WorksheetsPlanets
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The solar system consists of the sun, smaller objects, and ...
a)
8 planets and their moons
b)
6 planets
c)
only moons
d)
more than 100 stars
2.
A giant cloud of dust and gas formed the solar system.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
They are small and have rocky bodies.
a)
this describes the inner planets
b)
this describes the outer planets
4.
Which is the smallest terrestrial planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
d)
Venus
5.
Saturn is known for it's _______.
a)
rings
b)
atmopshere
c)
moons
d)
temperature
6.
Saturn's rings are made of chunks of
a)
volcanoes
b)
ice and rock
c)
nitrogen and helium
d)
ice and
7.
Uranus is different that other planets because it rotates on it's side.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Meteoroids come from comets or asteroids.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Hydrogen and Helium make up the _______.
a)
Inner Planets
b)
Gas gaints
c)
Middle Planets
d)
Terrestrial Planets
10.
Geocentric model is where ____ is at the center.
a)
Sun
b)
Earth
11.
Heliocentric is where the ____is at the center.
a)
Earth
b)
Sun
12.
Pluto, among others, is known as a ____.
a)
dwarf planet
b)
planet
13.
We cannot breathe on Mars and Venus bc it's atmosphere is made of mostly...
a)
CO2
b)
O2
14.
Mercury is the ____ planet from the sun.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
15.
The 2nd planet from the Sun is...
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
16.
Earth is the 3rd planet from the Sun.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Mars is the 5th planet from the Sun.
a)
True
b)
False
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