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Our Solar System

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the acronym we use to find the order of planets?

a)

My Very Eager Mother Just Swam Upon a Nacho

b)

My Very Excited Mother Just Sat Upon a Nacho

c)

My Very Eager Man Just Sat Upon a Napkin

d)

Moms Very Eager Mother Just Swam Upon a Napkin

2.

Which planets are considered the inner planets?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

e)

Earth

3.

Which planets are considered the outer planets?

a)

Saturn

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

e)

Neptune

4.

You have the next two minutes to write the planets in the correct order on your white board.

a)

Below is your word bank.

b)

Venus Earth Mars Uranus Jupiter Neptune Mercury Saturn

5.

Which eclipse happens when the moon gets between the sun and the earth?

a)

Lunar Eclipse

b)

Solar Eclipse

6.

Which eclipse happens when the moon passes behind Earth and into it's shadow?

a)

Lunar Eclipse

b)

Solar Eclipse

7.

How long does it take the moon to go through each phase?

a)

24 hours

b)

About One Month

c)

A Full Year

d)

365 Days

8.

The sun provides what kind of energy?

a)

Light Energy

b)

Heat Energy

c)

Both Light and Heat Energy

9.

How long does it take Earth to make a full rotation around the sun?

a)

One Hour

b)

About 365 Days

c)

24 Hours

d)

One Month

10.

The Earth's tilt causes what?

a)

It causes the sun to rise.

b)

It causes comets to pass by Earth.

c)

It causes my dog to howl at the moon.

d)

It causes our planets seasons.

11.

How many moons does Earth have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

12.

How far away from the sun is our planet Earth?

a)

57,910,000 km

b)

149,600,000 km

c)

2,870,990,000 km

d)

5,913,520,000 km

13.

There used to be a ninth planet. What was it's name?

a)

Plinko

b)

Juno

c)

Pluto

d)

Bruno