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WorksheetsSolar System
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the nearest star to the sun?
Sirius
Alpha Centauri
Capella
Proxima Centauri
How is Earth different from all the other planets in our solar system?
It is the only planet to have its own moon.
It is close enough to the sun to get heat energy.
It has liquid water that allows plants and animals to live.
It has storms in the atmosphere.
Even though it is not closest to the sun, this planet is the hottest in the solar system.
Pluto
Jupiter
Uranus
Venus
Your friend asks you to help her with an investigation using a ball, a flashlight and a dark room. What might you be investigating?
the phases of the moon
the speed of light
why there are dark spots on the sun
the atmosphere of Earth
The rings of Saturn are made of
ice
gases
plasma
rainbows
The atmosphere on Uranus rotates faster than its core. Which of the following things that happen on Earth could best relate to what the atmosphere on Uranus is doing?
heavy rain
a long period without rain
fast-moving wind
a huge snowstorm
Which planet has iron in the soil that gives it a red color, just like iron-rich soil on Earth?
Saturn
Mars
Earth
Uranus
_____________________ discovered by an astronomer in Arizona named Percival Lowell.
Mercury
Earth
Pluto
Saturn
This planet has only 88 days in each year
Pluto
Earth
Mars
Mercury
It is not the closet planet to the sun, but the hottest.
Pluto
Earth
Venus
Mercury
This planet has 7 major rings around it, each one made up of thousands of tiny ringlets.
Mercury
Pluto
Saturn
Jupiter
Liquid water, plants and animals, can all be found on this planet.
Jupiter
Mercury
Uranus
Earth
The outside of this planet rotates faster than the inside.
Venus
Uranus
Jupiter
Mercury
Planet named from the Roman god of the sea
Uranus
Earth
Neptune
Jupiter
Life on this planet would have to be airborne (floating or flying) because the planet has no surface.
Jupiter
Neptune
Earth
Venus
Iron in the soil of this planet gives it a red color.
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Neptune
