WorksheetsThe Solar System and Our Moon
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name of the nebula that our solar system formed from? *
a)
The Big Bang Nebula
b)
The Lonely Nebula
c)
The Planetary Nebula
d)
The Solar Nebula
2.
All the planets in the solar system added together make up what percentage of its overall mass? *
a)
Less than 1%
b)
Approximately 10%
c)
Between 10% and 50%
d)
Over 99%
3.
Compared to the distances between the inner, terrestrial planets, the distances between the outer, Jovian planets are... *
a)
smaller
b)
much smaller
c)
much greater
d)
The are all equal
4.
Which of the following has the largest orbit?
a)
Terrestrial planets
b)
Jovian planets
5.
Which of the following are known as the rocky planets?
a)
Terrestrial planets
b)
Jovian planets
6.
Which of the following have the largest diameters?
a)
Terrestrial planets
b)
Jovian planets
7.
Which of the following are found closest to the Sun?
a)
Terrestrial planets
b)
Jovian planets
8.
Which of the following have the highest number of moons?
a)
Terrestrial planets
b)
Jovian planets
9.
Pluto is known as what type of planet?
a)
Terrestial
b)
Jovian
c)
Plutonian
d)
Dwarf
10.
The matter that made up our solar nebula came directly from the deaths of massive stars.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Most of our solar system is made up of hydrogen and helium.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The main force at play during the making of our solar system was...
a)
the strong nuclear force
b)
the weak nuclear force
c)
gravity
d)
the electrostatic force
13.
Which of the following is in the best order?
a)
nebula, star, protostar
b)
Sun, exoplanet, Pluto
c)
nebula, protosun, Sun
d)
protostar, nebula, star
14.
About how old is our Sun and about how long will it live?
a)
6 billion years; 12 billion years
b)
6 million years; 12 million years
c)
13 billion years; 26 billion years
d)
4.5 million years; 10 million years
15.
What happens to gaseous atmospheres of planets close to stars?
a)
They dissipate
b)
They combust
c)
They become thicker and lead to runaway greenhouse effects
d)
They pull in more gas by way of gravity
16.
Earth and Mars have atmospheres and Mercury and Venus do not, because Earth and Mars have enough gravity to keep gasses from escaping.
a)
True, because Earth and Mars are more massive.
b)
False, they all have thick atmospheres.
c)
False, only Earth and Venus have thick atmospheres.
d)
False, none of them have atmospheres.
17.
The Kuiper belt is made up of both rocky bodies AND icy bodies.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
The Moon was formed during a massive collision, about 1 billion years ago.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Which of the following did Earth gain from the Theia impact?
a)
It's large metallic core
b)
It's 23.5 degree tilt
c)
The Moon
d)
All of these are a result of the Theia impact.
20.
The Moon is getting 3.8 cm closer to us every day, and in billions of years from now, the bodies will collide.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
The Moon orbits the Earth approximately once every...
a)
Day
b)
Week
c)
Month
d)
Year
22.
Why does the New Moon phase occur?
a)
The Moon is completely covered by the Earth's shadow
b)
The Moon is between the Earth and the Sun
c)
An object completely blocks the Moon
d)
The Moon is completely covered by the Sun's shadow
23.
When the Moon appears to completely cover the Sun during an eclipse, what phase must it be in?
a)
Full
b)
New
c)
It depends on the time of year
d)
This never occurs
24.
If Ms. B is witnessing a third-quarter Moon in Sydney, Australia, what Moon phase would Monty observe the same night in Coppell?
a)
Third-quarter
b)
First-quarter
c)
Half Moon
d)
There is no way to tell
25.
The solar system formed approximately how long ago? *
a)
10,000 thousand years ago
b)
13 million years ago
c)
6 billion years ago
d)
13 billion years ago
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