WorksheetsStars and Planets Review
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the difference between radio and optical telescopes?
a)
Radio telescopes use lights. Optical telescopes use waves.
b)
Radio telescopes use waves. Optical telescopes use light.
2.
A planet is...
a)
...a hot ball of gas.
b)
...something that can produce its own light.
c)
...a body that orbits around another planet.
d)
...a body of rock or gas that orbits a star.
3.
Which of the following is an inner planet?
a)
Venus
b)
Jupiter
c)
Pluto
d)
Saturn
4.
Which of the following is an outer planet?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Neptune
5.
Telescopes make things look...
a)
shinier
b)
darker
c)
flatter
d)
bigger
6.
If a planet is further away from Earth, it's year is going to be...
a)
longer
b)
shorter
c)
the same
7.
A star is...
a)
a hot ball of gas.
b)
a ball of rock or gas that orbits a star.
c)
a ball of rocky material that orbits a planet.
d)
a big yellow dot.
8.
The sun provides the Earth...
a)
heat and light.
b)
heat and cold.
c)
light and darkness.
d)
light and cold.
9.
Which is the correct order of the inner planets?
a)
Venus, Mars, Earth, Mercury
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
c)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury
d)
Earth, Venus, Mercury, Mars
10.
Which is the correct order of the outer planets?
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune
c)
Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn
d)
Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn
11.
A scientist wants to study the sky using a telescope. What object in the sky should he NOT look at?
a)
planets
b)
distant stars
c)
the sun
d)
the moon
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