WorksheetsOur Solar System!
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What keeps a planet moving on its path around the sun
a)
gravity & inertia
b)
heat & pressure
c)
inertia & pressure
d)
gravity & heat
2.
What pulled the matter towards the center of the nebula as the solar system was forming?
a)
inertia
b)
heat
c)
pressure
d)
gravity
3.
The four inner planets are...
a)
Rocky and small
b)
Very large and made of ice
c)
Small and made of ice
d)
Very large and made of gases
4.
Which atmosphere layer has life on it?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
5.
Which one takes 24 hours?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
6.
What describes the earth going around the sun?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
7.
What is energy created by the sun called?
a)
sun energy
b)
hot energy
c)
solar energy
d)
solar heat
8.
What is the definition of orbit?
a)
the spinning of the earth on its axis
b)
when the lit part of the moon increases
c)
all of the planets, moon, and other space objects going around the sun
d)
the imaginary line that goes through the north and south poles that the earth spins on
9.
What is the center of our solar system?
a)
moon
b)
earth
c)
sun
d)
Jupiter
10.
What causes the seasons to change?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
11.
Which planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Uranus
b)
Mercury
c)
Neptune
d)
Earth
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