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Solar system

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the brightest planet in the solar system?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Sun

2.

how many planets are there in the solar system?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

3.

what is the name of pluto's moon?

a)

cornent

b)

charon

c)

kelper

4.

which all planets have rings?

a)

jupiter

b)

saturn

c)

uranus

d)

mars

5.

How many moons does jupiter have?

a)

62

b)

64

c)

56

d)

66

6.

which planet is going to have life?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Neptune

d)

Jupiter

7.

Which is the shape of the Earth?

a)

sphere

b)

oblate spheroid

c)

oblate sphere

8.

How long does Earth's orbit around the sun take?

a)

365 and 1/4 days

b)

360 days

c)

24 hours

d)

2 years

9.

Our sun is a medium-sized star compared to other stars.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The HOTTEST stars are usually what color

a)

yellow

b)

orange

c)

blue

d)

pink

11.

What causes day and night here on our Earth?

a)

The different moon phases

b)

Asteroids

c)

The rotation of Earth

d)

Stars

12.

What causes our seasons here on Earth?

a)

Stars in our universe

b)

Our revolution around the moon

c)

Earth's tilted axis and our rotation

d)

The revolution of Earth around the sun and Earth's tilted axis

13.

This is the first planet from the Sun; it is very hot in the day and very cold in the night.

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

14.

What are large chunks of rocks and metal in space?

a)

Earth

b)

comet

c)

asteroids

d)

gibbous

15.

The fourth planet from the Sun; also known as the "red planet."

a)

Neptune

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

16.

The sixth planet from the Sun; known for its large rings.

a)

Saturn

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

17.

Where is the Asteroid Belt located in the Solar System?

a)

near Neptune

b)

between Mercury and Venus

c)

between Mars and Jupiter

d)

around the Sun

18.

This is the phase of the moon when the moon looks like a thin sliver (less than half of the moon's nearside is sunlit).

a)

crescent

b)

gibbous

c)

full

d)

new

19.

A group of stars that make a pattern in the night sky.

a)

planets

b)

comets

c)

asteroids

d)

constellation

20.

which is saturns moon

a)

charon

b)

rhea

c)

rellos

d)

moonia

21.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called.....?
a)
Jovian Planets
b)
Awesome Sauce Planets
c)
Gas Giants
d)
Inner Planets
22.
What do we call Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?
a)
Outer Planets
b)
Terrestrial Planets
c)
Inner Planets
d)
Oort Cloud
23.
What is the big bang theory?
a)
A movie
b)
A planet
c)
A theory of how Jupiter will crash into Saturn
d)
A theory of how the Universe began
24.
What characteristic is Jupiter known for?
a)
Rings of ice and dust
b)
Great Red Spot
c)
Olympus Mons
d)
Fire
25.
Which planet is known for having an extreme tilt on its axis causing extreme seasons?
a)
Neptune
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Uranus
26.
What characteristics do Earth and Venus share? 
a)
They rotate in the same direction
b)
They are both similar size and density
c)
They have the same gases in their atmospheres
d)
They were born at the same time
27.
What factor determines the color of a star?
a)
Size
b)
Shape
c)
Magnitude
d)
Temperature
28.
What does a waxing moon mean?
a)
when the lit part of the moon increases
b)
when the lit part of the moon decreases
c)
the pathway the earth takes around the sun
d)
all of the planets, moon, and other space objects going around the sun
29.
Which one takes 24 hours?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution