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Worksheets5th Grade Solar System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is a STAR?
a)
A twinkle, like a diamond, in the night sky
b)
A ball of fire
c)
Glowing ball of hot gas that makes its own energy and light
d)
A large spherical object in space
2.
What is a PLANET?
a)
A large object in space that orbits a star, such as the sun.
b)
A small plan that is made ahead of time
c)
An object in space
d)
A natural satellite that orbits a planet
3.
What is a MOON?
a)
Something you see in the night sky
b)
Something in space that is made of cheese
c)
a large object in space that orbits a star
d)
A natural satellite that orbits a planet
4.
What is FUSION?
a)
A new type of food that combines tacos with spaghetti
b)
The process by which particles combine to form a new particle
c)
A type of car made by Toyota
d)
A new type of karate
5.
What is a GALAXY?
a)
The speed of the internet
b)
A group of billions of stars
c)
A large object in space that orbits a planet
d)
How the heat of the sun is measured
6.
What is an ATMOSPHERE?
a)
An envelope of gas surrounding an object in space
b)
The center of a planet
c)
A shape that you study in Geometry
d)
A book of maps
7.
What is the FASTEST moving planet?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Mercury
d)
Venus
8.
What is a SUNSPOT?
a)
A really bad sunburn
b)
A dark area on the sun's surface that gives off less energy than the rest of the sun
c)
The hottest part of the sun
d)
The shadow of another object on the sun's surface
9.
What is the HOTTEST planet?
a)
Earth
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Mars
10.
What is the LARGEST planet?
a)
The Sun
b)
Neptune
c)
Venus
d)
Jupiter
11.
Which planet has liquid water and supports life?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Saturn
d)
Uranus
12.
Which planet ROTATES in the OPPOSITE direction of all the other planets?
a)
Venus
b)
Neptune
c)
Mars
d)
Jupiter
13.
Which planet is the 6th planet from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Neptune
14.
Which planet rotates on its side?
a)
Neptune
b)
Uranus
c)
Mars
d)
Venus
15.
Where is the ASTEROID BELT located?
a)
Between Jupiter and Saturn
b)
Between Mars and Jupiter
c)
Between Earth and Mars
d)
Between Neptune and Uranus
16.
The Sun is made of mostly two gases, and they are....
a)
Helium and Nitrogen
b)
Hydrogen and Oxygen
c)
Hydrogen and Helium
d)
Nitrogen and Oxygen
17.
What is a METEOR?
a)
A rock floating around in space
b)
A vegetarian meat substitute that tastes like beef
c)
The flash of light made by an object burning up in Earth's atmosphere (A "shooting star")
d)
A rock found on the beach that came from space
18.
What is a METEORITE?
a)
A rock from space that lands on the surface of a planet or moon
b)
A rock formation found in a cave
c)
A "Shooting Star"
d)
A unit of measurement used to determine the length of Mr. H's nose
19.
Which answer choice has the planets placed IN ORDER?
a)
Mars, Venus, Mercury, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus Neptune
b)
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus Neptune
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus Neptune
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
20.
What GALAXY do we live in?
a)
Chicago
b)
Milky Way
c)
Barred Spiral
d)
Snickers
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