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WorksheetsUnit 9 Milestones Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 21mins
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 four terrestrial planets all have
a)
Hot temperatures
b)
Rocky surfaces
c)
Deep atmospheres
d)
Large size
4.
The Great Red Spot is a storm in Jupiter's atmosphere.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Venus has the hottest surface of any planet.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
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.
7.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
8.
A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
9.
A small object that appears as a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
10.
A small rocky object orbiting the sun.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
11.
What is the term for earth being in the center?
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
sun centered
d)
Galileo
12.
In a heliocentric system, Earth revolves around
a)
Mars.
b)
the stars.
c)
the moon.
d)
the sun.
13.
In a heliocentric system,
a)
all of the planets revolve around the sun.
b)
the sun revolves around Earth.
c)
Earth is the center of the universe.
d)
the sun appears to move backward among the planets.
14.
Earth is thought to be at the center of the solar system in the geocentric model.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is a(n) _______________ larger than Earth.
a)
eye
b)
storm
c)
asteroid
d)
crater
16.
Mars’s atmosphere is mostly _________________________.
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen
c)
helium
d)
hydrogen
17.
Most ancient astronomers thought that all celestial objects revolved around _.
a)
the sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
18.
What is the largest planet?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
19.
The earth is located between which 2 planets?
a)
Jupiter & Saturn
b)
Mercury & Venus
c)
Venus & Mars
d)
Saturn and Uranus
20.
Which planet is considered to have water on it?
a)
Earth
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Saturn
21.
There is more than one galaxy.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Whats the fourth closest planet to the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Jupiter
d)
Uranus
23.
What is earth's twin?
a)
Uranus
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Venus
24.
What is the closest planet to the Sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
25.
Which of the following planets is farthest from the Sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
26.
Which is the second closest planet to the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
27.
which planet is the third from the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Neptune
c)
Pluto
d)
Earth
28.
Which planet is the biggest
a)
saturn
b)
earth
c)
jupiter
d)
uranus
29.
what is the 6th planet
a)
uranus
b)
saturn
c)
venus
d)
mercury
30.
which planet is the last since pluto is gone?
a)
neptune
b)
venus
c)
sun
d)
earth
31.
Which planets are the gas giants?
a)
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus
b)
Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn
c)
Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus
d)
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Pluto
32.
The outer planets have solid surfaces.
True or False?
True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
33.
All of the outer planets are known as the _________.
a)
massive molds
b)
titanium togethers
c)
qas qiants
d)
gas giants
34.
Which planet can support life?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Venus
35.
What invention changed our views greatly about the solar system?
a)
microscope
b)
telescope
c)
computer
36.
According to Scientists, what created the universe?
a)
Inertia
b)
Gravity
c)
The Big Bang
d)
The Yin Yang
37.
Which is these is the LARGEST?
a)
Galaxy
b)
Solar System
c)
Universe
d)
Milky Way
38.
How do we classify Pluto?
a)
Inner Planet
b)
Dwarf Planet
c)
Outer Planet
d)
Solar Planet
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