WorksheetsAstronomy test #2
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Almost Earth’s twin in size and mass, this planet has very thick atmosphere.
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Neptune
2.
The surface of this planet appears red due to rusting iron in the rocks.
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Venus
3.
This cold, blue planet was discovered by a mathematical prediction.
a)
Neptune
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
4.
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
5.
This is the smallest planet in the solar system
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
6.
Its largest moon is Titan. It is thought to have an atmosphere similar to early Earth's.
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
7.
Only planet known to have life
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
8.
Saturn's rings are made of chunks of
a)
volcanoes
b)
ice and rock
c)
nitrogen and helium
d)
ice and
9.
Hydrogen and Helium make up the _______.
a)
Inner Planets
b)
Gas gaints
c)
Middle Planets
d)
Terrestrial Planets
10.
The 2nd planet from the Sun is...
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
11.
What is the name of the largest volcano in the solar system, which is found on Mars?
a)
Valles Marinaris
b)
Olympus Mons
c)
Phobos
d)
Deimos
12.
What is this feature and where is it?
a)
Dust storm- Mars
b)
Great Red Spot- Jupiter
c)
Olympus Mons- Mars
d)
Great Dark Spot- Neptune
13.
Which planet rotates backwards?
a)
Mercury
b)
Neptune
c)
Mars
d)
Venus
14.
Which planet has the longest day of all the planets?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
15.
Which of the following is NOT one of Jupiter's Galilean moons?
a)
Io
b)
Europa
c)
Callisto
d)
Titan
16.
The more mass a planet has...
a)
The faster it rotates
b)
The faster it revolves
c)
The stronger its gravity
d)
The further it is from the sun.
17.
Which planet has the 'runaway greenhouse effect' due to the CO2 in its atmosphere?
a)
Neptune
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Venus
18.
Which item is called a 'dirty snowball'?
a)
Comet
b)
Asteroid
c)
Meteor
d)
Meteoroid
19.
Which of these is NOT found in space?
a)
Asteroid
b)
Meteorite
c)
Comet
d)
Meteoroid
20.
Which two places do comets come from?
a)
Asteroid belt and Kuiper Belt
b)
Kuiper belt and Oort Cloud
c)
Oort cloud and Halley's zone
d)
Kuiper belt and Halley's zone
21.
Which of these is found in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Meteorite
b)
Meteoroid
c)
Meteor
d)
Comet
22.
A 'shooting star' is the same thing as a...
a)
comet
b)
asteroid
c)
meteor
d)
meteoroid
23.
The further a planet is from the sun...
a)
The longer the year is
b)
The shorter the year is
c)
The longer the day is
d)
The shorter the day is
24.
Which part of a comet always points away from the sun?
a)
Dust tail
b)
Ion tail
c)
Nucleus
d)
Ice tai
25.
Meteorites can be made of which of the following...
a)
Iron
b)
Gold
c)
Zinc
d)
Siver
26.
Which astronomer discovered Io, Europa, Callisto, and Ganymede?
a)
Copernicus
b)
Halley
c)
Galileo
d)
Kepler
27.
Which is the least dense planet in the solar system?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
28.
Which planet's surface is this picture showing?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
29.
This picture is showing the surface of which planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Saturn
c)
Venus
d)
Jupiter
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