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SOLAR SYSTEM (P.1)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which diagram BEST shows the path of the Earth around the Sun?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

Which sentence best describe the motion in our solar system is correct?

a)

Earth orbits both the Moon and the Sun.

b)

Earth orbits the Moon

c)

The Moon orbits Earth, while the Earth orbits the Sun.

d)

The Sun orbits both the Moon and Earth

3.

Which object in our solar system is the largest?

a)

An asteroid.

b)

The Sun

c)

The Earth.

d)

The Moon.

4.

Name planets P and Q

a)

Mars and Jupiter

b)

Earth and Neptune

c)

Mercury and Venus

d)

Venus and Saturn

5.

What is the name of planet X?

a)

Mars

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

6.

Which planet is the farthest away from the Sun?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

7.
The outer planets are...
a)
Rocky and small
b)
Very large and made of ice
c)
Small and made of ice
d)
Very large and made of gases
8.
The four inner planets are...
a)
Rocky and small
b)
Very large and made of ice
c)
Small and made of ice
d)
Very large and made of gases
9.

What's the difference between comets and asteroids?

a)

Asteroids are made of metal and rock, while Comets are ice and rock

b)

Asteroids are made of ice and rock, while Comets are made of metals and rock

c)

There is no difference

d)

Asteroids are made of stardust, while Comets are made up of water

10.

What's the difference between meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite?

a)

Meteoroids are sand size, meteors are streaks of light in the sky, and a meteorite is the meteors that has landed

b)

Meteoroids are huge, Meteors are the pieces that land, and Meteorites are shooting stars

c)

There are no differences

d)

Meteoroids are small, Meteors are another name for comets, and Meteorites are shooting stars

11.

What is the composition of most Comets?

a)

Rock, Ice, Salt, Carbon

b)

Rock, Ice, Magma, Frozen Gases

c)

Ice, Dust, Rock, Frozen Gases

d)

Ice, Dust, Rock, Soil

12.

An object described as a ball of dust, ice, and gases, and usually has a tail is called an ______

a)

Asteroid

b)

Meteor

c)

Meteorite

d)

Comet

13.
The belt between Mars and Jupiter
a)
Comets
b)
Asteroids
c)
Meteors
d)
Stars
14.

A meteor that does not burn up in Earth's atmosphere and reaches Earth's surface

a)

Meteorite

b)

Meteoroid

c)

Meteor

15.
Which planet is the smallest?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
16.
Which is considered to be "Earth's Twin" because it is almost the same size?
a)
Uranus
b)
Mercury
c)
Mars
d)
Venus
17.
All of the inner planets--
a)
have rings
b)
are rocky
c)
have deep atmospheres
d)
are large
18.
The sun is a...
a)
planet
b)
star
c)
asteroid
d)
moon
19.
Which planet is the hottest?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Neptune
20.
Neptune and Uranus both get their blue color from--
a)
Methane
b)
Iron
c)
Storms
d)
Oxygen