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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Mercury
d)
Earth
2.
One Astronomical Unit (AU) is...
a)
The distance from the Earth to the Sun
b)
100,000 Kilometers
c)
The radius of the solar system
d)
The diameter of the Earth to the Sun
3.
Why are Astronomical Units (AU) used to measure distances in space?
a)
Because objects in space are too small.
b)
Because objects in space are really far apart.
c)
Astronauts don't know how to use a meter stick.
d)
It is a unit smaller than a millimeter.
4.
Which of the following planets have rings?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Uranus
5.
Which of the following planets DOES NOT have any moons?
a)
Mercury
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
6.
Which are the two gases that make up the composition of the Sun and the outer planets?
a)
Hydrogen and Nitrogen
b)
Helium and Nitrogen
c)
Hydrogen and Oxygen
d)
Hydrogen and Helium
7.
Which of the following terms would NOT describe an inner planet?
a)
Small
b)
Gaseous
c)
Rocky
d)
Dense
8.
Which of the following terms would NOT describe an outer planet?
a)
Rocky
b)
Gaseous
c)
Large
d)
Has rings
9.
How does Mercury's mass compare to Earth?
a)
It is 333,000 times Earth's mass.
b)
It is 0.82 of Earth's mass.
c)
It is 0.11 of Earth's mass.
d)
It is 0.06 of Earth's mass.
10.
How many Earth days does it take Neptune to rotate on its axis?
a)
0.67
b)
243.02
c)
43
d)
0.72
11.
How far away from the Sun is Uranus?
a)
9.54 AU
b)
22.19 AU
c)
30.06 AU
d)
19.22 AU
12.
Which of the following are dwarf planets?
a)
Mars and Mercury
b)
Ceres and Pluto
c)
Venus and Makemake
d)
Eris and Neptune
13.
How many Earth years does it take Saturn to orbit the sun?
a)
29.46 years
b)
84.01 years
c)
1.88 years
d)
46.29 years
14.
Mars is _______ Earth's Diameter.
a)
11.21
b)
0.95
c)
0.53
d)
0.39
15.
Dust and rock encircling a planet on a thin plane are called ...
a)
An Asteroid belt
b)
Planetary Rings
c)
Meteorites
d)
Inner Planets
16.
How far is Venus from the Sun?
a)
0.39 AU
b)
0.72 AU
c)
1 AU
d)
1.52 AU
17.
How many hours does it take the Earth to rotate on it's axis?
a)
36 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365.35 hours
d)
1 hour
18.
How many Earth years is equal to one Mars year?
a)
0.62
b)
11.86
c)
0.24
d)
1.88
19.
How much mass does Jupiter have relative to Earth?
a)
172 Earth's Mass
b)
317.8 Earth's Mass
c)
95.2 Earth's Mass
d)
146 Earth's Mass
20.
Which planet spins backwards and the slowest of all the planets?
a)
Mars
b)
Neptune
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
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