WorksheetsSolar System Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Earth rotates on its axis completely in 24 hours, which creates day and night.
a)
true
b)
false
2.
It takes the Earth ___________ to revolve around the sun.
a)
1 month
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
a leap year
3.
the Earth is the 3rd planet from the sun.
a)
true
b)
false
4.
The path a planet travels around the sun is called:
a)
orbit
b)
route
c)
circle
5.
What object in the solar system is considered a dwarf planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Neptune
6.
Which planet is between Venus and Mars?
a)
Earth
b)
Neptune
c)
Mercury
d)
Jupiter
7.
The number of planets in our solar system:
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
8.
Earth completes one full ___________ on its axis every 24 hours.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
resolution
d)
reservation
9.
A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.
a)
static electricity
b)
rotation
c)
gravity
d)
orbit
10.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
11.
The sun and all of the bodies that revolve around it is the __________
a)
Planet
b)
Comet
c)
Solar System
d)
Asteroid
12.
What forces cause a planet to orbit?
a)
gravity and orbit
b)
gravity and inertia
c)
gravity and mass
d)
gravity and weight
13.
This force attracts all objects toward each other.
a)
Newton
b)
gravity
c)
weight
d)
path
14.
The earth orbits around...
a)
the sun.
b)
the moon
c)
other planets
d)
the Milky Way
15.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
d)
Earth's tilt and resolution
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