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Planetary Science

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The sixth planet from the Sun; known for the large rings that orbit the planet

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Saturn

2.

This is the first planet from the Sun; is very hot in the day, very cold in the night

a)

Neptune

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Mercury

3.

These are large dusty snowballs that orbit the Sun; these have a long tail

a)

Venus

b)

planet

c)

Earth

d)

comet

4.

This is a planet that is much smaller than planets in the Solar System; they have an irregular orbit around the sun

a)

planet

b)

inner planets

c)

outer planets

d)

dwarf planet

5.

The third planet from the Sun; only planet that has living things

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

6.

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

a)

Venus

b)

Uranus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

7.

The seventh planet from the Sun; turns on its side

a)

Uranus

b)

planet

c)

Neptune

d)

Venus

8.

This is a large body in space that moves around a star

a)

Uranus

b)

star

c)

comet

d)

planet

9.

This is a large ball of gas; all objects in a solar system orbit this

a)

planet

b)

star

c)

moon

d)

Saturn

10.

The eighth planet from the Sun; deep dark blue in color

a)

Uranus

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

11.

There are four planets farthest from the Sun; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

a)

outer planets

b)

inner planets

c)

comet

d)

dwarf planet

12.

This is the nearest star to Earth

a)

Sun

b)

moon

c)

star

d)

Pluto

13.

A large body in space made of rock

a)

orbit

b)

asteroid

c)

Mercury

d)

Pluto

14.

This means to move in a path around an object

a)

Pluto

b)

planet

c)

orbit

d)

Uranus

15.

These are the four planets closest to the Sun; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

a)

comet

b)

inner planets

c)

dwarf planet

d)

outer planets

16.

The fifth planet from the Sun; largest planet in the Solar System

a)

Saturn

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

17.

This follows Neptune in orbit; dwarf planet

a)

orbit

b)

Pluto

c)

Earth

d)

planet

18.

This is a small, rounded body in orbit around a planet

a)

star

b)

Mars

c)

moon

d)

planet

19.

The second planet from the Sun; it is covered by gas and is very hot

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

20.

This is the Sun, planets, moons, and other objects that orbit the Sun

a)

Solar System

b)

inner planets

c)

Mercury

d)

dwarf planet