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Our Place in the Solar System

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is

A star and all the objects that orbit it

a)

Comet

b)

Sun

c)

Solar System

d)

Moon

2.

What is

The path an object follows around another object (like a planet around the sun)

a)

Comet

b)

Revolve

c)

Orbit

d)

Meteor

3.

What is

An average-sized star that is found at the center of the solar system

a)

Moon

b)

Solar System

c)

Sun

d)

Meteor

4.

What is

A large body that orbits a star

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

Solar System

d)

Planet

5.

What is

Chunks of rock that travel with a planet in space

a)

Planet

b)

Moon

c)

Asteroid

d)

Comet

6.

Space rocks that are smaller than planets

a)

Asteroid

b)

Moon

c)

Comet

d)

Meteorite

7.

What are

Balls of ice and space dust

a)

Moon

b)

Comet

c)

Asteroid

d)

Meteorite

8.

What is

The streak of light we see in the night sky when a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere; often called a shooting star

a)

Meteor

b)

Meteorite

c)

Comet

d)

Asteroid

9.

What is

A meteoroid that lands on Earth

a)

Comet

b)

Moon

c)

Meteorite

d)

Meteor

10.

What means

To spin on an axis

a)

Orbit

b)

Revolve

c)

Rotate

d)

Solar System

11.

What means

To move around another object.

a)

Rotate

b)

Revolve

c)

Orbit

d)

Sun

12.

Which planets are the inner planets?

a)

Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Pluto

d)

Mercury, Mars, Venus, Jupiter

13.

Which planet is NOT a gas giant

a)

Jupiter

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

14.

Which planets are the outer planets?

a)

Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Pluto

d)

Mercury, Mars, Venus, Jupiter

15.

What is the 3rd planet from the Sun?

a)

Saturn

b)

Pluto

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

16.

What is the 2nd planet from the Sun?

a)

Saturn

b)

Pluto

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

17.

What is the 6th planet from the Sun?

a)

Saturn

b)

Pluto

c)

Mars

d)

Earth

18.

What is the 4th planet from the Sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Pluto

c)

Mars

d)

Earth

19.

What is the 7th planet from the Sun?

a)

Neptune

b)

Mercury

c)

Uranus

d)

Jupiter

20.

What is the 8th planet from the Sun?

a)

Neptune

b)

Mercury

c)

Uranus

d)

Jupiter

21.

What is the 5th planet from the Sun?

a)

Neptune

b)

Mercury

c)

Uranus

d)

Jupiter

22.

Which planet is closest to the sun?

a)

Neptune

b)

Mercury

c)

Uranus

d)

Jupiter

23.

In the picture, what moon phase is labeled 1?

a)

Full Moon

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

New Moon

d)

Waning Gibbous

24.

In the picture, what moon phase is labeled 5?

a)

Full Moon

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

New Moon

d)

Waning Gibbous

25.

In the picture, what moon phase is labeled 2?

a)

Full Moon

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

New Moon

d)

Waning Gibbous

26.

In the picture, what moon phase is labeled 8?

a)

Waxing Gibbous

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

New Moon

d)

Waning Crescent

27.

In the picture, what moon phase is labeled 4?

a)

Waxing Gibbous

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

1st Quarter Moon

d)

Waning Crescent

28.

In the picture, what moon phase is labeled 6?

a)

Waxing Gibbous

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

1st Quarter Moon

d)

Waning Gibbous

29.

In the picture, what moon phase is labeled 3?

a)

3rd Quarter Moon

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

1st Quarter Moon

d)

Waning Gibbous

30.

In the picture, what moon phase is labeled 7?

a)

3rd Quarter Moon

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

1st Quarter Moon

d)

Waning Gibbous

31.

Where does the moon go when you can't see it?

a)

On Vacation

b)

On the other side of the Earth

c)

Nowhere, we are just seeing the shadowy side of the moon

d)

Behind the sun

32.

What body in our solar system gives us light and heat?

a)

Moon

b)

Asteroid

c)

Meteor

d)

Sun

33.

What sentence helps us to remember the order of the planets?

a)

My Mother Just Sold Us Nachos

b)

My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nachos

c)

My Very Excited Mother Just Served us Waffles

d)

Each Mother Makes Sure to serve us Nine Pickles

34.

Scientists have decided that ____________ is the only planet which has intelligent life living on it.

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Saturn

35.

The Moon is like A _________ because it reflects light from the sun

a)

Spoon

b)

Watch

c)

Mirror

d)

Planet