WorksheetsPlanets in our Solar System
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which is the correct order of the planets from the Sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune
Earth, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
Which of the following requirements have to be met in order to be called a planet?
A planet has to orbit a Star
A planet should have a nearly round shape
A planet needs to have cleared its neighborhood (path) around its orbit.
All of the above.
Which set of planets are rocky, have no rings, and no or few moons?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus
Neptune, Saturn, Venus, Mars
How many astronomical units is it from the Earth to the Sun?
(a)
Which set of planets have multiple moons, have a ring system, are huge in size, and do not have a solid surface.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Neptune
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Earth, Saturn, Venus, Mars
True or False: A moon is a natural satellite that orbits a planet.
(a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars are known as what kind of planets?
Jovian
Terrestrial
Gas giants
Ice giants
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune are known as what kind of planets?
Terrestrial
Rocky
Jovian
They are not planets.
What is the name of the force that holds planets in orbit around the Sun and moons in orbit around planets?
Inertia
Gravity
What is the name of the unit scientists use to measure the distance of the planets from the Sun?
Miles
Kilometers
Astronomical units
Light year
