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5th Grade Space

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

In order from Closest to the sun what Planets are in our Solar system

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

2.

What is a dwarf planet?

a)

An asteroid

b)

Pluto

c)

Ceres

d)

A object that orbits a star , but is too small to be classified as a planet.

3.

What is a asteroid

a)

A small rocky object orbiting in space.

b)

A meteoroid.

c)

A meteor.

d)

A comet.

4.

What is a comet

a)

Dust and ice orbiting in space.

b)

A small rocky body orbiting in space.

c)

A blown out meteroid

d)

A dwarf planet

5.

what is a meteor

a)

A meteoroid when it enters a planet's atmosphere.

b)

An asteroid in the suns gravity

c)

A rock

d)

A planet

6.

Where are many asteroids located.

a)

Mercurys surface

b)

Asteroid belt

c)

meteor belt

d)

asteroid ring

7.

what is our biggest planet in our solar system

a)

Saturn

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

8.

A comet is piece of rock

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is the correct term for this grouping of stars, gas, and dust?

a)

planet

b)

galaxy

c)

universe

d)

solar system

10.

On a field trip to a science museum, Lee saw photographs of asteroids and comets that astronomers took using telescopes. What could Lee look for in the photographs to tell a comet from an asteroid?

a)

a long tail

b)

a small size

c)

a rocky surface

d)

an irregular shape