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Solar system game

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the 3rd planet from the sun

a)

Saturn

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Pluto

2.

what is at the middle of our solar system

a)

I dont know

b)

Mars

c)

the moon

d)

The sun

3.

Why does Earth have different seasons?

a)

because of the distance between Earth and the sun

b)

because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis

c)

because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis

d)

because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun

4.

The sun is a...

a)

planet

b)

asteroid

c)

star

5.

How long does it take Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?

a)

24 hours

b)

one week

c)

one year

d)

one month

6.

What is the correct order of the planets from the sun?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

7.

Which planet is closest to the sun?

a)

Uranus

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Neptune

8.

The Sun is Made up of...

a)

Oxygen and Nitrogen

b)

Helium and Hydrogen

9.

Name for region containing all 8 planets, the sun, asteroids, and other celestial objects?

a)

The Anthropomorphic Nebula

b)

The Degoba System

c)

The Solar System

d)

Kuiper Region

10.

Our galaxy is called the

a)

Earth Nebula

b)

The Hubble Galaxy

c)

The Snickers

d)

The Milky Way

11.

Planets that are closer to the sun

a)

take more time to orbit

b)

take less time to orbit

12.

The number of planets in our solar system:

a)

7

b)

6

c)

9

d)

8

13.

Planets that are farther from the sun

a)

take more time to orbit

b)

take less time to orbit

14.

What 2 forms of energy do we get from the sun?

a)

Heat and Sound

b)

Light and Heat

c)

Light and Air

d)

Light and Sound

15.

A student is looking at a model of the solar system noted there is a belt of objects in orbit in between Mars and Jupiter. What are these orbiting objects?

a)

Asteroids

b)

Pluto

c)

Comets

d)

Moons

16.

what planet has rings

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Earth

17.

what planet has known life

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

18.

which planet is farthest from the sun

a)

Saturn

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

19.

how many stars are in our solar system

a)

5

b)

2

c)

8

d)

1

20.

what is dividing the inner and outer planets

a)

suckers

b)

cotton candy

c)

asteroids

d)

dwarf planets

21.

What is a planet?

a)

a large object that orbits a star

b)

a swirling ball of gases

c)

a star

d)

a huge ball made out of rock

22.

Which planet is between Venus and Mars?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

23.

A small body that orbits a planet is a(n)

a)

asteroid

b)

moon

c)

comet

24.

The sun, planets, comets, and asteroids that revolve around the sun all make up the ______________.

a)

Kuiper Belt

b)

solar system

c)

galaxy

25.

Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______

a)

rock

b)

metal

26.

The moon is a natural ______ of Earth.

a)

axis

b)

comet

c)

satellite

27.

Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.

a)

rotation

b)

phase

c)

comet

d)

revolution

28.

One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.

a)

revolution

b)

rotation

29.

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

a)

orbit

b)

rotation

c)

revolution

30.

What keeps the planets in revolution around our sun?

a)

Nothing

b)

Gravity

c)

Earth's rotation

d)

Orbital speed

31.

Earth completes one full ___________ on its axis every 24 hours.

a)

rotation

b)

resolution

c)

revolution

d)

reservation

32.

Which of the following best describes the inner planets of the solar system?

a)

Barren planets with rings of gas and dust

b)

Small planets of ice with elliptical orbits

c)

Dense, rocky planets with few moons

d)

Large gas planets with thick atmospheres

33.

The four inner planets are ______________.

a)

Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Neptune

b)

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars

34.

The smallest planet in the solar system is _____________

a)

Mars

b)

Mercury

c)

Neptune

35.

The hottest planet is ____________________.

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

36.

The only planet with water in the surface is __________________.

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

37.

The largest planet in the solar system is ______________________.

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

38.

Why isn't Pluto considered a planet any more?

a)

It is really small

b)

It has many rings

c)

It is really big

39.

The largest inner planet is __________________.

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

40.

All inner planets are alike because______________.

a)

They have many moons

b)

They are the largest

c)

They are the coldest

d)

They have a solid and rocky surface