wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Celestial Bodies

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A celestial body that revolves around a planet.

a)

Moon

b)

Star

c)

Comet

d)

Meteor

2.

Something that orbits around another object.

a)

Satellite

b)

Sun

c)

Galaxy

3.

Remains of meteoroids that strike the surface of Earth or the Moon.

a)

Meteor

b)

Meteorites

c)

Meteoid

4.

What is the region between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids orbit around the Sun called?

a)

Asteroid Belt

b)

Solar System

c)

Inner Planet

d)

Outer Planet

5.

Name given to any of the planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - whose orbits lie beyond the asteroid belt.

a)

Asteroid Belt

b)

Solar System

c)

Inner Planets

d)

Outer Planets

6.

Name given to any of the rocky, terrestrial planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars - whose orbits are inside the asteroid belt.

a)

Asteroid Belt

b)

Solar System

c)

Inner Planets

d)

Outer Planets

7.

Name given to the large celestial bodies that revolve around the Sun in the solar system.

a)

Satellite

b)

Planet

c)

Solar

d)

Rocky

8.

Name given to a ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat.

a)

Satellite

b)

Planet

c)

Solar

d)

Star

9.

Name given to the luminous celestial body around which the Earth and other planets revolve and from which they receive heat and light.

a)

Satellite

b)

Planet

c)

Sun

d)

Star

10.

Between which 2 planets do we find the asteroid belt?

a)

Mercury and Jupiter

b)

Earth and Mars

c)

Mars and Jupiter

d)

Jupiter and Saturn

11.
What is a constellation?
a)
A group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky
b)
A way to find the North Star
c)
When a planet "spins" around its axis
d)
The process that creates energy inside of a star
12.

Objects made of ice, gas and dust that orbit our sun are called ________________

a)

Asteroids

b)

Comets

c)

Meteroids

d)

Meteors

13.

When objects strike the surface of a planet or moon, they leave a deep impression on the surface called a _________

a)

Pothole

b)

Crater

c)

Canyon

d)

Plateau

14.

What is a piece of rock that burns up as it passes through the Earth's atmosphere called? Also known as a shooting star.

a)

Asteroid

b)

Meteoroid

c)

Comet

d)

Meteor

15.
Our sun is a _____ star
a)
blue
b)
orange 
c)
yellow
d)
red
16.

What keeps the Earth and other planets in orbit?

a)

The sun

b)

Gravity

c)

Earth's magnetic field

17.

Planets with the longest revolution are called ______________

a)

Gas Giants

b)

Terrestrial Planets

18.

Which planets do not have rings?

a)

Gas Giants

b)

Terrestrial Planets

19.

Which planets are made primarily of rock?

a)

Gas Giants

b)

Terrestrial

20.

Which two gases make up stars?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Calcium

d)

Helium