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Solar System Ideas and Gravity

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following astronomers is known for inventing the telescope?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Galileo

c)

Newton

2.

Which of the following astronomers is known for believing the earth was the center of the solar system?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Galileo

c)

Newton

3.

What does geocentric mean?

a)

Earth in the center

b)

Sun in the center

4.

How is our solar system arranged?

a)

Geocentric Model

b)

Heliocentric Model

5.

Gravity is considered a ...

a)

myth (if you pick this, I will judge you)

b)

theory

c)

force

d)

problem (accurate at times but not the correct answer)

6.

The larger an object is the ... gravity it has.

a)

more

b)

less

7.

Mass is the amount of ... contained in an object.

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

d)

matter

8.

The ... is the largest body in our solar system.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Sun

c)

gravity

d)

Saturn

9.

... is the largest planet in our Solar System.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Sun

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

10.

The amount of ... a planet has is determined by its size.

a)

size

b)

largest

c)

gravity

d)

gas

11.

The amount of gravity a planet has is determined by its ...

a)

Sun

b)

gravity

c)

size

12.

Things will weigh the most on Jupiter because it is the ... planet.

a)

largest

b)

Jupiter-est?

c)

smallest

13.

Which two planets are similar in size?

a)

Earth and Venus

b)

Earth and Uranus

c)

Jupiter and Saturn

d)

Mercury and Saturn

14.

Which two planets have the greatest difference in size?

a)

Earth and Venus

b)

Mercury and Mars

c)

Jupiter and Saturn

d)

Jupiter and Mercury

15.

Which one of the following planets has rings?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Mars

16.

Which planet takes the shortest time to orbit the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars