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WorksheetsThe solar system extra practice
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is an ellipse?
a rocky object in space
an oval shape
when one object covers another
a synonym for roatte
A celestial body is
a star
a moon
a planet
an object in space
The inner planets are small and _________ , whereas the larger, outer planets are __________.
hard, liquid
rocky, and gaseous
liquid, rocky
Gaseous, gaseous
What misconception might this image/model give someone?
The objects order from the sun
the distance between objects are equal between every planet
Jupiter is the largest planet
Earth is the 3rd planet away from the sun
What is the largest planet in
our solar system?
Neptune
Jupiter
Uranus
Mars
Which planet is NOT one of the
"Gas Giants"?
Uranus
Venus
Neptune
Saturn
A small rocky object orbiting the sun that is located in a belt between Jupiter and mars.
Asteroid
Comet
Moon
Meteor
A student made a model of how the Earth, Moon, and Sun orbit. She used ping-pong balls to represent each one. She painted each one a different color. Then, she placed the Moon and Earth close together and the Sun much further away.
What is one limitation of the student's model?
She used the same size balls.
She made earth orbit the sun.
She moved the Sun away from the Earth and Moon.
A celestial body is __________________.
a comet
an asteroid
the sun
a planet
any object in space
Order the following from smallest to largest:
universe, galaxy, solar system
galaxy, universe, solar system
galaxy, solar system, universe
solar system, galaxy, universe
