WorksheetsPlanets
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The solar system consists of the sun, smaller objects, and ...
a)
8 planets and their moons
b)
6 planets
c)
only moons
d)
more than 100 stars
2.
They are small and have rocky bodies.
a)
this describes the inner planets
b)
this describes the outer planets
3.
Saturn's rings are made of chunks of
a)
volcanoes
b)
ice and rock
c)
nitrogen and helium
d)
ice and
4.
Uranus is different that other planets because it rotates on it's side.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
The 2nd planet from the Sun is...
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
6.
Mercury is the ____ planet from the sun.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
7.
The surface of this planet appears red due to rusting iron in the rocks.
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Venus
8.
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
9.
This is the smallest planet in the solar system
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
10.
Only planet known to have life
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
11.
Which of the following statements is correct?
a)
Pluto was once classified as a dwarf planet, but is now classified as a main planet
b)
Pluto was never classified as a planet
c)
Pluto has always been considered a planet
d)
Pluto was once considered a planet, but no longer is
12.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
13.
Name the inner planets
a)
Saturn, Jupiter, Earth, Mercury
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
c)
Venus, Earth, Mercury, Saturn
d)
Neptune, Venus, Mercury, Mars
14.
True or False:
Models of the Solar System are JUST like the real Solar System.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Ms. Johns shows her class a correct model of the Solar System.
What can the model show that is just like the real Solar System?
a)
how heavy the Earth is
b)
how big the planets are
c)
how fast the Sun spins
d)
how many planets there are
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