WorksheetsSolar System Test
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins
A student is swinging a ball on a string in a circle to model the movement of planets in the solar system. If the student lets go of the string holding the ball, which path would the ball take?
Zach makes a model of the solar system using clay spheres. He makes sure the spheres are to scale by size. He lines them up on his desk about 5 cm apart. They are in the correct order starting with the Sun. What change in his model does he need to make it correct?
Make all of the planets the same size
Change the distance between the planets
Shape all the planets like eggs
Place the sun in the center
All planets are kept in orbit in the solar system by the force of gravity from the...
Galilean moons
Other planets
The Sun
Comets
Which of these statements belongs in the section "X" of the Venn diagram?
Held in orbit by the Sun
Solid, rocky surfaces
Little or no atmosphre
Produces heat and light
Which of these statements belongs in section "Z" of the Venn diagram?
Held in orbit by the Sun
Solid, rocky surfaces
Little or no atmosphere
Thick atmosphere
Which of the following best models rotation of a planet?
Plane circling an airport
Spinning top
Bee flying around a flower
Car traveling around a race track
The Galilean Moons revolve around...
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Meteors are known as "Shooting stars" because...
It's a piece of rock that burns up as it passes through Earth's atmosphere
It's a piece of rock that survives falling through the Earth's atmosphere and collides with Earth's surface
It orbits the Sun and is made of ice, dust, and gas
It is a small rock or particle of debris in space
Based on the data, which planet is similar in size to Earth?
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Neptune
Which planet has the longest year?
Venus
Earth
Mars
Neptune
Which planet has the longest day?
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Neptune
When comparing Earth to Neptune, Neptune...
is smaller in size than Earth, takes a longer time to travel around the Sun, and is denser
is smaller in size than Earth, takes a shorter time to travel around the Sun, and is less dense
is larger in size than Earth, takes a longer time to travel around the Sun, and is less dense
is larger in size than Earth, takes a shorter time to travel around the Sun, and is denser
The two missing inner planets are...
Saturn and Venus
Earth and Jupiter
Venus and Earth
Jupiter and Saturn
The planetary motion modeled by object "Y" is...
rotation
gravity
revolution
orbit
What type of motion is modeled by "X"?
rotation
gravity
revolution
orbit
Earth's natural satellite that revolves around our planet from west to east is...
orbit
moon
sun
Mercury
An object with mass exerts a force of attraction on other objects with mass. This force that pulls objects together is...
gravity
rotation
revolution
orbit
The Sun exerts a large force of gravity because...
it is so far from each planet
it is so close to each planet
it is so massive
it is so small compared to other stars
Which main force holds the planets and moons of the solar system in orbit?
friction
resistance
gravity
effort
The amount an object weighs depends upon the presence of...
volume
area
density
gravity
The bar graph represents the speed a rocket must reach to escape the gravitational pull of a planet or moon. This speed is called an escape velocity. Which best describes the relationship between the object and the escape velocity?
As the mass of the object increases, the escape velocity increases
As the mass of the object decreases, the escape velocity increases
As the mass of the object increases, the escape velocity decreases
There is no relationship between the object's mass and escape velocity.
Which of the following correctly names the inner planets?
Mercury, Neptune, Earth, Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury
Which of the following accurately describes the outer planets?
They are solid and rocky
They are planets with very thin atmospheres
They are gaseous and have thick atmospheres
They are gaseous and smaller than the inner planets
The asteroid belt separates the inner and outer planets and lies between...
Jupiter and Mars
Saturn and Mars
Earth and Mars
Jupiter and Earth
