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THE AMAZING SOLAR SYSTEM

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the most logical place to send a probe?

a)

To the top of a mountain.

b)

To the Sun.

c)

To planets like Jupiter or Saturn.

2.

How was the space shuttle different from other space craft?

a)

It was the world’s first reusable space craft.

b)

It could carry satellites, space probes, and other cargo into space.

c)

It’s external tank was 184 feet long.

3.

What is the correct order of the planets?

a)

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars

b)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Neptune, Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, Uranus

4.
What makes Earth unique from all other planets? 
a)
It is the closest planet to the sun
b)
It can support life
c)
It is the hottest planet
d)
It is the rotates on its axis
5.
How far is the Earth from the Sun? 
a)
63 million miles 
b)
73 million miles 
c)
83 million miles 
d)
93 million miles 
6.
Which planet is the closest to the sun? 
a)
Earth
b)
Venus
c)
Mercury
d)
Neptune
7.
Outside on the playground, students are making a scale model of the solar system. Which of
the following tools will be needed to measure the distance of the planets from the Sun on
the model?
a)
Balance
b)
Thermometer
c)
Computer
d)
Meter Stick
8.
Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?
a)
Sun and moon orbit Earth
b)
Earth and moon orbit Sun
c)
Earth orbit's the Sun and the moon orbits Earth
d)
Earth and sun orbit moon
9.
 Many of the tests for vehicle development and spacesuit development take place in Black Point Lava Flow in Arizona. This desert site was most likely chosen to test the vehicles and spacesuits because
a)
the desert site has weather most like the Moon or Mars
b)
the desert has plants and animals most like the Moon or Mars
c)
the desert site is most like the surface of the Moon or Mars
d)
the desert site has a temperature most like the Moon or Mars
10.
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
11.

How many moons does Earth have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

What is the name of this planet?

a)

EARTH

b)

MERCURY

c)

MARS

d)

VENUS

13.

The center of our solar system is the....

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Moon

d)

Asteroid belt

14.

There are _________ planets in our solar system.

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

15.

The closest four planets are called the ________ planets.

a)

inner

b)

outer

16.

The furthest four planets are called the _______ planets.

a)

inner

b)

outer

17.
Our Sun is one of many stars in the Milky Way Galaxy. Which term BEST describes our Sun?
a)
large
b)
average sized
c)
small
18.
Stars are grouped together according to patterns known as ___________________.
a)
constellations
b)
solar systems 
c)
galaxies
19.
Which planet in the solar system has a significant ring system?
a)
Neptune
b)
Mars
c)
Saturn
20.
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
21.
What is the average distance (approximately) between Earth and the Sun (in miles)?
a)
149,699,180 miles
b)
93,000,000 miles
c)
120,000,000 miles
d)
67,034,980 miles
22.
What is the approximate orbital velocity of Mercury (in km/sec)?
a)
47.89 km/sec
b)
35.03 km/sec
c)
24.10 km/sec
d)
29.79 km/sec
23.

The rings of Saturn are made of...

a)

Gases

b)

Ice

c)

Plasma

d)

Rainbows

24.

The only planet that supports life.

a)

Pluto

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

25.
How long does it take to the Earth to do the ROTATION MOVEMENT?
a)
365 days
b)
24 hours
c)
24 hours + 6 hours
d)
28 days
26.
What is the Sun?
a)
It is a satellite
b)
It is a Star
c)
It is a comet
d)
It is a planet

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