WorksheetsSolar System
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How much planets are there in all?
a)
3
b)
9
c)
10
d)
8
2.
which is the largest planet?
a)
Pluto
b)
Uranus
c)
Mercury
d)
Jupiter
3.
What does a waxing moon mean?
a)
when the lit part of the moon increases
b)
when the lit part of the moon decreases
c)
the pathway the earth takes around the sun
d)
all of the planets, moon, and other space objects going around the sun
4.
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
5.
What is energy created by the sun called?
a)
sun energy
b)
hot energy
c)
solar energy
d)
solar heat
6.
What is the sun?
a)
a star
b)
a comet
c)
a planet
d)
an asteroid
7.
How does the moon get its light?
a)
it reflects the sun's light onto the earth
b)
it creates its own light, similar to a star
c)
it gathers light from earth during the day
d)
the moon is actually a yellow color, so it appears to be bright during the nighttime
8.
There is one star in our solar system.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Venus is called Earth's twin because they are about the same size
a)
True
b)
False
10.
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
11.
One factor that makes life possible on Earth is
a)
an atmospher
b)
water
c)
greenhouse effect
d)
gravity
12.
Which planet is tipped on its side nearly 90 degrees?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
13.
Which planet has a giant red spot?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
14.
Which planet has very prominent rings?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
15.
Which planet is the hottest planet because of its clouds?
a)
Venus
b)
Earth
c)
Mars
d)
Pluto
16.
What celestial body is made of ice and cosmic dust?
a)
Meteor
b)
Meteoroid
c)
Asteroid
d)
Comet
17.
Who stated the sun was the center of the solar system?
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Kepler
d)
Galileo
18.
Who used the telescope to observe the heavens?
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Kepler
d)
Galileo
19.
What model of the solar system states the sun is the center
a)
Geocentric Model
b)
Heliocentric model
c)
Biocentric modal
d)
Hydrocentric model
21.
What model of the solar system states the earth is the center
a)
Geocentric Model
b)
Heliocentric model
c)
Biocentric modal
d)
Hydrocentric model
21.
What model of the solar system states the earth is the center
a)
Geocentric Model
b)
Heliocentric model
c)
Biocentric modal
d)
Hydrocentric model
22.
The moon is a natural ______ of Earth.
a)
comet
b)
axis
c)
satellite
d)
space probe
23.
Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
phase
d)
comet
24.
One kind of _______ is the crescent Moon.
a)
axis
b)
asteroid
c)
phase
d)
space probe
25.
What is the approximate diameter of Mercury (in km)?
a)
12,756 km
b)
6,787 km
c)
142,800 km
d)
4,878 km
26.
How many moons does Mars have?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
67
27.
Which planet has the most moons?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mercury
c)
Earth
d)
Uranus
28.
Which planet has the most Volcanoes
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Earth
29.
Which planet has the largest volcano?
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mercury
30.
Which planet has the biggest ring system?
a)
Uranus
b)
Jupiter
c)
Saturn
d)
Mars
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