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WorksheetsOur Solar System Test Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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1.
You can remember that a meteoroid is found in space by remembering what the last 3 letters of the word can stand for. What can you remember "OID" to stand for?
a)
over in Denmark
b)
out in darkness
c)
over the rainbow
d)
old impact deep
2.
People call these "shooting stars", but they are really just meteoroids that enter a planet's atmosphere and burn up.
a)
meteroid
b)
meteor
c)
meteorite
d)
comet
3.
You can remember that a meteorite is a meteoroid that strikes the Earth's surface by remembering what the last 3 letters of the word can stand for. What can you remember "ITE" to stand for?
a)
in the elements
b)
I'll throw egg
c)
ignite the ember
d)
in to Earth
4.
A spiral galaxy has...
a)
a lot of gas and dust.
b)
a moderate amount of gas and dust.
c)
very little gas and dust.
5.
A ________ galaxy has very little gas and dust.
a)
spiral
b)
irregular
c)
elliptical
6.
A _______ galaxy has very old stars.
a)
spiral
b)
irregular
c)
elliptical
7.
A spiral galaxy has a lot of...
a)
young stars.
b)
middle-aged stars.
c)
very old stars.
8.
A similarity between Venus and Earth is...
a)
they are the same temperature.
b)
they both have life.
c)
they are both terrestrial (have land).
d)
they are both gas giants.
9.
A similarity between Venus and Earth is...
a)
they are the same temperature.
b)
they both have life.
c)
they are both outer planets.
d)
they are about the same size & mass.
10.
A difference between Venus and Earth is...
a)
Venus is way hotter than Earth.
b)
Venus is an outer planet.
c)
Earth is an outer planet.
d)
Venus is a gas giant.
11.
A difference between Venus and Earth is...
a)
Venus is farther from the sun.
b)
Earth has more moons.
c)
Venus has more moons.
d)
Earth is closer to the sun.
12.
This galaxy has an oval shape.
a)
spiral galaxy
b)
irregular galaxy
c)
elliptical galaxy
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