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WorksheetsThe Solar System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
How many planets are in our solar system (not including Pluto)
9
8
10
7
Name the planets in order from the one closest to the Sun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
What name is given to a small, icy body that orbits the Sun? It is made of a main body and a tail.
Asteroid
Comet
Meteor
Meteoroid
A planet with a rocky surface is sometimes known as a:
Gaseous Planet
Earth
Terrestrial Planet
Rocky Planet
What is the nickname of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
rocky planets
rock stars
first four
final four
What are the Inner planets?
Select ALL that apply.
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Earth
Saturn
What planet has thousands of beautiful, tiny rings made of chunks of ice and rock?
Neptune
Earth
Saturn
Mars
Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?
Sun and moon orbit Earth
Earth and moon orbit Sun
Earth orbits the Sun and the moon orbits Earth
Earth and sun orbit moon
Stars appear to twinkle because
of their temperature
their light is passing through our atmosphere
they constantly change direction
to make a wish on
The main gases that burn within the sun are
Oxygen and Nitrogen
Hydrogen and Oxygen
Neon and Sulfur
Hydrogen and Helium
Stars give off heat and light in a process called ___________.
nuclear fusion
supernova
luminosity
spectroscopy
