WorksheetsSolar System
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How old is our universe?
a)
13.8 thousand years
b)
13.8 million years
c)
13.8 billion years
d)
13.8 trillion years
2.
The event that marks the beginning of our known universe
a)
Theory of Evolution
b)
Big Bang Theory
c)
Cell Theory
d)
Blackhole theory
3.
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.
4.
The four terrestrial planets all have
a)
Hot temperatures
b)
Rocky surfaces
c)
Deep atmospheres
d)
Large size
5.
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
6.
A small object that appears as a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
7.
A small rocky object orbiting the sun.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
8.
What words below describe the inner planets?
a)
Small, rocky, only have 1 moon
b)
Large and made mostly of gas
c)
rocky, made of gas, small
d)
Large, rocky, only have 3 moons
9.
Our galaxy is a ________ galaxy.
a)
Irregular
b)
Elliptical
c)
Spiral
d)
Twirl
10.
Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter); they are too small to be considered planets
a)
asteroid
b)
comet
c)
meteor
d)
planet
11.
The tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest (stay still) or motion unless acted upon by an external force (like a push or a pull)
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
inertia
d)
velocity
12.
Attractive force between two objects that depends on the masses of the objects and the distance between them.
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
inertia
d)
velocity
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