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Planets

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All the _________ revolve around the Sun in the same direction.

a)

stars

b)

comets

c)

planets

d)

galaxies

2.

The _________ planets are terrestrial planets.

a)

middle

b)

outer

c)

inner

d)

eight

3.

Which is the largest planet in the solar system?

a)

Sun

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Jupiter

4.

Which planet is the hottest?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Uranus

5.

Which are the outer planets?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

6.

Which of the following statements about Earth is true?

a)

It is the only planet in the solar system that rotates on an axis.

b)

It is the only planet in the solar system with a moon.

c)

It is the only planet in the solar system with an atmosphere.

d)

It is the only planet in the solar system known to support life.

7.

What is the object that all planets in our solar system orbit?

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Milky Way

d)

Mercury

8.

Which is the fifth planet away from the Sun in our solar system, or the first outer planet?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Mars

d)

Uranus

9.

Which is the closest object to Earth?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

Pluto

10.

Which of these planets would have the greatest gravitational pull on a nearby object?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Neptune

11.
These are the planets that do not have rings
a)
Gas Giants
b)
Terrestrial Planets
12.

What can stars do that planets cannot?

a)

orbit the sun

b)

be pulled by gravity

c)

make their own light

13.
A celestial body that revolves around a planet.
a)
moon
b)
star
c)
comet
d)
meteor
14.

Something that orbits around another object.

a)

satellite

b)

sun

c)

galaxy

d)

star

15.

What are two characteristics of inner planets?

a)

rocky composition

b)

large in size

c)

long orbit around the sun

d)

short orbit around the sun

e)

colder temperatures