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WorksheetsOur Place in Space
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What energy source helps to move water through the water cycle?
a)
The Moon
b)
The Sun
c)
Batteries
d)
Ocean Waves
2.
How does the Sun support life on Earth?
a)
It gives us oxygen
b)
It's between the moon and Earth
c)
It provides heat and light
d)
The sun rays break down rock into soil
3.
List the planets in order from the Sun
a)
Mars Venus Earth Mercury Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
b)
Earth Venus Mercury Saturn Mars Jupiter Neptune Uranus
c)
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
d)
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto
4.
What object is in center of our solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
NASA
c)
Asteroids
d)
The Sun
5.
The diagram below shows the positions of what objects in our solar system?
a)
Earth, Sun, Moon
b)
Sun, Earth, Mars
c)
Mercury, Venus, Sun
d)
Earth, Sun, Comet
6.
The Sun, Earth and Moon are all the same size.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
The Sun is Larger than the Earth and the Moon?
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Which one of these objects is not a planet?
a)
Saturn
b)
Earth
c)
Sun
9.
Using a telescope what observation about the solar system can you make?
a)
Earth has rings
b)
Saturn is made from rock
c)
Jupiter is the closest planet to Earth
d)
Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun
10.
This drawing represents the motion of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What sports ball could represent the sun in our solar system if these represent the planets?
a)
Tennis Ball
b)
Ping Pong Ball
c)
Beach Ball
d)
Basketball
12.
What planet is half way between the Sun and Pluto?
a)
Uranus
b)
Neptune
c)
Saturn
d)
Mars
13.
What planet is between Saturn and Neptune?
a)
Mercury
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Pluto
14.
Venus orbits around what object?
a)
No Orbit
b)
Comets
c)
The Moon
d)
Our Sun
15.
If you are 10 years old on Earth how old would you be on Neptune?
a)
Neptunian years
b)
0 Neptunian years
c)
5,522 Neptunian days old (one year is (60,197.84 Earth days)
16.
The nearest star to Earth is?
a)
Proxima Centauri
b)
The Sun
c)
Alpha Centauri
d)
Taylor Swift
17.
Which planet below takes the longest to orbit?
a)
Mars- 687 days
b)
Saturn- 29 years
c)
Neptune- 165 years
d)
Earth- 365 days
18.
The temperature was taken on 2 days in March. The first day the temperature read 24⁰C. A few days later the temperature read 16⁰C. What is the difference in temperature from these 2 days?
a)
8⁰C
b)
11⁰C
c)
8⁰F
d)
14⁰C
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