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The Solar System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many planets are in our solar system (not including Pluto)

a)

9

b)

8

c)

10

d)

7

2.

Name the planets in order from the one closest to the Sun

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

3.
What are the rings of Saturn made of?
a)
Rocks and Dust
b)
Rock, Frozen gases, Ice crystals, and water
c)
Ice Crystals
d)
Stars
4.

What name is given to a small, icy body that orbits the Sun? It is made of a main body and a tail.

a)

Asteroid

b)

Comet

c)

Meteor

d)

Meteoroid

5.

A planet with a rocky surface is sometimes known as a:

a)

Gaseous Planet

b)

Earth

c)

Terrestrial Planet

d)

Rocky Planet

6.
What are the gaseous planets?
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
c)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Mars
d)
Mercury Venus, Earth Neptune
7.

What is the nickname of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?

a)

rocky planets

b)

rock stars

c)

first four

d)

final four

8.

What are the Inner planets?


Select ALL that apply.

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Earth

e)

Saturn

9.

What planet has thousands of beautiful, tiny rings made of chunks of ice and rock?

a)

Neptune

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Mars

10.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
11.
What is energy created by the sun called?
a)
sun energy
b)
hot energy
c)
solar energy
d)
solar heat
12.
What is the sun?
a)
a star
b)
a comet
c)
a planet
d)
an asteroid
13.
Between which two planets is the asteroid belt located?
a)
Mercury & Venus
b)
Mars & Jupiter
c)
Uranus & Neptune
d)
Neptune & Pluto
14.
Which statement best describes a galaxy?
a)
a cluster of millions of stars held together by gravity
b)
a star, with planets, moons and other small space bodies revolving around it
c)
all known objects
d)
all of the above
15.
There is one star in our solar system.
a)
True
b)
False
16.

Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?

a)

Sun and moon orbit Earth

b)

Earth and moon orbit Sun

c)

Earth orbits the Sun and the moon orbits Earth

d)

Earth and sun orbit moon

17.

Stars appear to twinkle because

a)

of their temperature

b)

their light is passing through our atmosphere

c)

they constantly change direction

d)

to make a wish on

18.

The main gases that burn within the sun are

a)

Oxygen and Nitrogen

b)

Hydrogen and Oxygen

c)

Neon and Sulfur

d)

Hydrogen and Helium

19.

Stars give off heat and light in a process called ___________.

a)

nuclear fusion

b)

supernova

c)

luminosity

d)

spectroscopy

20.
What is the name of the star in our solar system?
a)
Venus
b)
Sun
c)
Jupiter
d)
Mars