WorksheetsUnit 10 Solar System
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A meteoroid burning as it moves through Earth’s atmosphere creating a streak of light.
a)
Meteor
b)
Comet
c)
Asteroid
d)
All of These
2.
The force that pulls objects towards each other
a)
Gravity
b)
Proximity
c)
Orbit
d)
All of These
3.
A mountain-size chunk of ice and dust that orbits the sun
a)
Comet
b)
Meteor
c)
Asteroid
d)
All of These
4.
A large space rock that orbits the sun
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Meteor
d)
None of These
5.
A large object that orbits a star
a)
Planet
b)
Moon
c)
Comet
d)
None of These
6.
The four major natural satellites (moons) of the planet Jupiter
a)
Galilean Moons
b)
Asteroids
c)
Comets
d)
None of These
7.
The investigation of the unknown
a)
Exploration
b)
Orbit
c)
Proximity
d)
All of These
8.
The spinning of a an object on its axis
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
c)
Orbit
d)
All of These
9.
One complete trip of an object around another object such as a planet around the sun
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Exploration
d)
All of These
10.
The path that one object takes around another object in space
a)
Orbit
b)
Rotation
c)
Revolution
d)
None of These
11.
The vicinity or nearness of an object
a)
Proximity
b)
Habitable Zone
c)
Orbit
d)
All of These
12.
The area or location of a planet to a star that allows for life to exist
a)
Habitable Zone
b)
Proximity
c)
Galilean Moon
d)
All of These
13.
Object that revolves around a larger object in space; can be natural such as the Earth’s Moon or man-made such as a space telescope
a)
Satellite
b)
Solar System
c)
Atmosphere
d)
All of These
14.
A natural satellite revolving around a planet.
a)
Moon
b)
Comet
c)
Meteor
d)
None of These
15.
A push or a pull on an object
a)
Force
b)
Gravity
c)
Orbit
d)
None of These
16.
The sun, its planets, and all other objects in orbit around the sun or planets.
a)
Solar System
b)
Universe
c)
Galaxy
d)
All of These
17.
The mixture of gases that surrounds Earth--- extends from Earth’s surface to more than 600 kilometers into space.
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Solar System
c)
Galilean Moons
d)
All of These
18.
Manner of being composed; structure
a)
Composition
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Solar System
d)
None of These
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