WorksheetsThe Solar System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The four inner planets are ______________.
a)
Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Neptune
b)
Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Earth
c)
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars
d)
Mercury, Earth, Uranus, Mars
2.
The smallest planet in the solar system is _____________
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Neptune
3.
The hottest planet is ____________________.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Earth
4.
The only planet with water in the surface is __________________.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
5.
The four outer planets are ________________.
a)
Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus
b)
Jupiter, Earth, Uranus, Mars
c)
Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Uranus
d)
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Mercury
6.
The largest planet in the solar system is ______________________.
a)
Saturn
b)
Earth
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
7.
The planet with the largest rings is ____________________.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Neptune
c)
Uranus
d)
Saturn
8.
The coldest planet in the solar system is ______________________.
a)
Neptune
b)
Venus
c)
Uranus
d)
Jupiter
9.
The stormiest planet in the solar system is ____________________.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
10.
The only planet that spins different is ______________________.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mars
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
11.
All inner planets are alike because______________.
a)
They have a solid and rocky surface
b)
They are the largest
c)
They are the coldest
d)
They have many moons
12.
All outer planets are alike because ______________.
a)
They are warm
b)
They are small
c)
They are made mostly of gas
d)
They have few moons
13.
Which planet has the most moons _____________.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
14.
Why isn't Pluto considered a planet any more?
a)
It has many moons
b)
It is really big
c)
It is really small
d)
It has many rings
15.
A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.
a)
static electricity
b)
rotation
c)
gravity
d)
orbit
16.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
17.
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
18.
One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.
a)
The inner planets all have water
b)
the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets
c)
the outer planets are gas planets
d)
the inner planets have rings, and the outer planets don't
19.
All of Earth experiences night at the same time.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Which planet has the shortest orbit around the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Mercury
c)
Saturn
d)
Neptune
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