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Advisory March 13-Celestial Objects

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which one is not an outer planet?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Neptune
c)
Mars
d)
Uranus
2.
What is a fact about the outer planets?
a)
They are smaller.
b)
They are made of rock
c)
They are made of gas.
d)
They have no rings.
3.
Why is the sun important to people on Earth?
a)
Main energy in water cycle
b)
Gives us heat and light
c)
Controls our weather and climate
d)
All
4.
What is the sun?
a)
Comet
b)
Star
c)
Asteroid
d)
Planet
5.
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
6.
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
7.
All of the following are true about the Sun 
EXCEPT 
a)
the Sun makes the light we see
b)
the heat from the Sun is reflected from Moon to the Earth
c)
sunlight is Earth’s primary source of energy
8.
Which is the fourth planet from the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Saturn
c)
Earth
d)
Jupiter
9.
Which planet is fifth from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Earth
10.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
11.
Which planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Uranus
b)
Mercury
c)
Neptune
d)
Earth
12.
Which is the second closest planet to the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
13.
Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______
a)
gas
b)
metal
c)
water
d)
rock
14.
Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
phase
d)
comet
15.
The moon is a natural  ______ of Earth.
a)
comet
b)
axis
c)
satellite
d)
space probe
16.

In a complete sentence name three physical features of the Earth?

a)

The Earth is made of 75% water

b)

The Earth has life form

c)

The Earth is the third planet from the Sun.

d)

All of these are correct.

17.

According to the "Mass of Planets" table, on which planet would a person weigh the least?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Earth

18.

A student is making a model of the solar system. They choose a ball with a 14 cm diameter to represent Jupiter. According to the table, what size ball would be the best choice to represent Earth?

a)

0.5 cm

b)

1.2 cm

c)

12 cm

d)

16 cm

19.

According to the "Mass of Planets" table, which planet has the greatest gravitational force?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Earth

20.

Mars is very similar to the Earth. Which of the following statements describes a property of the Earth, but NOT Mars?

a)

An abundance of liquid water is located on the planet.

b)

One or more moons orbit the planet.

c)

The planet is constantly in motion.

d)

The orbital path is predictable.

21.

All of the planets in our solar system have about the same -

a)

mass

b)

diameter

c)

shape

d)

composition

22.

Scientists observed a rocky, rotating object in space. It was 250 km wide. The rocky object was located several times farther away from the Sun than the Earth.

The object is most likely -

a)

Venus

b)

the Moon

c)

Mars

d)

an asteroid

23.

Which of the following best describes meteors?

a)

Solids with irregular shapes, some of which are larger than Pluto, that mostly orbit the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Venus

b)

Solids that range in size from dust to small rocks that are scattered throughout the solar system, often due to the breakup of comets, that burn in a brief bright display when they enter Earth’s atmosphere

c)

Solids made of rock and ice with very elliptical orbits that originate beyond the orbit of Neptune and release gas and dust in a bright display that can last weeks when they pass close to the Sun

d)

Solids that orbit many planets in our solar system, many of which are asteroids or comets that have been caught by the gravitational pull of the more massive planet they orbit

24.

What movements are involved in the relationship between Earth and Sun?

a)

The Sun rotates around the Earth as it revolves to cause day and night.

b)

The Sun revolves around the Earth as it rotates to cause day and night.

c)

The Earth rotates around the Sun as it revolves to cause day and night.

d)

The Earth revolves around the Sun as it rotates to cause day and night.

25.

Which of the following represents characteristics of the four planets farthest from the Sun?

a)

Smaller planets

b)

Gas giants

c)

Rocky (terrestrial) planets

d)

3 or less moons

26.
What is gravity?
a)
A force
b)
Energy
c)
A push
d)
All of them
27.
Which object has a GREATER force of gravity?
a)
Ball
b)
Earth
28.
Which has more mass, Earth or the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
The same
29.
Which has a STRONGER force of gravity, Earth or the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
30.
As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
31.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
32.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
33.
One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.
a)
The inner planets all have water
b)
the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets
c)
the outer planets are gas planets
d)
the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't
34.

what ice ball orbits the sun?

a)

snow

b)

comets

c)

meteors

d)

eggs

35.
Where is the asteroid belt found?
a)
between earth and mars
b)
Between Uranus and Neptune
c)
Between Mercury and Venus
d)
Between Mars and Jupiter
36.
Select the order from smallest to largest.
a)
Sun, Milky Way, solar system, universe
b)
Sun, Milky Way, universe, solar system
c)
Sun, solar system, Milky Way, universe
d)
Sun, solar system, universe, Milky Way
37.
WHAT DOES NASA  STAND FOR ?  
a)
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
b)
NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FOR SPACE AND AIR EXPLORATION
c)
NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SPACE AND AIR TRAVEL 
d)
NAUTICAL ADMINISTRATION AND SPACE TRAVEL
38.
WHAT STARTED THE SPACE RACE ?  
a)
SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED  SPUTNIK 
b)
UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED NASA
c)
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM
d)
1ST FEMALE COSMONAUT LAUNCHED INTO SPACE
39.
The first people to walk on the moon. Landed in 1969
a)
spacecraft 
b)
ISS 
c)
Astronaut 
d)
Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin
40.
The first satellite launched into space by Russia 
a)
Space Suit
b)
Sputnik
c)
ISS
d)
Astronaut
41.

A ___________________collects data about the solar system and sends the information back to Earth

a)

NASA

b)

SPACE STATION

c)

SPACE SHUTTLE

d)

SPACE PROBE

42.

The American effort to land astronauts on the moon and return them to Earth was named....

a)

The Buzz Program

b)

The Glenn Program

c)

The Apollo program

d)

The Sputnik Program

43.
Do you think dwarf planets are important?
a)
Yes, They are leftovers from the formation of the solar system.
b)
No. They don't mean anything.
c)
None of the above.
d)
All of the above
44.
What is the nickname of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
a)
rocky planets
b)
rock stars
c)
first four
d)
final four
45.
Complete the analogy. Planet is to Earth, as satellite is to:
a)
star
b)
sun
c)
moon
d)
asteroid
46.
A student made a model of how the Earth, Moon, and Sun orbit. She used ping-pong balls
to represent each one. She painted each one a different color. Then, she placed the Moon
and Earth close together and the Sun much further away.What is one limitation of the student's model?
a)
She used the same size balls.
b)
She made earth orbit the sun.
c)
She moved the Sun away from the Earth and Moon.
47.
A giant sphere of glowing gases is a ___________
a)
Galaxy
b)
Light-year
c)
Star
d)
Magnitude
48.
What is a fact about the inner planets?
a)
They are smaller.
b)
They are made of gas.
c)
They have many moons.
d)
They have rings.
49.
A natural satellite of a planet.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
50.
A small rocky object orbiting the sun.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
51.
A small object that appears as a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
52.
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
53.
Which planet is not an inner planet?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Saturn
54.
Which planet has the Great Red Spot?
a)
Pluto
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Earth
55.
Which planet is farthest from the sun?
a)
Neptune
b)
Pluto
c)
Earth
d)
Uranus
56.
Which planet is seventh from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Earth
c)
Venus
d)
Uranus
57.
Which is the sixth planet from the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Uranus
c)
Saturn
d)
Neptune
58.
Which planet is third from the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Pluto
c)
Venus
d)
Earth

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