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WorksheetsSolar system game
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the 3rd planet from the sun
Saturn
Neptune
Earth
Pluto
what is at the middle of our solar system
I dont know
Mars
the moon
The sun
Why does Earth have different seasons?
because of the distance between Earth and the sun
because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis
because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis
because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun
The sun is a...
planet
asteroid
star
How long does it take Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?
24 hours
one week
one year
one month
What is the correct order of the planets from the sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune.
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Uranus
Earth
Mercury
Neptune
The Sun is Made up of...
Oxygen and Nitrogen
Helium and Hydrogen
Name for region containing all 8 planets, the sun, asteroids, and other celestial objects?
The Anthropomorphic Nebula
The Degoba System
The Solar System
Kuiper Region
Our galaxy is called the
Earth Nebula
The Hubble Galaxy
The Snickers
The Milky Way
Planets that are closer to the sun
take more time to orbit
take less time to orbit
The number of planets in our solar system:
7
6
9
8
Planets that are farther from the sun
take more time to orbit
take less time to orbit
What 2 forms of energy do we get from the sun?
Heat and Sound
Light and Heat
Light and Air
Light and Sound
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?
Asteroids
Pluto
Comets
Moons
what planet has rings
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Earth
what planet has known life
Earth
Mars
Venus
Mercury
which planet is farthest from the sun
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
Mars
how many stars are in our solar system
5
2
8
1
what is dividing the inner and outer planets
suckers
cotton candy
asteroids
dwarf planets
What is a planet?
a large object that orbits a star
a swirling ball of gases
a star
a huge ball made out of rock
Which planet is between Venus and Mars?
Mercury
Earth
Jupiter
A small body that orbits a planet is a(n)
asteroid
moon
comet
The sun, planets, comets, and asteroids that revolve around the sun all make up the ______________.
Kuiper Belt
solar system
galaxy
Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______
rock
metal
The moon is a natural ______ of Earth.
axis
comet
satellite
Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.
rotation
phase
comet
revolution
One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.
revolution
rotation
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
orbit
rotation
revolution
What keeps the planets in revolution around our sun?
Nothing
Gravity
Earth's rotation
Orbital speed
Earth completes one full ___________ on its axis every 24 hours.
rotation
resolution
revolution
reservation
Which of the following best describes the inner planets of the solar system?
Barren planets with rings of gas and dust
Small planets of ice with elliptical orbits
Dense, rocky planets with few moons
Large gas planets with thick atmospheres
The four inner planets are ______________.
Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Neptune
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars
The smallest planet in the solar system is _____________
Mars
Mercury
Neptune
The hottest planet is ____________________.
Mercury
Earth
Venus
Mars
The only planet with water in the surface is __________________.
Earth
Mars
The largest planet in the solar system is ______________________.
Earth
Jupiter
Saturn
Why isn't Pluto considered a planet any more?
It is really small
It has many rings
It is really big
The largest inner planet is __________________.
Venus
Mars
Earth
Mercury
All inner planets are alike because______________.
They have many moons
They are the largest
They are the coldest
They have a solid and rocky surface
