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WorksheetsSolar System Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
System made up of the eight unique planets, including Earth, and many smaller objects that orbit the Sun.
a)
Solar System
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
d)
Moon
2.
Planet closest to the Sun; has a thin atmosphere with temperatures extremes, an iron core and many craters and high cliffs.
a)
Mercury
b)
Earth
c)
Venus
d)
Mars
3.
Second planet from the Sun; has a dense atmosphere with high temperatures, a surface with craters, faultlike cracks, and volcanoes; sometimes called Earth’s twin.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mercury
4.
Third planet from the Sun; its atmosphere protects life and its surface temperatures allows water to exist as a solid, liquid and gas.
a)
Uranus
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Moon
5.
Fourth planet from the Sun; appears reddish because of iron oxide in weathered rocks; has polar ice caps, a think atmosphere and two moons.
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
6.
Largest planet and fifth planet from the Sun; has faint rings, 53 moons, an atmosphere formed mostly of hydrogen and helium and its surface has continuous storms.
a)
Neptune
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
7.
Second largest planet and sixth planet from the Sun; has a thick atmosphere, a complex ring system and at least 53 moons.
a)
Mars
b)
Uranus
c)
Saturn
d)
Mercury
8.
Seventh planet from the Sun; is large and gaseous with thin, dark rings and rotates tilted on its side.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
9.
Large, gaseous planet with rings, dark colored storms, and 13 moons; has a distinctive blue-green color.
a)
Neptune
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Mercury
10.
A natural satellite of a planet that is held in its orbit around the planet by the planet's gravitational pull.
a)
Solar System
b)
Moon
c)
Earth
d)
Mercury
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