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WorksheetsInner and Outer Planets
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Wanders refers to what celestial body?
a)
moons
b)
planets
c)
stars
d)
astroids
2.
What is the average distance between Earth and the sun
a)
astronomical unit
b)
lunar unit
c)
death star
d)
endor unit
3.
What are the inner planets?
a)
Mercury, Venus, Mars and Earth
b)
Earth, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus
c)
Saturn, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars
d)
Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus
4.
What are the outer planets?
a)
Mercury, Venus, Mars and Earth
b)
Earth, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus
c)
Saturn, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars
d)
Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus
5.
They are referred to as gas giants.
a)
inner planets
b)
outer planets
c)
Saturn's moons
d)
Jupiter's moons
6.
_______ is a dwarf planet.
a)
Uranus
b)
Pluto
c)
Mercury
d)
Venus
7.
Motion of a planet around the sun
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Orbit
8.
Motion of a planet spinning on its axis
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Orbit
9.
Curved path of a celestial object
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Orbit
10.
The time it takes a planet to orbit the sun.
a)
Time of Revolution
b)
Time of Rotation
c)
Time of Orbit
11.
The time it takes a planet to rotate on its axis.
a)
Time of Revolution
b)
Time of Rotation
c)
Time of Orbit
12.
The smallest planet in the solar system
a)
Venus
b)
Pluto
c)
Mercury
d)
Mars
13.
Which is not true about Mercury
a)
has no moons
b)
hottest planet
c)
has no atmosphere
14.
Spins on its axis counterclockwise.
a)
prograde
b)
retrograde
c)
gatorade
15.
Spins on its axis clockwise.
a)
prograde
b)
retrograde
c)
gatorade
16.
Earth's motion is _________
a)
prograde
b)
retrograde
c)
gatorade
17.
Venus's motion is _________
a)
prograde
b)
retrograde
c)
gatorade
18.
Venus is __________ twin.
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Neptune
19.
This planet is named after the Roman god of love.
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Saturn
d)
Jupiter
20.
This planet is named after the Roman god of war.
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Saturn
d)
Jupiter
21.
Why is Venus the brightest planet in the sky?
a)
It is reflective and the closest planet to earth
b)
It is reflective and farthest away from Earth
c)
It absorbs the heat from the sun.
22.
The solar system's largest volcano Olympus Mons is located on ___________.
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
23.
What is the fourth planet.
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Saturn
d)
Venus
24.
What is the third planet.
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Saturn
d)
Venus
25.
What is the second planet.
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Saturn
d)
Venus
26.
Which planet has red soil?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Saturn
d)
Venus
27.
Which planet has a similar size, composition and mass to that of Earth?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Saturn
d)
Venus
28.
Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
29.
Which is the second largest planet in the solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
30.
Which is the farthest gas giant from the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
31.
Which of these planets are tilted?
a)
Earth
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
32.
Which of these planets has an atmosphere of methane and hydrogen?
a)
Earth
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
33.
Which of these planets are known as gas giants?
a)
Saturn, Pluto, Neptune and Uranus
b)
Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus
c)
Earth, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus
d)
Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Mars
34.
Which of these planets has an atmosphere of methane and hydrogen?
a)
Earth
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
35.
Saturn's density is ______
a)
less than 1 therefore it would sink
b)
less than 1 therefore it would float
c)
more than 1 therefore it would float
d)
more than 1 therefore it would sink
36.
Saturn's density is ______
a)
less than 1 therefore it would sink
b)
less than 1 therefore it would float
c)
more than 1 therefore it would float
d)
more than 1 therefore it would sink
37.
Earth's moon is called _________
a)
Europa
b)
Moon
c)
Luna
d)
Endor
38.
Titan is one of the moons of ______
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Saturn
d)
Jupiter
39.
Europa (moon) orbits
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Saturn
d)
Jupiter
40.
Who killed Pluto?
a)
Michael Brown
b)
Michael Jackson
c)
Jackson Brown
d)
Michael Jordan
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