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WorksheetsSolar System Facts
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
One of the things needed for life on Earth is
a)
alternating night and day
b)
extreme temperatures
c)
polar ice caps
d)
liquid water
2.
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
3.
Which planet is between Venus and Mars?
a)
Earth
b)
Neptune
c)
Mercury
d)
Jupiter
4.
What planet is known as the Red Planet due to 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
5.
The sun and all of the bodies that revolve around it is the __________
a)
Planet
b)
Comet
c)
Solar System
d)
Asteroid
6.
Which planet is furthest away from the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
7.
Which planet has the Great Red Spot?
a)
Pluto
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Earth
8.
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.
9.
What object in the solar system is considered a dwarf planet (too small)?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Neptune
10.
A star is _______ as a planet.
a)
the same
b)
different
c)
50% different
11.
An atmosphere is the _________.
a)
trees, birds, and humans
b)
gases around the planet
c)
rotation
12.
The biggest planet is ________.
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
13.
The planets in our solar system orbit _____.
a)
a large planet
b)
the smallest planet
c)
the sun
14.
The planet next to the sun is _________.
a)
Neptune
b)
Earth
c)
Mercury
15.
True about Venus:
1. Much larger than Earth
2. Very thick atmosphere
3. 2 moons
4. Atmosphere made of carbon dioxide
1. Much larger than Earth
2. Very thick atmosphere
3. 2 moons
4. Atmosphere made of carbon dioxide
a)
1 & 2
b)
2 & 4
c)
2 & 3
d)
3 & 4
16.
The earth is located between which 2 planets?
a)
Jupiter & Saturn
b)
Mercury & Venus
c)
Venus & Mars
d)
Saturn and Uranus
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