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WorksheetsPlanets and Solar System
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the fourth planet from the Sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Jupiter
d)
Mercury
2.
Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______
a)
gas
b)
metal
c)
water
d)
rock
3.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
4.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
9.
Which is the second closest planet to the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
6.
Which is the fourth planet from the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Saturn
c)
Earth
d)
Jupiter
7.
Which planet is third from the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Pluto
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
8.
What is the only planet known to contain life?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
9.
Which is the second closest planet to the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
10.
The planet with the shortest year is
a)
Earth
b)
Neptune
c)
Pluto
d)
Mercury
11.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
12.
True or False
The Earth is the center of the solar system.
The Earth is the center of the solar system.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Planets that are closer to the sun
a)
take more time to orbit
b)
take less time to orbit
14.
What is true of all planets?
a)
They are large bodies in space that orbit the Sun
b)
Planets do not move, only stars move
c)
Planets make their own light
d)
Planets are larger than stars
15.
I am the planet between Saturn and Neptune. Who am I?
a)
Mars
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mercury
d)
Uranus
16.
I am the planet between Earth and Jupiter. Who am I?
a)
Mars
b)
Mercury
c)
Saturn
d)
Venus
17.
Very few moons
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Mercury
18.
Gas giants
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Venus
19.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Pluto
20.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Earth
21.
Close to the sun
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Kuiper Belt
22.
Shorter revolutions
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Neptune
23.
Which of the following is NOT true of all the inner planets?
a)
They are made of solid rock.
b)
They are called gas giants.
c)
They do not have rings.
d)
They have impact craters.
24.
The right combination of temperature, water, and oxygen
a)
affects Neptune’s orbit.
b)
supports life on Earth.
c)
causes gas giants to form.
d)
results in storms on Jupiter.
25.
Which of the following separates the outer planets from the inner planets?
a)
Asteroid Belt
b)
Great Red Spot
c)
Kuiper Belt
26.
The asteroid belt can be found between which two planets?
a)
Earth and Mars
b)
Venus and Earth
c)
Saturn and Uranus
d)
Mars and Jupiter
27.
The largest planet in the solar system; has alternating light and dark bands
a)
Jupiter
b)
Uranus
c)
The Sun
d)
Saturn
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