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Planets

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What category do we put the planets that are made of rock and metal?

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial

c)

Milkyway

d)

Earth

2.

In what category do we put the planets that are made of gas and ice?

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial

c)

Milkyway

d)

Inner

3.

What TWO measures of distance do we use in astronomy?

a)

Astronomical Unit (AU)

b)

Light-year

c)

Kilometer

d)

Foot

4.

Which category of planets have more moons?

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial

c)

They are equal

d)

Inner

5.

What accounts for 99% of the solar system's total mass?

a)

Sun

b)

Jupiter

c)

All of the planets

d)

Planets plus asteroids

6.

What is the movement of one object around another?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Tilt

d)

Orbit

7.

Because gravity is inconsistent in space, we measure the size of planets by ____________.

a)

Mass

b)

Weight

c)

Gravity

d)

Interia

8.

The Jovian planets are primarily made of ____________.

a)

Gas and ice

b)

Gas and rock

c)

Rock and metal

d)

Gas and metal

9.

The Terrestrial planets are primarily made of ____________.

a)

Gas and ice

b)

Gas and rock

c)

Rock and metal

d)

Gas and metal

10.

Even though we may not be able to see them, all of the __________ planets have rings.

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial

c)

Rocky

d)

Warm

11.

Each planet __________ and __________ as it orbits the Sun.

a)

Rotates and revolves

b)

Rotates and orbits

c)

Waxes and Wanes

d)

Revolves and removes

12.

Which planet is closest to the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

13.

Which planet is second in line from the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

14.

Which planet is third in line from the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

15.

Which planet is fifth in line from the sun? Right after the asteroid belt.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

16.

Which planet is sixth in line from the sun?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

17.

Which planet is seventh in line from the sun?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

18.

Which planet is eighth in line from the sun?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

19.

What word is defined as "a natural satellite that orbits an object other than the Sun?"

a)

moon

b)

planet

c)

asteroid

d)

meteor

20.

Which is the hottest planet?

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

21.

Which planet category always has larger mass?

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial

22.

Which category of planets has warmer temperatures?

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial

23.
This is the only planet in the solar system with oceans of liquid water.
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
24.
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
25.
This is the smallest planet in the solar system
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
26.
Planets that are closer to the sun
a)
take more time to orbit
b)
take less time to orbit
27.
The inner planets are also called...
a)
terrestrial planets
b)
gas giants
28.
The greater mass a planet has, 
a)
the greater the gravitational force it has
b)
the less gravitational force it has
c)
gravitational force does not depend on mass
29.
Pluto, among others, is known as a ____.
a)
dwarf planet 
b)
planet
30.

What force definitely keeps the planets in their orbits around the sun?

a)

Magnetism

b)

Inertia

c)

Gravity

d)

Mass