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The Solar system

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Earth completes one rotation about its axis every ___________. This period is known as a day.

a)

24 hours

b)

28 days

c)

365.25 days

2.

The number of hours in a day is different on other planets. This is because each planet . . .

a)

rotates about its axis at a different speed.

b)

orbits the Sun at a different speed.

3.

Venus has the longest day length because it rotates about its axis most __________.

a)

quickly

b)

slowly

4.

Which two of these planets have days that are longer than the Earth's?

a)

Venus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mercury

d)

Saturn

5.

A planet's _________ is the almost-circular path that it takes around a star.

a)

rotation

b)

orbit

6.

Which two of these planets have a shorter year than Earth?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Jupiter

7.

The further away from the Sun a planet is, the _________ the length of its year.

a)

longer

b)

shorter

8.

The UK is in the northern hemisphere. When the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, it is __________ in the UK.

a)

spring

b)

winter

c)

summer

d)

autumn

9.

True or false? The Sun is a star.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

What name is given to the Sun and all of the objects that orbit the Sun?

a)

the solar system

b)

the Milky Way

c)

Andromeda

11.

What is one light year equal to?

a)

the distance travelled by light in one year

b)

the time it takes light to travel from Earth to the Sun

12.

You can use a mnemonic to help you remember the order of the planets. Which are the four inner rock planets?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

e)

Saturn

13.

You can use a mnemonic to help you remember the order of the planets. Which are the four outer gas planets?

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

e)

Earth

14.

The planet that has the greatest mass has the greatest gravitational field strength.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

On which planet is a day closest in length to a day on Earth?

Use the data in the table to help you.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

e)

Venus

16.

On which planet would you be most likely to die of old age before your first birthday?

Use the data in the table to help you.

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

17.

Charlotte and her friends are discussing the data shown. Whose conclusion is correct?

a)

Charlotte

b)

Reece

c)

Charlie

18.
Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mercury
d)
Saturn
19.
What is the nickname of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
a)
rocky planets
b)
rock stars
c)
first four
d)
final four
20.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
21.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
22.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
23.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
24.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
25.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
26.
How do we see different phases of the moon?
a)
Because the moon rotates on its axis
b)
The earth revolves around the moon so the light is reflected on different areas of the moon.
c)
The earth rotating on its axis allows us to see different phases of the moon.
d)
The moon revolves around the Earth so the light is reflected on different areas of the moon.