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8 Planets Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which planet is the 5th planet from the Sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

2.
Which planet is nicknamed, "The Red Planet" because of the color of it's surface?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Saturn
3.

The largest planet in the solar system is

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

4.

Which of the following is NOT a terrestrial planet?

a)

Mercury

b)

Uranus

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

5.
What is a common characteristic of the inner planets?
a)
Large
b)
Gaseous
c)
Rings
d)
Rocky Surface
6.
Which planet is the smallest?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
7.
Which planet rotates on its side?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
8.

Which planet has the greatest gravitational force compared to all of the other planets and has a hurricane like storm that makes up the Great Red Spot?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

9.
How many planets are in our solar system?
a)
7
b)
8
c)
9
d)
10
10.
What is the 7th planet from the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Uranus
c)
Nepture
d)
Jupiter
11.
What feature makes Saturn recognizable?
a)
Many moons
b)
Hard Crust
c)
Large, Magnificent Rings
d)
Two suns
12.
Which of the following is NOT a Gas Giant?
a)
Mars
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
13.

Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?

a)

Venus

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

14.

Which planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun?

a)

Neptune

b)

Mercury

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

15.

The Galilean moons orbit which planet?

a)

Pluto

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

16.

Which is the brightest planet in the night sky?

a)

Uranus

b)

Saturn

c)

Pluto

d)

Venus

17.

Which is the third planet from the Sun?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

18.
Almost Earth’s twin in size and mass, this planet has very thick atmosphere.
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Neptune
19.
The largest known volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons, is located on this planet.
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Earth
20.
Scientists have been able to find no atmosphere around this planet because it has little gravity and is closest to the sun.
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Mercury
d)
Earth
21.

This planet has the most violent winds at supersonic speeds.

a)

Mars

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Jupiter

22.

This planet is about the size of Earth's moon and appears to be shrinking from years of calculations.

a)

Mars

b)

Uranus

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

23.

The planet with density lower than water will be able to float. This planet is

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Neptune

d)

Saturn

24.

The planet that has 2 moons is

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

25.

This planet has the longest revolution around the sun.

a)

Mercury

b)

Jupiter

c)

Neptune

d)

Saturn