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WorksheetsStillings science solar system
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The flash of light produced when a meteoroid passes through Earth's atmosphere is a(n)
a)
Meteorite
b)
Asteroid
c)
Meteor
d)
Comet
2.
The four terrestrial planets all have
a)
Rocky surfaces
b)
Hot temperatures
c)
Deep atmospheres
d)
Large size
3.
The _______ is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
a)
Oort Cloud
b)
Asteroid belt
c)
Kuiper belt
d)
Photosphere
4.
A(n) ________ is a loose collection of ice, dust and small rocky particles that typically has a long, narrow orbit.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Planet
c)
Meteroid
d)
Comet
5.
The _____ is found right after Neptune's orbit.
a)
Meteroid belt
b)
Kuiper Belt
c)
Oort Cloud
d)
Asteroid Belt
6.
______ are meteoroids that entered our atmosphere and hit Earth without completely burning up.
a)
Meteors
b)
Comets
c)
Meteorites
d)
Asteroid
7.
The planet ____ rotates on its axis in about the same amount of time as Earth does.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Pluto
8.
T/F (if false replace the word in blue)
Uranus had a storm called the Great Dark Spot that went away after 5 years.
Uranus had a storm called the Great Dark Spot that went away after 5 years.
a)
True
b)
Saturn
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
9.
T/F (if false replace the word in blue)
Asteroids are rocky objects in orbit that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets.
Asteroids are rocky objects in orbit that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets.
a)
True
b)
Meteors
c)
Comets
d)
Meteoroids
10.
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
11.
A small orbiting body made of dust, ice and frozen gases is a __________
a)
Planet
b)
Comet
c)
Solar System
d)
Asteroid
12.
The sun and all of the bodies that revolve around it is the __________
a)
Planet
b)
Comet
c)
Solar System
d)
Asteroid
13.
A small rocky object that orbits the sun is __________
a)
Planet
b)
Comet
c)
Solar System
d)
Asteroid
14.
Large bodies that revolve around the sun are ________
a)
Planets
b)
Comets
c)
Solar Systems
d)
Asteroids
15.
The unit of measurement for distances outside the solar system is a ______________
a)
Galaxy
b)
Light-year
c)
Star
d)
Magnitude
16.
A giant sphere of glowing gases is a ___________
a)
Galaxy
b)
Light-year
c)
Star
d)
Magnitude
17.
Which planet is furthest away from the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
18.
Which planet is not an inner planet?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Saturn
19.
Which one is not an outer planet?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Neptune
c)
Mars
d)
Uranus
20.
Which planet has the Great Red Spot?
a)
Pluto
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Earth
21.
Where is the asteroid belt?
a)
Between the inner and outer planets
b)
Past pluto
c)
All over our solar system
d)
Between Earth and Venus
22.
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.
23.
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.
24.
A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.
a)
static electricity
b)
rotation
c)
gravity
d)
orbit
25.
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
26.
Because the tilt of Earth's axis always points in the same direction, the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere are always _________________.
a)
the same
b)
opposite
c)
three months apart
d)
six months apart
27.
Earth completes one full ___________ on its axis every 24 hours.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
resolution
d)
reservation
28.
What instrument could be used to make distant objects seem larger and nearer?
a)
telescope
b)
flashlight
c)
magnifying glass
d)
microscope
29.
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
30.
What object in the solar system is considered a dwarf planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Neptune
31.
The tilt of Earth's ________________ affects the length of a day.
a)
axis
b)
poles
c)
equator
d)
core
32.
Which is NOT an inner planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Jupiter
33.
Which planet is between Venus and Mars?
a)
Earth
b)
Neptune
c)
Mercury
d)
Jupiter
34.
Which planet has a Great Red Spot?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Saturn
d)
Neptune
35.
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Jupiter are the inner planets
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Mars is a gaseous planet
a)
True
b)
False
37.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
38.
One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.
a)
axis
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
satellite
39.
Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
phase
d)
comet
40.
The moon is a natural ______ of Earth.
a)
comet
b)
axis
c)
satellite
d)
space probe
41.
Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______
a)
gas
b)
metal
c)
water
d)
rock
42.
a pattern of stars that form an imaginary picture or design in the sky
a)
Orbit
b)
Rotate
c)
constellation
d)
Milky Way
43.
Which outer planets have rings?
a)
Just Saturn
b)
Saturn and Jupiter
c)
Jupiter, Neptune, and Saturn
d)
all 4 of them
44.
The pattern of stars in a constellation stays the same, but a planet can be seen in different locations at different times because _______________.
a)
Stars don't move; planets revolve and rotate
b)
Stars and planets revolve and rotate.
c)
Stars not planets move
d)
Planets don't move; Stars revolve and rotate.
45.
Which of the following causes seasons?
a)
the earths tilt
b)
the earths rotation
c)
the earths revolution around the sun
d)
the earths size
46.
What is the sentence to help us remember the order of the planets?
a)
My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos
b)
King Henry Doesn't Usually Drink Chocolate Milk
c)
Many Villains Sometimes Eat Meat Just Like Us
47.
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.
48.
Which planet is the hottest planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Saturn
49.
Which is not a planet?
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Pluto
50.
Which planet is gray in color?
a)
Saturn
b)
Neptune
c)
Mercury
d)
Earth
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