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Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Creates a planetary year
a)
Revolution
b)
Evolution
c)
Rotation
d)
Circulation
2.
4 Gas giants
a)
Jupiter, Mars, Saturn and Neptune
b)
Pluto, Neptune, Saturn & Uranus
c)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune
d)
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune & Pluto
3.
The smallest terrestrial planet
a)
Pluto
b)
Earth
c)
Mercury
d)
Mars
4.
All the following are true of the Sun, EXCEPT
a)
It is a planet
b)
It contains 99% of the mass of the solar system
c)
It is a star
d)
It consists of hydrogen and helium
5.
This planet is know for the hurricane storm the size of 3 Earths.
a)
Saturn
b)
Neptune
c)
Uranus
d)
Jupiter
6.
All the following are true of Venus, EXCEPT
a)
It spins backwards
b)
It's day is longer than it's year
c)
It is a gas giant
d)
It is the hottest plant
7.
This planet has a longer Day than it's year.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Saturn
8.
This planet is different from other planets because it rotates backwards.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Uranus
c)
Neptune
d)
Venus
9.
This planet has the smallest core.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Earth
10.
Which planet has the largest core?
a)
Mercury
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
11.
Name the first telescope to be used to study the stars.
a)
Radio Telescope
b)
Reflective Telescope
c)
Refractive telescope
d)
Satellite telescope
12.
Like Earth, this planet has volcanoes.
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Jupiter
13.
What are sun spots?
a)
Holes in the sun
b)
solar flares
c)
Cooler, darker areas of the sun
d)
Hotter, darker areas of the sun
14.
This planet is the brightest of all planets and spins backwards.
a)
Uranus
b)
The Moon
c)
The Sun
d)
Venus
15.
This planet has a giant hurricane like storm that is 3 times the size of Earth.
a)
Saturn
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Th
16.
What type of planet doe the word terrestrial refer to?
a)
Gaseous
b)
Rocky
c)
Jovian
d)
Earth
17.
All the following planets have an iron core, except
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
d)
The moon
18.
This planet has the largest core.
a)
Earth
b)
Venus
c)
Mercury
d)
Pluto
19.
All following are gas giants, except....
a)
Uranus
b)
Jupiter
c)
Venus
d)
Saturn
20.
Name the 4 terrestrial planets.
a)
Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
c)
Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune
d)
Mars, Earth, Neptune and Saturn
21.
Name the 2 Elements found in the SUN
a)
Oxygen and Nitrogen
b)
Hydrogen and oxygen
c)
Nitrogen and Helium
d)
Hydrogen and Helium
22.
Refracting telescopes were limited in what they could see because they only used ___________ .
a)
Mirrors
b)
Radios
c)
Lenses
d)
Mirrors and lenses
23.
The most recent form of technology used to explore the planets are __________________ .
a)
Space telescopes
b)
Satellite telescops
c)
Radio telescopes
d)
Rovers
24.
Name the planet that spins on its side.
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Jupiter
d)
Uranus
25.
What is a solar flare?
a)
A large storm
b)
Plasma ejected from the sun
c)
Lots of hot gases
d)
No one really knows
26.
Mars is known as the red planet because
a)
It looks red when the sun sets
b)
The iron in its dust causes it to look red
c)
No one knows why
d)
The gas surrounding the planet is red
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