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our solar system 6th grade-8th grade

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

which planet is made up of rocks?

a)

mercury

b)

mars

c)

venus

d)

all of the above

2.

which planet is the most dense?

a)

earth

b)

saturn

c)

mercury

d)

Neptune

3.

what side does does the sun set and rise?

a)

sunsets on west and rises on east

b)

sunsets on east and rises on west

4.

what element is our solar system made of? ( SELECT ALL THAT ARE TRUE )

a)

none of the above

b)

Zinc

c)

hydrogen

d)

rubidium

5.

which planet rotates backwards?

a)

jupider

b)

uranus

c)

earth

d)

Venus

6.

how long does it take the moon to orbit earth?

a)

12 days

b)

35 hours

c)

3 months

d)

27 days

7.

how long will it take to go to Pluto?

a)

12.5 years

b)

6 years

c)

9 years

d)

150-300 days

8.

how far is earth from the sun?

a)

147.68 million km

b)

4.477 billion km

c)

147.73 million km

d)

46.318 million km

9.

which one is Saturn's moons? ( CHOOSE ALL THAT ARE TRUE! )

a)

Titan

b)

Europa

c)

Enceladus

d)

Callisto

e)

Triton

10.

what is the Latin name for earths moon?

a)

Neso

b)

Solar

c)

luna

d)

Proteus

11.

which planet has the most moons?

a)

saturn

b)

uranus

c)

venus

d)

jupider

12.

what does the diagram NOT show?

a)

It does not show how far away the earth is away from the sun

b)

It does not show which direction it rotates

c)

It does not show the axis of the earth

d)

It does not show how many days it will take for earth to orbit the sun

13.

what is it called when a star fuses with another star?

a)

meteor

b)

fusion

c)

mega star

d)

supernova