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Planet and Moon Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do planets revolve around?

a)

Each other

b)

The sun

c)

A moon

d)

The solar system

2.

Which of the following is NOT a Terrestrial Planet

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Saturn

3.

Which is the biggest planet in our solar system?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Mercury

4.

Which answer lists all of the gas giants or jovian planets

a)

Earth, Mercury, Mars, Venus

b)

Earth, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

c)

Mars, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune

d)

Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune

5.

What is a waning moon?

a)

The part of the moon that is illuminated in decreasing in size

b)

The part of the moon that is illuminated in increasing in size

c)

A moon that is in between the sun and the earth

d)

The part of the moon that is illuminated appears to be swollen or convex in shape

6.

What is a full moon?

a)

The phase of the moon where its is nearly invisible

b)

The phase of the moon where is is 50% illuminated

c)

The phase of the moon in which its fully is illuminated

d)

The first phase in the moon's lunation each month

7.

What is the line called that separates the light and dark side of the moon?

a)

The Terminator

b)

The Divider

c)

The Axis

8.

Our solar system is located in which galaxy?

a)

Orion's Belt

b)

The Milky Way

c)

Andromeda

d)

Whirlpool

9.

Which planet has a red spot on it?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Jupiter

10.

Starting at the sun and moving outward, what is the correct order of the planets in our Solar System?

a)

Sun = Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn

b)

Sun = Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Earth

c)

Sun = Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus

d)

Sun = Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

11.

What is the smallest planet in our Solar System?

a)

Earth

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

d)

Jupiter

12.

Which of the following planets is larger than Earth?

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

13.

What phase of the moon is this?

a)

Waxing crescent

b)

Waning crescent

c)

Waning Gibbous

d)

Waxing Gibbous

14.

What phase of the moon is this?

a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

Waning Crescent

c)

Waning Gibbous

d)

Waxing Gibbous

15.

What makes it possible for us to see other planets?

a)

The moon emitting light

b)

The sun emitting light

c)

The sun reflecting light

d)

Light emitted by other planets