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Solar System + Pluto Text Comprehension Quiz (Worth 25 points)

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the IAU meeting, scientists voted on: (Look at section 1)

a)

Whether Pluto should be a planet...

b)

What the word, "planet" actually meant...

c)

When the next space mission should be...

d)

How many rings saturn has...

2.

True or False: In 2006, it was decided that Pluto would no longer be considered a planet. (See section 1)

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What are some of the features that causes scientists to believe that planet is a planet? (See section 2)

a)

Mountains

b)

Hard Surface

c)

Blue Sky

d)

Glaciers

4.

What causes planets to be planets to be shaped into round balls? (See section 3)

a)

Star explosions

b)

Gravity

c)

Both

d)

None of the abve

5.

True or False: The larger an object is the farther away it pushes objects. (See section 3)

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Based on evidence from the text, why is a comet or asteroid lumpy and not round? (See section 3)

a)

Its size caused too much gravity to form it lumpy

b)

The comets are often impacted by objects in space

c)

There is no clear explanation

d)

Its size caused not enough gravity to make it round.

7.

What is an exoplanet? (See section 3)

a)

A planet hidden within the solar system

b)

A small moon that looks like a planet

c)

A planet that is beyond our solar system

8.

Stars like the Sun are also known as: (See section 4)

a)

Dwarf planets

b)

Dwarf stars

c)

Dwarf moons

d)

Mega stars

9.

Planets are defined as: (See section 4)

a)

Round spheres that have moons

b)

Round spheres that orbit around stars

c)

Round spheres that have atmospheres

d)

Round spheres that have life on them

10.

True or False; The definition of a planet that was set did not cause any odd misconceptions or confusion. (See section 4)

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or False: Pluto was officially stated as a planet, because of a vote. (See section 5)

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is another name for Venus?

a)

Earth's Sister

b)

Mars

13.

What is the second planet from the Sun called?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

14.
The surface of this planet appears red due to rusting iron in the rocks.
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Venus
15.
Some scientists believe that this dwarf planet is actually a very large comet caught in a permanent orbit.
a)
Eris
b)
Pluto
c)
Mars
d)
Neptune
16.
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
17.
This is the smallest planet in the solar system
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
18.
Only planet known to have life
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
19.
This gas giant has a large storm in its atmosphere known as The Red Spot
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
20.
Most likely due to a massive collision, this planet rotates from top to bottom.
a)
Saturn
b)
Venus
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
21.

What is Ceres?

a)

Asteroid

b)

Comet

c)

Meteroite

d)

Dwarf Planet

22.

Which planets are the asteroid belt in between?

a)

Venus & Earth

b)

Earth & Mars

c)

Mars & Jupiter

d)

Jupiter & Saturn

e)

Saturn & Uranus

23.

This planet has many rings made of ice and rock:

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

24.

The Oort cloud is where astronomers are most likely to find:

a)

Comets

b)

Asteroids

c)

Moons

d)

Dwarf Planets

25.

This planet has a hot spot and a cold spot

a)

Venus

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

26.
What is the SI unit used to measure force? 
a)
pounds 
b)
grams 
c)
newtons 
d)
friction
27.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
It depends
28.
As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
29.
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.
a)
mass
b)
matter
c)
weight 
d)
friction 
30.
The amount of matter in an object is 
a)
pressure
b)
weight
c)
mass
d)
force
31.
A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .
a)
Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b)
Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
c)
Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
d)
Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity
32.
Every object in the universe attracts every other object.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
34.
Which planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Uranus
b)
Mercury
c)
Neptune
d)
Earth
35.
Which is the second closest planet to the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
36.
Which planet is third from the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Pluto
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
37.
Which is the fourth planet from the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Saturn
c)
Earth
d)
Jupiter
38.
Which planet is fifth from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Earth
39.
Which is the sixth planet from the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Uranus
c)
Saturn
d)
Neptune
40.
Which planet is seventh from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Earth
c)
Venus
d)
Uranus
41.
Which planet is farthest from the sun?
a)
Neptune
b)
Pluto
c)
Earth
d)
Uranus
42.
A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
43.
A small rocky object orbiting the sun.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
44.

All Terrestrial and Jovian planets can also be referred to as:

a)

Moons

b)

Galaxy Objects

c)

Dark Matter

d)

Satellites

45.

The planet that has an odd orbit and raises controversy is:

a)

Saturn

b)

Uranus

c)

Neptune

d)

Pluto

46.
Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?
a)
Sun and moon orbit Earth
b)
Earth and moon orbit Sun
c)
Earth orbit's the Sun and the moon orbits Earth
d)
Earth and sun orbit moon
47.
How many days does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun?
a)
30 days
b)
365 days
c)
 100 days
d)
40 days
48.
Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______
a)
gas
b)
metal
c)
water
d)
rock
49.
Which outer planets have rings?
a)
Just Saturn
b)
Saturn and Jupiter
c)
Jupiter, Neptune, and Saturn
d)
all 4 of them
50.
Which planet has the smallest pull of gravity?
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Mercury
51.
Which planet is the hottest planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Saturn
52.
Why does the moon appear to shine?
a)
It is like a star and gives off light
b)
it refracts light from space
c)
It reflects light from the sun
d)
It absorbs light from the sun
53.
The planet with the shortest year is
a)
Earth
b)
Neptune
c)
Pluto
d)
Mercury
54.
What holds the moon, the planets, and all other objects in orbit around the sun?
a)
ocean tides
b)
magnetism
c)
gravity
d)
the sun's heat and light
55.
Which type of technology would you use to see far away objects?
a)
computer
b)
rover
c)
satellite
d)
telescope
56.
which technology would you use to collect rock samples from a nearby planet?
a)
computer
b)
rover
c)
satellite
d)
telescope

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