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WorksheetsSolar System Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which figure is closest to the age of the solar system?
a)
450,000 years
b)
4.5 million years
c)
450 million years
d)
4.5 billion years
2.
What force pulled the solar system together out of a cloud of gas and dust?
a)
The strong force
b)
Gravity
c)
Electrical force
d)
Magnetic force
3.
Which term best describes how the solar system formed?
a)
Gradually
b)
Rapidly
c)
Electrically
d)
Chemically
4.
Which of the following is a terrestrial planet?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Mercury
d)
Neptune
5.
Where can you find the asteroid belt?
a)
Between Earth and Mars
b)
Between Venus and Earth
c)
Between Mars and Jupiter
d)
Between Saturn and Uranus
6.
How is Venus different from Jupiter?
a)
Jupiter is a gas giant, Venus is a terrestrial planet
b)
Jupiter is a planet, Venus is a large asteroid
c)
Jupiter is a terrestrial planet, Venus is a gas giant
d)
Jupiter has no moons, Venus has two moons
7.
What does Jupiter have in common with Neptune?
a)
They're both red in color
b)
They're both terrestrial planets
c)
They both have exactly three moons
d)
They both have large storm "spots"
8.
In terms of orbit, the Earth is to the sun as what is to the Earth?
a)
Mars
b)
The moon
c)
A comet
d)
Venus
9.
How might Mars be different if its surface did not contain so much iron?
a)
It would be much lighter
b)
It would be a different color
c)
It would be a gas planet
d)
Its orbit would be different
10.
What two gases make up the sun?
a)
Hydrogen and Nitrogen
b)
Hydrogen and Helium
c)
Nitrogen and Helium
d)
Helium and Oxygen
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