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Solar system

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called.....?

a)

Jovian Planets

b)

Awesome Sauce Planets

c)

Gas Giants

d)

Rocky Planets

2.
Which planet is the hottest?
a)
Earth
b)
Neptune
c)
Mercury
d)
Venus
3.
What is the big bang theory?
a)
A movie
b)
A planet
c)
A theory of how Jupiter will crash into Saturn
d)
A theory of how the Universe began
4.
What characteristic is Jupiter known for?
a)
Rings of ice and dust
b)
Great Red Spot
c)
Olympus Mons
d)
Fire
5.

What characteristic do Earth and Venus share?

a)

They rotate in the same direction.

b)

They are of the same size.

c)

They have the same gases in their atmospheres.

d)

They were born at the same time.

6.
What factor determines the color of a star?
a)
Size
b)
Shape
c)
Magnitude
d)
Temperature
7.

What is the imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth called?

a)

Axis

b)

Revolution

c)

Axle

d)

Satellite

8.

Which planets do not have any moon?

a)

Earth & Mars

b)

Jupiter & Saturn

c)

Mercury & Venus

d)

Mercury & Mars

9.

What are the rings around planets made of?

a)

Ice

b)

Rocks

c)

Dust

d)

All of the above

10.
Why does the Sun appear to rise and set each day?
a)
The moon rotates on its axis.
b)
The Earth rotates on its axis.
c)
The sun rotates on its axis.
d)
The Earth revolves on its axis.
11.
Earth's seasons are caused by the tilt of its axis and its revolution.
a)
True 
b)
False
12.
About how many days does it take for the moon to complete a phase?
a)
45 days
b)
28 days 
c)
1 day
d)
365 days 
13.
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon... What comes next?
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
New Moon
d)
Last Quarter
14.

This picture shows the path Earth takes as it moves around the sun. What is the path called?

a)

A constellation

b)

A moon

c)

An orbit

d)

A planet

15.

A group of stars forms a pattern. What is this pattern called?

a)

A solar system

b)

A constellation

c)

A ball of hot gases

d)

A planet

16.

What does a waxing moon mean?

a)

When the lit part of the moon increases

b)

When the lit part of the moon decreases

c)

The pathway the earth takes around the sun

d)

All the planets, moon, and other space objects going around the sun

17.

The name of our galaxy is...

a)

The Farm

b)

Galaxy War

c)

The Universe

d)

Milky Way

18.

Name this constellation.

a)

Draco

b)

Ursa Minor

c)

Corona Borealis

d)

Cepheus

19.

Name this constellation.

a)

Orion

b)

Taurus

c)

Canis Major

d)

Gemini

20.
The image shown represents which Moon phase?
a)
Waxing gibbous
b)
Waning gibbous
c)
Waning crescent
d)
Waxing crescent