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Planets and The Solar System

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which planet is the closest to the Sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

2.

Which planet is the hottest out of all planets?

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

3.

Earth is the only planet known for harbor life.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is between Mars and Jupiter? (Click all that apply)

a)

Moons

b)

Dwarf Planets

c)

Meteors

d)

Minor planets

5.

What is Mars' nickname?

a)

Red Planet

b)

Big Red

c)

none of the above

6.

Saturn is the only planet with rings.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

How many moons does Jupiter has?

a)

101

b)

25

c)

67

d)

33

8.

How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?

a)

5 minutes

b)

24 hours

c)

1 week

d)

365 days (1 year)

9.

Comet's tails always point toward the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is an axis?

a)

is an imaginary line running through the earth on which the earth rotates.

b)

a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions.

c)

a backbone in a humans body

d)

none of the above

11.

Who was the first person to go outer space?

a)

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

John Glenn

d)

Ed White

12.

What was the first animal to be in space?

a)

A dog

b)

A chimp

c)

A tiger

d)

A cat

13.
How long does it take for Earth to complete on full rotation?
a)
365 days
b)
23 hours
c)
24 hours
d)
1 month
14.

Pluto is a Planet.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which planet has a ring system? (Click all that apply)

a)

Earth

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

16.
________________ are bodies that orbit planets.
a)
Stars
b)
Moons
c)
Comets
d)
Planets
17.
A _____________is a body that orbits the sun.
a)
moon
b)
planet
c)
solar system
18.
________________ spins on its side unlike the other planets which spin perpendicular to their revolutions.
a)
Neptune
b)
Earth
c)
Uranus
d)
Jupiter
19.

What galaxy is in our solar system?

a)

The Milky Way

b)

Andromeda Galaxy

c)

none of the above

20.

What will happen if Earth stop spinning on its axis?

a)

There will be no seasons.

b)

The earth will explode.

c)

The earth would float in space

d)

Nothing will happen.

21.

Did you like the quiz?

a)

yes

b)

no