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WorksheetsThe Solar System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
In which group does Earth belong?
a)
constellations
b)
planets
c)
stars
2.
This picture shows a part of a constellation. The dots in the picture form a pattern. What do the dots represent?
a)
moons
b)
planets
c)
stars
3.
How many planets are in the solar system?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
4.
Which thing rotates like Earth?
a)
a boat that floats
b)
a wheel that spins
c)
a plane that lands
5.
How long does it take Earth to orbit the sun?
a)
one week
b)
one month
c)
one year
6.
What causes sunrise and sunset?
a)
Earth orbits.
b)
Earth rotates.
c)
The sun moves around Earth.
7.
How many times does the sun seem to rise in one week?
a)
7
b)
1
c)
14
8.
This picture shows the shadow of an umbrella at noon? What will happen to the shadow in late afternoon?
a)
It will not change.
b)
It will become longer.
c)
It will become shorter.
9.
Raul wants to show what causes night and day. He uses a lamp in his model. What does the lamp most likely model?
a)
Earth
b)
the moon
c)
the sun
10.
What is the sun?
a)
a moon
b)
a planet
c)
a star
11.
You want to make a model of night and day. What happens when you model?
a)
You put things into groups.
b)
You say what you think will happen.
c)
You use one thing to stand for something else.
12.
This picture shows the path a satellite takes as it moves around the earth. What is the path called?
a)
a constellation
b)
a moon
c)
an orbit
13.
How could you model Earth's orbit?
a)
turn a globe
b)
carry a globe around a flashlight
c)
move the globe closer to the flashlight
14.
The Earth rotates once in 24 hours? What is another word for rotate?
a)
orbit
b)
skip
c)
spin
15.
My very energetic mother just served us noodles. What planet is second from the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Uranus
c)
Venus
16.
This table compares the sizes of two planets. Which planet belongs in the table?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
17.
This graph shows how long a day is on some planets. Which planet has a longer day than Earth?
a)
Mars
b)
Neptune
c)
Uranus
18.
Which planet takes longer to orbit the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Mercury
c)
Saturn
19.
What is a planet?
a)
a group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky
b)
a large ball of hot gases that gives off heat and light
c)
a large ball of rock that moves around the sun
20.
Think about how the sun appears to change in the sky throughout the day. Which statement is not true?
a)
The sun appears to rise and set.
b)
The sun appears to move across the sky.
c)
The changes happen because Earth rotates.
d)
The sun orbits the Earth.
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