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Planets

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the closest planet to the sun?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Neptune
c)
Mars
d)
Mercury
2.
What is the fourth planet from the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
d)
Venus
3.
What is the fifth planet from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Neptune
c)
Mercury
d)
Jupiter
4.
Which planet is not a gas giant?
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Venus
5.
Saturn is known for it's _______. 
a)
rings
b)
atmopshere
c)
moons
d)
temperature 
6.
Which is the smallest terrestrial planet?
a)
Mercury 
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
d)
Venus
7.

Uranus rotates on its side.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Hydrogen and Helium make up the _______.

a)

Inner Planets

b)

Gas giants

c)

Middle Planets

d)

Terrestrial Planets

9.
Pluto, among others, is known as a ____.
a)
dwarf planet 
b)
planet
10.
The surface of this planet appears red due to rusting iron in the rocks.
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Venus
11.

Which planet is almost Earth’s twin in size and mass and has a very thick atmosphere?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Neptune

12.

This cold, blue planet was discovered by a mathematical prediction.

a)

Neptune

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

13.
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
14.
This is the smallest planet in the solar system
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
15.
Its largest moon is Titan.
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
16.
This has an extremely elliptical orbit - 
a)
Pluto
b)
Neptune
c)
Uranus
d)
Saturn
17.
Only planet known to have life
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
18.

Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in the solar system, is on which planet?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Earth

19.

Which planet has no atmosphere due to little gravity and being closest to the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Earth

20.

This planet rotates from top to bottom due to a massive collision.

a)

Saturn

b)

Venus

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

21.
The inner planets are also called...
a)
terrestrial planets
b)
gas giants
22.
Saturn's rings are made of chunks of 
a)
volcanoes
b)
ice and rock
c)
nitrogen and helium 
d)
ice and 
23.
Which planet doesn't have a moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Jupiter
24.
Which planet is Mercury?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
25.
What force keeps the planets orbiting the sun?
a)
Gravity
b)
Magnetism
c)
Electricity
d)
Friction
26.

Which planet has had rovers sent to study its soil?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

27.
Which planet has a Great Dark Spot?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
28.

Which planet is know as the Morning Star?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

29.
Gas That Gives Neptune It's Blue Color
a)
Methane
b)
Diesel
c)
Propane
d)
Ethanol
30.

Which planet is Saturn?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

31.
The least dense planet in the solar system is
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Neptune
d)
Earth
32.

The Outer Planets are extremely

a)

Cold

b)

Hot

33.
Which Terrestrial planet has 2 moons
a)
Mars 
b)
Earth 
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
34.
The largest shield volcano in our solar system is...
a)
Olympus Mons on Mars
b)
Caloris on Mercury
c)
Maxwell Mons on Venus
d)
Caldera on Mars
35.

Why is life less likely on outermost planets than on planets closer to the Sun?

a)

They have too little mass.

b)

They have too much mass.

c)

Their surfaces are extremely hot.

d)

Their surfaces are extremely cold.

36.

Which event takes about one year to complete?

a)

Earth making a complete rotation

b)

The Moon making a complete rotation

c)

Earth orbiting/revolving completely around the Sun

d)

The Moon orbiting/revolving completely around Earth

37.

Which planet is most likely for the discovery of extra-terrestrial life?

a)

Jupiter because it has a giant red spot

b)

Venus because it has a sulfuric acid atmosphere

c)

Saturn because it has rings of ice

d)

Mars because it has evidence of single cell life

38.

What is significant about the discovery of water on Mars?

a)

It proves there is life on Mars.

b)

It provides evidence there may be life on Mars.

c)

It proves there was an advanced civilization on Mars.

d)

It provides evidence of an advanced civilization on Mars.

39.

If the Sun were larger, what would most likely also have to be true for Earth to sustain life?

a)

Earth would have to be further from the Sun.

b)

Earth would have to be closer to the Sun.

c)

Earth would have to be smaller.

d)

Earth would have to be larger.

40.

What is the main reason Earth can sustain life?

a)

Earth has a liquid core.

b)

Earth has an atmosphere.

c)

Earth has magnetic poles.

d)

Earth has liquid water on its surface.

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