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The Solar System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The sun, moon, and earth all rotate on an __________.

a)

Axle

b)

Axis

c)

Pivot

d)

Point

2.

The sun has no real...

a)

atmosphere

b)

depth

c)

surface

d)

timeline

3.

How long does it take for the moon to revolve around the earth?

a)

28 days

b)

31 days

c)

14 days

d)

28 months

4.

Which planet is furthest from the sun?

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Jupiter

5.

The ________ are caused by the moon.

a)

weather

b)

gravity

c)

tides

d)

night/day

6.

Who launched the first spacecraft to visit the moon? When?

a)

Soviet Union; 1979

b)

Japan; 1959

c)

Soviet Union; 1959

d)

America; 1960

7.

A person would weigh _________ on the moon.

a)

More

b)

Less

8.

The moon revolves around the earth in which direction?

a)

Clockwise

b)

Counterclockwise

9.

Which moon phase occurs directly after the new moon?

a)

Waxing gibbous

b)

Full

c)

Waning crescent

d)

Waxing crescent

10.

Which planet is a "Gas Giant"?

a)

Mercury

b)

Jupiter

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

11.

The orbit of a planet around a star is an_____________.

a)

oval

b)

octogon

c)

ellipse

d)

equator

12.

What do dwarf planets lack to move other bodies out of their orbit?

a)

Weight

b)

Gravity

c)

Mass

d)

Motivation

13.

Where is the Kuiper belt?

a)

Beyond border of Neptune

b)

Between Mars and Jupiter

c)

Just beyond our moon

d)

Outer reaches of Venus' atmosphere

14.

What's the difference in a comet and an asteroid?

a)

Comet contains ice

b)

Asteroid contains ice

c)

No difference

d)

Comets are located between Mars and Jupiter

15.

A chunk of rock or dust in space, generally smaller than an asteroid.

a)

Meteor

b)

Meteoroid

c)

Meteorite

d)

Asteroid

16.

A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.

a)

Meteoroid

b)

Meteor

c)

Meteorite

d)

Shooting star

17.

Meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere and hits Earth's surface.

a)

Meteor

b)

Meteorite

c)

Meteoroid

d)

Comet

18.

Which planet takes longer to rotate than revolve?

a)

Earth

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

19.

Which planet has no atmosphere and is similar in size and surface to our moon?

a)

Earth

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

20.

Why does Venus have higher temperatures than Mercury, but is farther from the sun? (Answer) Because of its...

a)

gravity

b)

atmosphere

c)

lack of rotation speed

d)

landscape