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The beginning of the Solar System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Before the Solar system there was just a cloud of (a)   and gas.

2.

This big cloud was called a (a)  

3.

When a spinning thing gets smaller it spins (a)  

4.

A (a)   caused a slight collection in the middle of the nebula

5.

Which then had a higher force of (a)  

6.

This then (a)   all of the other pieces of dust around it

7.

Giving the centre of the cloud a higher (a)  

8.

When the dust around the middle started to (a)  

9.

It began the first ever (a)  

10.

And the ____ _____ had began

(a)  

11.

The dust in the orbit began clumping together to form (a)  

12.

How long did the whole process take?

a)

5 million years

b)

50 million years

c)

500 million years

d)

5 billion years

13.

How long is a year on Neptune?

a)

50 earth years

b)

100 earth years

c)

165 earth years

d)

285 earth years

14.

How many moons does Saturn have

a)

60

b)

20

c)

3

d)

80

15.

Most of the water on earth came from (a)  

16.

The late heavy Bombardment caused most of the big (a)   on the moon

17.

Saturn is a semi-accurate form of the beginning of the solar system.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Seasons are caused by earths (a)  

19.

The tilt is at (a)   ._ degrees to the nearest half a degree

20.

The most obscure moon on Saturn is called

a)

Titan

b)

Enceladus

c)

Mimas

d)

Rhea