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Solar System Pt. 5

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a meteoroid that has hit earth's surface called?

a)

Comet

b)

Shooting Star

c)

Meteorite

d)

Meteoroid

2.

Which characteristic is common to the four outer planets in our solar system?

a)

Low mass

b)

High density

c)

Fast revolution

d)

Gaseous composition

3.

Which body in the solar system usually contains an atmosphere?

a)

A planet

b)

A meteor

c)

An asteroid

d)

A comet

4.

Which President is credited with largely enhancing the USA's space program

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

Al Gore

d)

John F. Kennedy

5.

Which planet is the largest in size?

a)

Neptune

b)

Mecury

c)

Pluto

d)

Jupiter

6.

What nation was the first to orbit a human around the Earth?

a)

U.S.A.

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

d)

China

7.

What are the two main gases that make up most of the Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Nitrogen & Oxygen

b)

Calcium & Oxygen

c)

Neon & Nitrogen

d)

Carbon dioxide & Gold

8.

What celestial body is known as a "dirty snowball?"

a)

Comet

b)

Asteroid

c)

Meteor

d)

Shooting Star

9.

What is the name of the first space station launched by the United States?

a)

Mir

b)

Salyut

c)

Explorer 1

d)

Skylab

10.

What is the name of a natural or artificial object that revolves around the Earth?

a)

A rocket

b)

A probe

c)

A satellite

d)

A person

11.

Which planet rotates on its side at a 90 °\degree  angle?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

Uranus

12.

What percentage of the Earth is water?

a)

100%

b)

10%

c)

75%

d)

25%

13.

Which astronaut was the first to set foot on the moon?

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Michael Collins

d)

Mae Jemison

14.

Which of the following is primarily made of ice?

a)

Comet

b)

Asteroid

c)

Meteor

d)

Meteoroid

15.

Which planet in our solar system has the greatest temperature range?

a)

Saturn

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Pluto