WorksheetsThe Solar System
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following lists the planets in correct order of increasing distance from the Sun?
a)
Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
b)
Saturn, Pluto, Uranus, Mercury, Neptune, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus
c)
Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto, Uranus, Neptune, Mercury
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
2.
What do we call the distance from the Earth to the Sun?
a)
A light year
b)
An Astronomical Unit
c)
A bunch of kilometers
d)
The Astronomer's Union
3.
What do we call a "dirty snowball" made of ice, rock, and dust?
a)
Astroid
b)
Meteor
c)
Comet
d)
Meteorite
4.
Which of these is a small rocky body that orbits the sun?
a)
Meteor
b)
Astroid
c)
Comet
d)
Meteoroid
5.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called.....?
a)
Jovian Planets
b)
The Little Guys
c)
Gas Giants
d)
Terrestrial Planets
6.
Which two planets do not have moons?
a)
Mars and Earth
b)
Mercury and Venus
c)
Venus and Mars
d)
Neptune and Jupiter
7.
Names of Mars rovers that have collected data in the past and one planned for the future include;
a)
Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity
b)
Espirit, Chance, Curiosity
c)
Spirit, Chance, Olympus
d)
Olympus, Marineris, Spirit
8.
Scientists have been able to find no atmosphere around this planet because it has little gravity and is closest to the sun.
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Mercury
d)
Earth
9.
Mars has two moons; what are their names?
a)
Phobos and Deisha
b)
Deisha and Seimos
c)
Seimos and Deimos
d)
Phobos and Deimos
10.
Which planet is known for having an extreme tilt on its axis causing extreme seasons?
a)
Neptune
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Uranus
11.
What is a major characteristic of Mars?
a)
Great Red Spot
b)
Hottest Planet
c)
Olympus Mons
d)
Big Bang Theory
12.
What is the closest planet to the Sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
13.
What characteristic is Jupiter known for?
a)
Rings of ice and dust
b)
Great Red Spot
c)
Olympus Mons
d)
Fire
14.
Its largest moon is Titan.
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
15.
The surface of this planet appears red due to rusting iron in the rocks.
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Venus
16.
This has an extremely elliptical orbit -
a)
Pluto
b)
Neptune
c)
Uranus
d)
Saturn
17.
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
18.
Which planet is usually the brightest in the sky?
a)
Venus
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mercury
d)
Mars
19.
What is the seventh planet from the Sun?
a)
Uranus
b)
Mercury
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
20.
Astronomers are convinced that liquid water was present on Mars in the past because
a)
huge subsurface deposits of ice have been seen with X-ray telescopes.
b)
during each martian summer large lakes are observed as the polar cap melts.
c)
there is a huge amount of water vapor in martian clouds.
d)
the surface has water-cut channels on it.
21.
What planet is famous for the beautiful rings that surround it?
a)
Mercury
b)
Neptune
c)
Pluto
d)
Saturn
22.
What planet in the solar system is farthest from the Sun?
a)
Neptune
b)
Jupiter
c)
Saturn
d)
Earth
23.
Olympus Mons is a large volcanic mountain on which planet?
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Saturn
24.
What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
a)
Mars
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Jupiter
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