Worksheets6.8 Planet Facts
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Inner Planets are also called:
a)
rocky planets
b)
Gas Giants
c)
watery planets
2.
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Mercury
c)
Jupiter
d)
Saturn
3.
Hottest planet:
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Neptune
4.
Only planet with water and breathable atmosphere is __.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
5.
Which is NOT a fact about Jupiter?
a)
largest planets
b)
Great Red Spot
c)
has rings
d)
rocky planet
6.
What separates the Inner and Outer planets?
a)
Kuiper Belt
b)
Asteroid Belt
c)
Dunlop Belt
d)
Rocky Belt
7.
Which 2 planets have NO moons?
a)
Earth and Jupiter
b)
Uranus and Neptune
c)
Mercury and Venus
d)
Saturn and Mars
8.
Which planet is called the "evening star" because it is visible at night?
a)
Earth
b)
Pluto
c)
Venus
d)
Mars
9.
Which planet is tilted on its side at 90 degree angle and rotates East to West?
a)
Uranus
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Earth
10.
Which planet has ice caps at its poles?
a)
Venus
b)
Neptune
c)
Saturn
d)
Mars
11.
Earth's twin planet is:
a)
Mercury
b)
Neptune
c)
Venus
d)
Pluto
12.
Which planet rotates the SLOWEST around the Sun?
a)
Neptune
b)
Mercury
c)
Earth
d)
Jupiter
13.
Which planets have rings?
a)
Inner Planets
b)
Gas Giants
c)
Rocky Planets
d)
Terrestrial Planets
14.
Which planet has the most moons?
a)
Neptune
b)
Saturn
c)
Jupiter
d)
Venus
15.
Which planet have the shortest path around the Sun?
a)
Neptune
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
16.
How long does it take Earth to rotate on its axis?
a)
less than a month
b)
1 year
c)
24 hours
d)
365 days
17.
How often do we have a leap year?
a)
every year
b)
every 4 years
c)
every month
d)
every century
18.
Which does NOT describe the 4 planets farthest from the sun?
a)
Gas Giants
b)
rings
c)
Outer planets
d)
Terrestrial planets
19.
In which direction do MOST planets rotate?
a)
West to East
b)
East to West
c)
North to South
d)
South to North
20.
In which direction do most planets rotate?
a)
clockwise
b)
counter-clockwise
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