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Solar System Pre-Test

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long does Earth's orbit around the sun take?

a)

365 and 1/4 days

b)

360 days

c)

24 hours

d)

2 years

2.

This is the first planet from the Sun; it is very hot in the day and very cold in the night.

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

3.

This is the first planet from the Sun; it is very hot in the day and very cold in the night.

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

4.

What are large chunks of rocks and metal in space?

a)

Earth

b)

comet

c)

asteroids

d)

gibbous

5.

The fifth planet from the Sun; this is the LARGESTplanet in the Solar System.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Neptune

6.

This is the eighth (last) planet from the Sun; it is deep dark blue in color.

a)

Earth

b)

Neptune

c)

Mercury

d)

Jupiter

7.

This is the nearest star to Earth.

a)

the moon

b)

the planet of Mars

c)

the asteroid belt

d)

the sun

8.

Where is the Asteroid Belt located in the Solar System?

a)

near Neptune

b)

between Mercury and Venus

c)

between Mars and Jupiter

d)

around the Sun

9.
A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
10.
A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
11.
A small object that appears as a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
12.
The inner planets are called terrestrial planets because they are composed of
a)
water
b)
gas
c)
frozen surfaces
d)
rocks
13.
One factor that makes life possible on Earth is
a)
an atmospher
b)
water
c)
greenhouse effect
d)
gravity
14.
Which planet is tipped on its side nearly 90 degrees?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
15.
Which planet has a giant red spot?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
16.
Which planet has very prominent rings?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
17.
Put the planets in order from the sun.
a)
Mercury, Venus, Mars Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Sarturn, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Sarturn,  Uranus, Neptune,Pluto
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Sarturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto
18.
Which planet is the hottest planet because of its clouds?
a)
Venus
b)
Earth
c)
Mars
d)
Pluto
19.
Which planet takes the least time to go around the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Earth
c)
Mars
d)
Jupiter
20.
Besides Pluto, which planet is the smallest?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth 
d)
Mars
21.
Most of the gravity in the Solar System is generated by the Sun.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?
a)
It is too small
b)
It is too far from the Sun
c)
It is too hot
d)
It is too cold
23.
One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.
a)
axis
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
satellite
24.
Select the order from smallest to largest.
a)
Sun, Milky Way, solar system, universe
b)
Sun, Milky Way, universe, solar system
c)
Sun, solar system, Milky Way, universe
d)
Sun, solar system, universe, Milky Way
25.

How long ago was our solar system formed?

a)

10 million years ago

b)

4.6 million years ago

c)

4.6 billion years ago

d)

2 billion years ago

26.
Where is the Kuiper belt located? The Kuiper belt is located________
a)
inside the inner planets
b)
inside the outer planets
c)
outside the gaseous giants
d)
outside Pluto and the comet belt

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