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WorksheetsSpace Unit 3
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a Planet
a)
Must have an orbit around a star, any shape, Has a blocked neighborhood in its orbit
b)
Orbits around a moon, circle shape, a cleared neighborhood in its orbit
c)
Orbits around a star, Round body, Cleared neighborhood in its orbit
d)
Orbits a star, Any Shape or size, no orbit
21.
The largest known volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons, is located on this planet.
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Earth
3.
This is the only planet in the solar system with oceans of liquid water.
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
4.
Most likely due to a massive collision, this planet rotates from top to bottom.
a)
Saturn
b)
Venus
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
5.
Some scientists believe that this dwarf planet is actually a very large comet caught in a permanent orbit.
a)
Eris
b)
Pluto
c)
Mars
d)
Neptune
6.
This is the smallest planet in the solar system
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
7.
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
8.
Which planet is mercury?
a)
the third from the sun
b)
the first gas giant
c)
the first planet from the sun
9.
Mercury has....
a)
no moons
b)
no rings
c)
Lots of rings and moons
d)
no moons and no rings
10.
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
11.
The atmosphere of Venus is composed primarily of:
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
sulfur dioxide
c)
sulfuric acid
d)
nitrogen
12.
Which of the following planets have cratered surfaces?
a)
Venus
b)
Mercury
c)
Earth
d)
| All of these planets have cratered surfaces. |
13.
Which planet is usually the brightest in the sky?
a)
Venus
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mercury
d)
Mars
14.
Mercury is best described as
a)
the planet most like Earth
b)
having a very heavily cratered surface.
c)
having a surface covered with volcanoes.
d)
a place that shows evidence of water erosion in
the distant past.
15.
Planet mercury does not have
a)
A magnetic field
b)
Active volcanoes
c)
Impact craters
16.
Which of these space missions was sent to Mercury?
a)
Mariner 2
b)
Venera 4
c)
Messenger
17.
Why is the sky of the Moon and Mercury black?
a)
temperature differences
b)
small sizes
c)
no atmosphere
18.
Which other body in the solar system does the Moon closely resemble?
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mercury
19.
How many planets are there in the solar system
a)
8
b)
11
c)
9
d)
10
20.
What is the smallest planet?
a)
Neptune
b)
Mecury
c)
Mars
d)
Urans
21.
The largest known volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons, is located on this planet.
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Earth
22.
The surface of this planet appears red due to rusting iron in the rocks.
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Venus
23.
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.
24.
Mars' day is closest to
a)
its year
b)
Earth's day
c)
Venus' day
d)
Mercury's day
25.
When you start counting the planets beginning from the side of the sun, at which place does Mars stand?
a)
3rd
b)
4th
c)
6th
d)
1st
26.
Olympus Mons stands how many times greater than Mount Everest?
a)
3 times
b)
5 times
c)
17 times
d)
24 times
27.
Why is Mars referred to as the Red Planet?
a)
high abundance of iron oxides
b)
red daytime sky
c)
light bent towards the red spectrum
d)
none of these answer choices
28.
Mars has two moons; what are their names?
a)
Phobos and Deisha
b)
Deisha and Seimos
c)
Seimos and Deimos
d)
Phobos and Deimos
29.
How long would the trip to Mars take traveling one way using current technology?
a)
3 months
b)
6 months
c)
2 years
d)
none of the above
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