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WorksheetsSolar System Unit Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the meaning of a red star?
a)
medium temperature
b)
hotter temperature
c)
cooler temperature
2.
What is a constellation?
a)
largest object in the solar system
b)
a ball of hot gas that gives off light
c)
a group of stars that makes a pattern shaped like a person, animal, or object
d)
planets that can be seen at night
3.
Are stars all the same size?
a)
yes
b)
some are as small as 20 km across
c)
some are larger than the sun
d)
red & blue answers
4.
orbit a star
a)
stars
b)
planets
c)
BOTH
5.
are round in shape
a)
stars
b)
planets
c)
BOTH
6.
do not move
a)
stars
b)
planets
c)
BOTH
7.
objects can orbit them
a)
stars
b)
planets
c)
BOTH
8.
are made of gases
a)
stars
b)
planets
c)
BOTH
9.
come in different sizes
a)
stars
b)
planets
c)
BOTH
10.
do not make their own light
a)
stars
b)
planets
c)
BOTH
11.
can have orbiting planets
a)
stars
b)
planets
c)
BOTH
12.
come in different colors
a)
stars
b)
planets
c)
BOTH
13.
are made of solids, liquids, and gases
a)
stars
b)
planets
c)
BOTH
14.
make their own light
a)
stars
b)
planets
c)
BOTH
15.
appear as points of light in the night sky
a)
stars
b)
planets
c)
BOTH
16.
can have orbiting moons
a)
stars
b)
planets
c)
BOTH
17.
large objects in the universe
a)
stars
b)
planets
c)
BOTH
18.
What is the meaning of a yellow star?
a)
cooler temperature
b)
medium temperature
c)
hotter temperature
19.
What is a gas giant?
a)
a very large planet made up of gases
b)
outer planets
c)
inner planets
d)
ORANGE & RED ANSWERS
20.
What is the order of the planets from the sun?
a)
Mars-Venus-Earth-Mercury-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune
b)
Mercury-Mars-Venus-Earth-Neptune-Uranus-Saturn-Jupiter
c)
Mars-Mercury-Venus-Earth-Neptune-Uranus-Saturn-Jupiter
d)
Mercury-Venus-Earth-Mars-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune
21.
What is the meaning of a blue star?
a)
cooler temperature
b)
medium temperature
c)
hotter temperature
22.
Which one(s) are a constellation name?
a)
Big Dipper & Little Dipper
b)
Orion
c)
Draco
d)
ALL ANSWERS
23.
Why do we have night and day?
a)
The Earth revolves around the sun.
b)
The Earth's tilt on its axis.
c)
The Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hrs.
24.
What is the order of the planets by size?
a)
Mars-Mercury-Venus-Earth-Neptune-Uranus-Saturn-Jupiter
b)
Mars-Venus-Earth-Mercury-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune
c)
Mercury-Venus-Earth-Mars-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune
d)
Mercury-Mars-Venus-Earth-Neptune-Uranus-Saturn-Jupiter
25.
Why do we have seasons?
a)
Because of the Moon's phases.
b)
Because we live in the Northern Hemisphere.
c)
Because we live in the Southern Hemisphere.
d)
Earth's tilt on its axis as Earth revolves around the Sun.
26.
Technology used to observe the solar system.
a)
space stations
b)
space shuttles
c)
space orbs & satellites
d)
ALL ANSWERS
27.
Stars are stationary but planets are not because...
a)
Stars appear to change location because Earth is moving.
b)
Planets are orbiting the stars.
c)
ORANGE & RED ANSWERS
d)
NONE OF THE ANSWERS
28.
What moon phase is this?
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
full moon
d)
3rd quarter
29.
What moon phase is this?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waxing gibbous
30.
What moon phase is this?
a)
new moon
b)
3rd quarter
c)
full moon
d)
1st quarter
31.
What moon phase is this?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waxing gibbous
32.
What moon phase is this?
a)
1st quarter
b)
3rd quarter
c)
full moon
d)
new moon
33.
What moon phase is this?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waxing gibbous
34.
What moon phase is this?
a)
full moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
new moon
d)
3rd quarter
35.
What moon phase is this?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waxing gibbous
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