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Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What is the center of our solar system?
a)
moon
b)
earth
c)
sun
d)
Jupiter
3.
Which one takes 24 hours?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
4.
What describes the earth going around the sun?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
5.
What causes the seasons to change?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
6.
What causes day and night?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
7.
Which one takes one year?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
8.
What is the sun?
a)
a star
b)
a comet
c)
a planet
d)
an asteroid
9.
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Jupiter
d)
The Sun
10.
The four planets that are nearest the sun are called the.........
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Small planets
d)
Gas giants
11.
Which of the following planets is Earths sister planet?
a)
Venus
b)
Neptune
c)
Mars
d)
Mercury
12.
Which of the following planets are the gas giants, outer planets?
a)
Mercury , Venus, mars
b)
Jupiter, Saturn, uranus
c)
Mars, Jupiter, venus
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.
The fourth planet from the Sun; also known as the "red planet."
a)
Neptune
b)
Mercury
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
15.
The sixth planet from the Sun; known for its large rings.
a)
Saturn
b)
Mercury
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
16.
The fifth planet from the Sun; this is the LARGESTplanet in the Solar System.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mercury
c)
Earth
d)
Neptune
17.
This is the eighth (last) planet from the Sun; it is deep dark blue in color.
a)
Earth
b)
Neptune
c)
Mercury
d)
Jupiter
18.
These are the 4 planets closest to the sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars).
a)
inner planets
b)
outer planets
c)
dwarf planets
d)
solar planets
19.
This is the nearest star to Earth.
a)
the moon
b)
the planet of Mars
c)
the asteroid belt
d)
the sun
20.
These are the four planets FARTHEST from the Sun; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
a)
inner planets
b)
outer planets
c)
solar planets
d)
the best planets
21.
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
22.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
23.
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
24.
A small object that appears as a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
25.
A small rocky object orbiting the sun.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
26.
A natural satellite of a planet.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
27.
What is the difference between the inner planets and the outer planets?
a)
The outer planets are smaller than the inner planets
b)
The inner planets are smaller than the outer planets
c)
The outer planets have more rocks than the inner planets
d)
the inner planets are heavier than the outer planets
28.
The gas giants are different from the terrestrial planets because they
a)
have smaller atmospheres
b)
are less dense
c)
have larger atmospheres
d)
are more colorful
29.
The inner planets are called terrestrial planets because they are composed of
a)
water
b)
gas
c)
frozen surfaces
d)
rocks
30.
Which planet is the hottest planet because of its clouds?
a)
Venus
b)
Earth
c)
Mars
d)
Pluto
31.
What theory tries to explain the origin of the universe?
a)
Big Bang Theory
b)
Copernican Theory
c)
Ptolemain Theory
d)
Galilean Theory
32.
Put the planets in order from the sun.
a)
Mercury, Venus, Mars Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Sarturn, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Sarturn, Uranus, Neptune,Pluto
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Sarturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto
33.
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
34.
The outer 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
35.
Which two planets are out of order in this list of our solar system?
Mercury-Earth-Venus-Mars-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune-Pluto.
Mercury-Earth-Venus-Mars-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune-Pluto.
a)
Mercury and Earth
b)
Earth and Venus
c)
Saturn and Jupiter
d)
Uranus and Neptune
36.
What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?
a)
gravity
b)
speed
c)
string
d)
air currents
37.
Which object has the most gravity?
a)
Earth
b)
moon
c)
Jupiter
d)
sun
38.
What do we call Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?
a)
Outer Planets
b)
Terrestrial Planets
c)
Inner Planets
d)
Oort Cloud
39.
What is the only planet known to contain life?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
40.
Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______
a)
gas
b)
metal
c)
water
d)
rock
41.
Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
phase
d)
comet
42.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
43.
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
44.
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
45.
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
46.
A spiral galaxy of stars that contains our Sun
a)
Planisphere
b)
Intensity
c)
Star
d)
Milky Way
47.
What keeps a planet moving on its path around the sun
a)
gravity & inertia
b)
heat & pressure
c)
inertia & pressure
d)
gravity & heat
48.
The closer a planet is to the sun...
a)
the faster it travels
b)
the slower it travels
49.
Which movement creates years?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
50.
All of the outer planets--
a)
have many moons
b)
are small
c)
have a short orbit around the Sun
d)
are rocky
51.
What is located between the inner and outer planets.
a)
Sun
b)
Asteroid belt
c)
Uranus
d)
Moons
52.
Which planets are terrestrial planets
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Asteroid belt
53.
How does the distance between two objects affect the force of gravity?
a)
The closer the two objects are the more gravitational force they have.
b)
The farther apart the two objects are the more gravitational force they have.
c)
The closer the two objects are the less gravitational force they have.
54.
The Sun is at the center of our solar system. All the planets in the solar system orbit around the Sun. Which of the following planets has the longest orbit?
a)
Mercury
b)
Earth
c)
Saturn
d)
Neptune
55.
If a planet had 2 moons and 1 moon was twice as far from the planet as the other moon, which moon would complete a revolution around the planet 1st?
a)
Moon A - closer to the planet
b)
Moon B - further from the planet
56.
An example of a gravitational interaction is that the Earth. . .
a)
orbits the Sun.
b)
orbits the moon.
57.
If an object has MORe _______, it will have more gravitational force.
a)
mass
b)
distance
58.
A person would weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth because . . .
a)
Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b)
Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity
c)
Jupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity
d)
Jupiter has less mass and therefore less gravity
59.
Mercury has ______ gravity than Earth.
a)
less
b)
more
c)
the same
60.
________ hold all of the planets in orbit around the sun.
a)
gravity
b)
string
c)
Bill Nye
d)
duct tape
61.
Gravity on Mars’ surface is much lower than it is here on Earth. This is because the mass of mars is ______ than Earth.
a)
less
b)
more
c)
the same
62.
As distance between objects increases the pull of gravity...
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
Stays the same
63.
An example of a gravitational interaction is that the Earth...
a)
orbits the sun
b)
orbits the moon
c)
orbits other planets
d)
None of the above
64.
Without gravity we would________.
a)
Float away
b)
Stay in the ground
c)
Nothing would happen.
d)
I don't know
65.
Which has more mass, Earth or the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
The same
66.
Which has a STRONGER force of gravity, Earth or the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
67.
As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know
68.
Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)
a)
Model A
b)
Model B
c)
Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)
69.
Which system has the greater gravitational attraction between the two objects (if any)?
a)
System A
b)
System B
c)
Same gravitational attraction fro System A and System B
70.
Choose the image that has the most gravitational pull:
a)
b)
71.
Choose the image that has the most gravitational pull:
a)
b)
72.
Choose the image that has the most gravitational pull:
a)
b)
73.
If a rocket flies by close to a planet and becomes affected by that planet's gravity, what is most likely to happen?
a)
The rocket will be pushed away
b)
The rocket will be turned around in the opposite direction
c)
The rocket will be attracted down to the planet
d)
Nothing will happen
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