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WorksheetsQuiz 2 lessons 5-8 & 18
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 44mins
Which type of planets are made of rocks and metals?
inner
outer
terrestrial
gas giants
Which planet is covered with red rusty soil and rocks?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Select all of the statements that are NOT TRUE or false about the sun:
It is outside of our solar system.
It is on fire.
Its gravity keeps the planets orbiting around it.
It is a star.
What is a known as a "shooting star"?
comet
meteor
asteroid
What type of planet is very large with a very thick atmosphere?
terrestrial
outer
gas giant
inner
What is known as a "dirty snowball"?
comet
meteor
asteroid
What is found in the belt between the inner and outer planets?
asteroid
comet
meteor
Why do scientists study asteroids, comets, and meteors?
To learn how the planets formed and why they are different.
To live on them
To sell them
Gotta catch 'em all!
Select ALL of the inner planets:
Venus
Jupiter
Earth
Mercury
Neptune
Select ALL of the outer planets:
Neptune
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Uranus
Which is not a characteristic of an outer planet?
cold
small
gas
far from the sun
Which two astronomers believed that the SUN was the center of the solar system?
Aristotle
Ptolmey
Copernicus
Galileo
Which kind of solar system did Aristotle & Ptolmey believe we have?
Earth-centered
Sun-centered
Why has the idea of the center of the solar system changed over time?
New technology was created (telescope)
Scientists worked together based on each other’s ideas
More data was collected through observations and mathematics
All of the above
Which planet moves the fastest around the sun?
Venus
Mercury
Earth
Mars
Which planet has a giant storm called the "Great Red Spot"?
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
