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Solar System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the smallest planet in our Solar System

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

2.

What is the biggest planet in our Solar System?

a)

Neptune

b)

Uranus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

3.

What is the closest planet to the sun?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

4.

Where are asteroid belts found?

a)

Uranus

b)

Saturn

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

5.

Which planet's orbital period is 11.9 Earth days?

a)

Saturn

b)

Mercury

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

6.

Which planet has 13 rings and 27 moons?

a)

Saturn

b)

Uranus

c)

Neptune

d)

Venus

7.

Which is the hottest planet in our Solar System?

a)

Venus

b)

Saturn

c)

Earth

d)

Neptune

8.

Which gases are present in Neptune?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Helium

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Methane

9.

What is a mass of rock from space that burns up after entering the Earth’s atmosphere due to friction and speed?

a)

Meteoroid

b)

Comet

c)

Meteorite

d)

Asteroid

10.

What is a solid (metallic or stony) piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the atmosphere to reach the surface of a planet or moon?

a)

Meteor

b)

Meteorite

c)

Comet

d)

Asteroid

11.

What is an astronomical object that is composed of a mass of ice, gas and dust. It has long luminous tails (ion and dust tails) produced by solar wind, radiation and vaporization when its orbit passes close to the Sun. ?

a)

Ice cubes

b)

Comet

c)

Meteor

d)

Rock

12.

What is the only planet known to support life and it is the home of humans. 71% of its surface is covered by water and is a rocky planet

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

13.

Which planet has two small satellites?

a)

Pluto

b)

Saturn

c)

Mars

d)

Uranus

14.

How many moons does Saturn have?

a)

14 moons

b)

13 moons

c)

60 moons

d)

27 moons

15.

What is the orbital period of Neptune?

a)

165 years

b)

165 days

c)

88 days

d)

225 years

16.

All are properties of Neptune EXCEPT:

a)

It is azure

b)

Nitrogen gas is present in its atmosphere

c)

It is the 8t planet from the Sun

d)

It is the 4th largest planet

17.

What is the orbital period of Saturn?

a)

30 days

b)

29.5 years

c)

29.5 days

d)

30 years

18.

Which planet has an orbital period of 225 days?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

19.

What is the closest and furthest planet from the Sun?

a)

Mecury:Closest

b)

Mercury: Furthest

c)

Neptune: Closest

d)

Neptune : Furthest

20.

What planet is reddish orange in colour?

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Mars

d)

Earth