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Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The number of planets in our solar system:
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
2.
The sun and the Earth both rotate on their axis.
a)
true
b)
false
3.
Uranus rotates on its side.
a)
true
b)
false
4.
Mars is the first planet.
a)
true
b)
false
5.
Which planet has the longest year?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Saturn
d)
Neptune
6.
The Earth rotates on its axis completely in 24 hours, which creates day and night.
a)
true
b)
false
7.
The sun rises in the west.
a)
true
b)
false
8.
It takes the Earth ___________ to revolve around the sun.
a)
1 month
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
a leap year
9.
The moon revolves around the sun in about 1 month.
a)
true
b)
false
10.
The moon revolves around the sun in about 1 month.
a)
true
b)
false
11.
Saturn has rings of:
a)
gold
b)
silver
c)
dust and ice
12.
the Earth is the 3rd planet from the sun.
a)
true
b)
false
13.
Saturn is the 7th planet.
a)
true
b)
false
14.
Venus is the hottest planet.
a)
true
b)
false
15.
The sun is a star that is composed of oxygen and hydrogen.
a)
true
b)
false
16.
The path a planet travels around the sun is called:
a)
orbit
b)
route
c)
circle
17.
93,000,000 miles is the distance from:
a)
Earth to the moon
b)
sun to the Earth
c)
sun to Mars
18.
The sun is the largest star.
a)
true
b)
false
19.
the scientist who uses a telescope to study space is called
a)
meteorologist
b)
astronaut
c)
astronomer
20.
A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.
a)
static electricity
b)
rotation
c)
gravity
d)
orbit
21.
Earth completes one full ___________ on its axis every 24 hours.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
resolution
d)
reservation
22.
What object in the solar system is considered a dwarf planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Neptune
23.
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
24.
Which planet is between Venus and Mars?
a)
Earth
b)
Neptune
c)
Mercury
d)
Jupiter
25.
A large, round object in space that travels around a star.
a)
solar system
b)
orbit
c)
planet
d)
revolve
26.
A large, round object that circles around a planet.
a)
solar system
b)
Earth
c)
star
d)
moon
27.
________________ are small objects made up of iron, rock, carbon that orbit around the sun.
a)
Meteors
b)
Comets
c)
Asteroids
28.
Comets contain three parts, the nucleus, the coma and the tail
a)
True
b)
False
29.
The tail of a comet points towards the sun
a)
True
b)
False
30.
A ________________ is a meteoroid that hits Earth's surface.
a)
Large Meteoroid
b)
Comet
c)
Meteor
d)
Meteorite
31.
Meteors are often called shooting stars
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Jupiter are the inner planets
a)
True
b)
False
33.
The phases of the moon you see depends on
a)
Where you are on Earth's surface
b)
How much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth
c)
How much of the moon's surface is lit by the sun
d)
whether or not an eclipse is occurring
34.
A _________ model of the planets is sun centered
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
sun
d)
Earth
35.
For a solar eclipse to occur,
a)
the sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.
b)
The moon must be directly between Earth and the moon
c)
the moon must be directly behind Earth
d)
Earth must be directly between the sun and the moon
36.
The theory that astronomers have developed to describe the formation of the Universe is called the
a)
the Big Bang Theory
b)
the Big Crunch Theory
c)
Collision Ring Theory
d)
Galactic Expansion Theory
37.
What is the smallest terrestrial planet?
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Mercury
d)
Earth
38.
This planet is the "jewel" of the solar system because it is surrounded by rings of dust, ice, and rocks.
a)
Neptune
b)
Earth
c)
Jupiter
d)
Saturn
39.
This planet is known as the Red Planet due to the breakdown of iron rich rocks. Like Earth it has four seasons and rotates on it's axis a little more than 24 hours day
a)
Mars
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Neptune
40.
What does this picture depict?
a)
H-R diagram
b)
Life of a low mass star
c)
Life of a massive star
41.
What is a dense object with gravity so strong it prevents the escape of everything including light?
a)
Nova
b)
Pulsar
c)
Black Hole
d)
Black Dwarf
42.
What type of star is the sun currently?
a)
main sequence
b)
white dwarf
c)
red giant
d)
protostar
43.
What is the next stage the sun will enter?
a)
protostar
b)
pulsar
c)
nebula
d)
red giant
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