WorksheetsAstronomy
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 6mins
When the Sun ejects millions of tons of energetic particles into the solar system, it causes:
Solar wind
Solar flares
CMEs (coronal mass ejections)
Sun spots
what is heliocentric ?
when the sun is in the middle of the universe
when the earth is in the middle of the universe
when the moon is in the middle of the universe
when the nothing is in the middle of the universe
what is a solar flare ?
the continuous flow of charged particles from the sun which permeates the solar system
A disturbance or fluctuation in the Earth's outer magnetosphere
a brief eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface
a device converting solar radiation into electricity
what is a asteroid belt ?
a small rocky body orbiting the sun
s a small rocky or metallic body in outer space
a long line of rocky meteoroids
a region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where most of the asteroid in our Solar System are found orbiting the sun
The biggest asteroid known is:
Vesta
Icarus
Ceres
Eros
The sunspot cycle is:
3 years
11 years
26 years
49 years
Phobos and Diemos are the moons of which planet in our solar system?
venus
mars
neptune
mercury
Titania, Miranda and Bianca are all moons of which planet in our solar system?
mercury
uranus
mars
neptune
What is the fifth planet from the sun?
Mars
Jupiter
Neptune
Mercury
How many planets are in our solar system have rings?
1
2
3
4
How may moons does the planet Mars have?
1
2
3
4
Which Polish-born astronomer proposed that the planets orbit the sun, and was later proved right?
Copernicus
Newton
Galileo
Ptolemy
How many stars make up Orion’s Belt?
1
2
3
4
Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are all moons of which planet in our solar system?
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
What is the name of the galaxy that contains the Earth?
Andromeda Galaxy
Whirlpool Galaxy
Milky Way
Triangulum Galaxy
The Asteroid Belt lies between the orbits of which two planets in our solar system?
Mars and Saturn
Saturn and Uranus
Venus and Mars
Mars and Jupiter
Which four letter word beginning with N is a star showing a sudden large increase in brightness, then gradually returning to its original state over a period of weeks to years?
Nash
Nova
Nekkar
Naos
Which planet in our solar system has a year which lasts around 84 Earth years?
Mars
Neptune
Uranus
Saturn
Which planet in our solar system is known is ‘The Morning Star’ when it appears in the eastern sky before sunrise?
Saturn
mercury
Mars
Venus
