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Solar System Exit Slip

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The most massive object in our solar system is _____

a)

The Sun

b)

The Earth

c)

The Planet Jupiter

d)

The Moon

2.

This planet is small, rocky, has no atmosphere, and has a surface temperature that changes drastically throughout each day.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

3.

This planet is large, made completely of gas, has massive storms swirling through its atmosphere, and has over 50 moons

a)

Venus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

4.

This model of the solar system is accurately showing _____

a)

The sizes of the planets compared to one another

b)

The distances between the planets in our solar system

c)

The sizes of the planets AND the distances between them

d)

Nothing

5.

Below are 4 models of our solar system and the distances between planets (red lines represent planets). Which model most accurately shows the distances between the planets in our solar system?

a)

Model A

b)

Model B

c)

Model C

d)

Model D

6.

Below are several planets listed in order from the Sun - which planet is missing? Mercury, _____, Earth, Mars

a)

Venus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

7.

Below are several planets listed in order from the Sun - which planet is missing? Mars, Jupiter, _____, Uranus

a)

Saturn

b)

Earth

c)

Neptune

d)

Pluto

8.

This planet is small, rocky, has almost no atmosphere, and has an ice cap on its pole. This planet is ____

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

9.

If you visited one of the outer planets, you would expect it to be made of what?

a)

Gas - Hydrogen and Helium, mostly

b)

Gas - Methane and Oxygen, mostly

c)

Rocks - Granite and Gneiss, mostly

d)

Minerals - Quartz and Feldspar, mostly

10.

This is an image, showing several Moons in our Solar System. They are shown to scale with each other. Which of the following is true?

a)

The Earth's moon is the largest Moon in our solar system

b)

A planet can have more than one moon

c)

A planet can only have one moon

d)

Earth's moon is large, but not the largest Moon in the solar system