WorksheetsSolar System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How Many Planets orbit the sun in our solar system?
a)
4 planets orbit the sun.
b)
9 planets orbit the sun.
c)
8 planets orbit the sun.
d)
Over 20 planets orbit the sun.
2.
What planet is the largest planet in our solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Saturn
3.
What does orbit mean?
a)
The path a planet takes around the sun.
b)
The spinning of the planet.
c)
When a rocket blasts into space.
d)
To fly into outer space.
4.
What do the planets orbit around?
a)
They orbit around the Earth.
b)
They orbit around each other.
c)
They orbit around the sun.
d)
They orbit around the sun,
5.
What planet do scientists call Earth's Twin?
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Saturn
6.
What is the name of the Dwarf Planet in our solar system?
a)
Pluto
b)
Earth's Moon
c)
Mercury
7.
Which four planets are considered gas giants?
a)
Jupiter, Pluto, Earth, Mars
b)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
c)
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus
8.
Do all planets have moons.
a)
Yes they all have moons.
b)
No not all planets have moons.
9.
How many moons orbit the planet Earth?
a)
2 moons
b)
No moons
c)
1 moon
10.
What best describes the Asteroid Belt?
a)
A group of large rocks that are in outer space.
b)
The 8 planets that are in our solar system.
c)
A line of clouds in outer space.
11.
What are the 4 rocky planets in the Solar System?
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
c)
Pluto, Mars, Jupiter, Earth
12.
Which Planet is closest to the Sun?
a)
Venus
b)
Earth
c)
Saturn
d)
Mercury
13.
Which planet has the most rings?
a)
Uranus
b)
Earth
c)
Saturn
d)
Jupiter
14.
What is the only planet that has life on it?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Pluto
15.
What is the hottest planet in our Solar System?
a)
Venus
b)
Mercury
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
16.
What planet has the nickname the Red Planet?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Mars
d)
Mercury
17.
How many moons orbit Jupiter?
a)
1 moon
b)
At least 63 maybe more.
c)
100 moons
d)
24 moons
18.
How many moons does the planet Mercury have?
a)
0 moons
b)
1 moon
c)
3 moons
d)
2 moons
19.
Why are all the planets round in the solar system?
a)
The planets are round because of gravity.
b)
The planets are round because they orbit the sun.
c)
The planets spin and that makes them round.
d)
They are not round.
20.
How far is Earth from the sun?
a)
over 92 million miles
b)
5 miles
c)
75 thousand miles
d)
1000 miles
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