet?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Neptune
c)
Mars
d)
Uranus
11.
What season is letter A for the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
12.
Name this moon phase.
a)
1st quarter
b)
3rd/last quarter
c)
new moon
d)
waxing crescent
13.
What is letter B's Equinox date (hint: it marks fall) ?
a)
June 21
b)
December 21
c)
March 21
d)
September 21
14.
When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Fall
d)
Summer
15.
Uranus rotates on its side.
a)
true
b)
false
16.
The _______ is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
a)
Oort Cloud
b)
Asteroid belt
c)
Kuiper belt
d)
Photosphere
17.
Name this moon phase
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
full moon
c)
waning gibbous
d)
3rd quarter/last quarter
18.
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
19.
What is a fact about the inner planets?
a)
They are smaller.
b)
They are made of gas.
c)
They have many moons.
d)
They have rings.
20.
On two days each year, around June 22 and December 22, the noon sun is overhead at either 23.5° north or south. Each of these days is known as a __________.
a)
equinox
b)
solstice
c)
vacation
d)
day
21.
What is a fact about the outer planets?
a)
They are smaller.
b)
They are made of rock
c)
They are made of gas.
d)
They have no rings.
22.
Which planet has the Great Red Spot?
a)
Pluto
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Earth
23.
Which planet is not an inner planet?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Saturn
24.
Which planet is furthest away from the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
25.
A giant sphere of glowing gases is a ___________
a)
Galaxy
b)
Light-year
c)
Star
d)
Magnitude
26.
Large bodies that revolve around the sun are ________
a)
Planets
b)
Comets
c)
Solar Systems
d)
Asteroids
27.
The sun and all of the bodies that revolve around it is the __________
a)
Planet
b)
Comet
c)
Solar System
d)
Asteroid
28.
How long does it take Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?
a)
24 hours
b)
one week
c)
one month
d)
one year
29.
Earth completes one full ___________ on its axis every 24 hours.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
resolution
d)
reservation
30.
What is a planet?
a)
a swirling ball of gases
b)
a star
c)
a huge ball made out of rock
d)
a large object that orbits a star
31.
What object in the solar system is considered a dwarf planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Neptune
32.
The tilt of Earth's ________________ affects the length of a day.
a)
axis
b)
poles
c)
equator
d)
core
33.
When the Moon appears completely dark with no lit part visible from Earth, it is called _____________.
a)
full moon
b)
waning gibbous moon
c)
old moon
d)
new moon
34.
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.
35.
Which is not a planet?
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Pluto
36.
Which planets are a part of the OUTER PLANETS?
a)
Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury
b)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
c)
Mars, Saturn, Venus, Neptune
37.
What is the sentence to help us remember the order of the planets?
a)
My Very Excited Mother Just Served Us Nachos
b)
King Henry Doesn't Usually Drink Chocolate Milk
c)
Many Villains Sometimes Eat Meat Just Like Us
38.
Mars is the first planet.
a)
true
b)
false
39.
The number of planets in our solar system:
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
40.
Based on the chart which star is the hottest
a)
red
b)
yellow
c)
white
d)
blue
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