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WorksheetsAstronomy Intro - Our Solar System
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is our solar system made of?
a)
1 star, 8 planets, many moons, asteroids, comets, meteoroids
b)
many stars, 8 planets, many moons, asteroids, comets, meteoroids
c)
1 star, 9 planets, many moons, asteroids, comets, meteoroids
d)
millions to billions of stars, 8 planets, many moons, asteroids, comets, meteoroids
2.
A small, icy body that orbits the Sun, also called a "dirty snowball" is a(n)...
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Meteor
d)
Meteoroid
3.
How many planets are in our solar system?
a)
9
b)
8
c)
10
d)
7
4.
Which is in order from the Sun to the edge of our solar system?
a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
c)
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
5.
A planet with a rocky surface is called a
a)
gas giant
b)
Jovian planet
c)
terrestrial planet
d)
rocky planet
6.
Which are the terrestrial planets?
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
c)
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Neptune
d)
Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Neptune
7.
Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______
a)
gas
b)
metal
c)
water
d)
rock
8.
Which are the Jovian planets?
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
c)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Mars
d)
Mercury Venus, Earth Neptune
9.
True or false? Jovian planets are larger than terrestrial planets.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
The largest terrestrial planet is...
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
11.
Which planet is the largest planet in our solar system?
a)
Saturn
b)
Earth
c)
Mars
d)
Jupiter
12.
Which planet appears to spin on its side?
a)
Earth
b)
Neptune
c)
Jupiter
d)
Uranus
13.
What is the time it takes an object to go around the Sun?
a)
a day
b)
a year
c)
one rotation
d)
a light-year
14.
What is the time it takes for a planet to make on full rotation (spin) on its axis?
a)
a year
b)
a day
c)
a revolution
d)
a light-year
15.
Which outer (Jovian) planets have rings?
a)
Just Saturn
b)
Saturn and Jupiter
c)
Jupiter, Neptune, and Saturn
d)
all 4 of them
16.
The farther from the sun the _____________ the revolution (year).
a)
shorter
b)
longer
17.
True or false? All planets have moons.
a)
true
b)
false
18.
True or false? All 8 planets in our solar system have been landed on by spacecraft.
a)
true
b)
false
19.
Which planet(s) have humans visited?
a)
All of the terrestrial planets
b)
Just Earth!
c)
Earth and Mars
d)
Earth, Mercury, and Mars
20.
Which planets are smaller than Earth?
a)
Mercury, Venus, Mars
b)
Mercury and Neptune
c)
Mercury and Mars
d)
Neptune
21.
True or false? All planets have atmospheres.
a)
true
b)
false
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