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WorksheetsBWS Physics AQA Space - Solar System & Satellites
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which is the correct order of celestial objects from largest to smallest
Planet, Moon, Asteroid, Star
Universe, Star, Galaxy, Moon
Galaxy, Moon, Planet, Asteroid
Galaxy, Star, Planet, Asteroid
The distance from the centre of the Earth to the centre of the sun is
1 Au
1 ly
1 pc
1 m
Distance =
speed x time
speed / time
time / speed
speed + time
What is the term for a vast collection of stars
Nebula
Universe
Galaxy
Parsec
Our galaxy is called...
Mars
Lion
Double Decker
Milky Way
What is the collective term for Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?
Terrestrial Planets
Gas Giants
Oort Cloud
Gas Dwarves
Which former planet is now characterised as a dwarf planet?
Neptune
Pluto
Jupiter
Eres
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Uranus
Mercury
Neptune
Earth
Which is the sixth planet from the Sun?
Earth
Uranus
Saturn
Neptune
What is the definition of orbit?
The spinning of the Earth on its axis
When the lit part of the moon increases
The path of a planet, moon, or other space objects travelling around a larger body
Movement of a planet around the sun
How many planets are there in our solar system?
6
7
8
9
What is the name given to objects made of ice and dust that orbit the Sun
Dwarf Planets
Comets
Asteroids
Planets
The _________ is a region between the planets Mars and Jupiter containing thousands of rocky objects orbiting the Sun
Oort Cloud
Comet Belt
Asteroid Belt
Galaxy
99.85% of the mass of the solar system is found in the object(s)
Asteroid belt
Sun
Moons
Planets
How many stars are estimated to be in our galaxy
200
200 thousand
200 million
200 billion
Where is the Asteroid Belt located in the Solar System?
Near Neptune
Between Mercury and Venus
Between Mars and Jupiter
Directly around the Sun
What factor causes one planet to have a greater gravitational field than another?
The planets mass
The planets size
Terrestrial planets have more gravity as solid
Gas giants have more gravity as gaseous
What is in the center of the Heliocentric Model?
Sun
The Moon
Jupiter
Earth
Which planet is photographed?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Venus
What is the collective term for Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
Terrestrial Planets
Gas Giants
Oort Cloud
Gas Dwarves
