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Solar System

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many planets are in our Solar System??

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

2.
Where is the Kuiper belt located? The Kuiper belt is located________
a)
inside the inner planets
b)
inside the outer planets
c)
outside the gaseous giants
d)
outside Pluto and the comet belt
3.

What is the solar system composed of? The solar system is composed of the ______________.

a)

planets and their moons, asteroids, comets, and many stars


b)

sun, planets and their moons, asteroids, comets, and black holes


c)

planets and their moons, asteroids, comets, nebula, and the sun

d)

sun, planets and their moons, asteroids, comets, and Kuiper belt objects

4.

Which of the following best describes the solar system?

a)

nine planets and their moons revolving around the sun

b)

ten planets and other objects attracted by gravity to the sun

c)

eight planets, moons, asteroids, and comets revolving around the sun

d)

nine planets, including the earth, revolving around the moon

5.

What happens as comets periodically orbit close to the sun? The comet will_________.

a)

explode

b)

solidify

c)

crash into the sun

d)

form a tale

6.

What are the outer planets mostly composed of?

a)

liquid

b)

plasma

c)

solids

d)

gas

7.

Of what materials are comets mostly composed of?

a)

iron and nickel

b)

hot hydrogen gas

c)

ice and dust

d)

iron and rock

8.

Which statement is true about the planets moons comets and asteroids in the solar system?

a)

They orbit the earth

b)

they orbit the sun

c)

they all orbit each other

d)

they orbit the moon

9.

What do most planets have revolving around them?

a)

moons

b)

suns

c)

other planets

d)

asteroids

10.

What is a moon? A moon is an object that is _______

a)

equal to a sun

b)

equal to a planet

c)

not related to other objects in the solar system

d)

smaller than a planet

11.

Astronomers know a planet when observing the night sky because the change their position compared to what?

a)

the sun

b)

the moon

c)

the stars

d)

the universe

12.

Look at the picture, there is an object orbiting the outermost planet. What is it called?

a)

sun

b)

moon

c)

planet

d)

asteroid

13.

What is the name of the belt of rocks between the inner and outer planets?

a)

moons

b)

comets

c)

meteors

d)

asteroids

14.

Which of the objects are outside of our solar system

a)

other stars

b)

the moon

c)

Haley's comet

d)

asteroids

15.

based on the information in the table, which statement is true of the planets?

a)

X is Venus and Y is Saturn

b)

X is Mars and Y is Venus

c)

X is Saturn and Y is Mars

d)

X is Saturn and Y is Venus