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WorksheetsThe Solar System
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This planet is known as the Red Planet
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Neptune
d)
Saturn
2.
Which planet is the hottest planet in the Solar System?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
3.
This planet is known for its beautiful rings.
a)
Venu
b)
Uranus
c)
Neptune
d)
Saturn
4.
Which planet is the coldest?
a)
Neptune
b)
Saturn
c)
Earth
d)
Antarctica
5.
Which planet has a big red spot?
a)
Venus
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Mars
6.
Which planet has the most mass?
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Earth
7.
What is the Great Red Spot
a)
an iceberg
b)
a volcano
c)
a storm
d)
a mountain
8.
Which planet is the smallest?
a)
Mars
b)
Neptune
c)
Mercury
d)
Earth
9.
The outer planets are composed (made) mostly of
a)
rock
b)
gas
c)
water
d)
sand
10.
The Inner Planets are composed (made) mostly of
a)
ice
b)
gas
c)
water
d)
rock
11.
The center of our Solar System is the _____.
a)
moon
b)
sun
c)
Earth
d)
Atlantic Ocean
12.
Which planet takes the longest time to orbit the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Mercury
d)
Neptune
13.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are
a)
Inner Planets
b)
Outer Planets
c)
Upper Planets
d)
Lower Planets
14.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are
a)
Lower Planets
b)
Upper Planets
c)
Outer Planets
d)
Inner Planets
15.
The path a planet takes as it revolves around the sun is called its
a)
rotation.
b)
phase.
c)
orbit.
d)
trail.
16.
The Earth revolves around the sun. It takes about ________ for the Earth to complete one revolution.
a)
28 days
b)
365 days
c)
24 hours
d)
3 years
17.
The Earth rotates (spins) on its axis. It takes about ______ for the Earth to complete one rotation.
a)
24 hours
b)
28 days
c)
a week
d)
365 days
18.
The rotation of the Earth gives us _____.
a)
day and night.
b)
months.
c)
weeks.
d)
years.
19.
The Earth's revolution around the sun gives us _____.
a)
day and night
b)
weeks
c)
years
d)
months
20.
The only planet in our Solar System known to support life is _______.
a)
Mars
b)
Mercury
c)
the Sun
d)
Earth
21.
The force that keeps the planets in orbit is _____.
a)
friction
b)
sunlight
c)
gravity
d)
static electricity
22.
A constellation is a
a)
star.
b)
a body of water.
c)
a pattern of stars.
d)
a pattern of planets.
23.
The correct order of the planets is _____.
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
b)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
c)
Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
24.
What does this picture show?
a)
Earth rotating
b)
Earth floating
c)
Earth revolving
d)
Earth orbiting
25.
What does this picture show?
a)
Earth REVOLVING around the sun
b)
Mars REVOLVING around the sun
c)
Earth ROTATING around the sun
d)
Mars REVOLVING around the sun
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