wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Our Solar System and Planets

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun

a)

Asteroid

b)

Comet

c)

Planet

d)

Meteor

2.

Small, icy objects that orbit the Sun, and develop a tail as it nears the Sun

a)

Asteroid

b)

Comet

c)

Planet

d)

Meteor

3.

Object that orbits the Sun, is nearly spherical in shape, and shares its orbital path with other objects of similar size

a)

Asteroid

b)

Comet

c)

Meteroid

d)

Dwarf Planet

4.

Streak of light produced by a meteoroid as it passes through Earth's atmosphere

a)

Meteor

b)

Comet

c)

Asteroid

d)

Planet

5.

Solid bits of debris that travels through the solar system

a)

Comet

b)

Meteor

c)

Meteoroid

d)

Planet

6.

The moon is

a)

Streak of light produced by a meteoroid

b)

Natural satellite that orbits an object other than a star

c)

Small, rocky object that orbits the Sun

d)

Daily rising and falling level of the oceans

7.

A Planet is:

a)

Natural satellite that orbits an object other than a star

b)

Object that orbits the Sun, and shares its orbital path with other objects of similar size

c)

Object that orbits the Sun, is massive enough to be nearly spherical in shape, and has no other large object in its orbital path

d)

Small, icy object that orbits the Sun, and develops a tail as it nears the Sun

8.

The first step in the Scientific Inquiry process is:

a)

Make a conclusion

b)

Ask questions

c)

Analyze the data

d)

Hypothesize

9.

According to this theory, the Universe formed from a single point and is still expanding

a)

Oxygen theory of combustion

b)

Heliocentric theory

c)

Theory of Plate Tectonics

d)

Big Bang theory

10.

Light Years are:

a)

The measurement of distance between stars

b)

The time it takes to turn on a light

c)

The time it takes for you to turn off a light

d)

Your age

11.

A sphere of very hot, burning gases

a)

A bonfire

b)

A star

c)

Earth

d)

A rainbow

12.

A huge collection of stars, gas, and dust

a)

Planet

b)

Star

c)

Galaxy

d)

Dwarf Planet

13.

Which property of the Outer Planets is true?

a)

Few moons

b)

Ring systems

c)

Rocky surfaces

d)

Short orbits

14.

Astronomers prefer to observe the sky during moonless nights. Which phase of the Moon would be best for their observations?

a)

Waning Gibbous

b)

Waxing Gibbous

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

15.

What objects in the solar system are larger than Earth?

a)

Mars, Mercury, and Venus

b)

Neptune, Pluto, and Uranus

c)

The Inner Planets and the Sun

d)

The Outer Planets and the Sun

16.

Pluto is an example of what kind of Planet?

a)

Asteroid

b)

Comet

c)

Dwarf Planet

d)

Meteroid

17.

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

18.

What is the 5th planet from the Sun called?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Mercury

19.

What planet is the only planet with 21% oxygen?

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Uranus

d)

Earth

20.

What planet is the third largest planet in our solar system?

a)

Uranus

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Earth

21.

Which planet rotates on its side?

a)

Earth

b)

Uranus

c)

Saturn

d)

Venus

22.

This planet is known as the Red Planet because of the iron minerals in the soil:

a)

Earth

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

23.

Which planet in our solar system is the hottest?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Uranus

24.

This planet is also known as "The Evening or Morning Star."

a)

mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Venus

d)

Pluto

25.

This planet's rings rotate up and down.

a)

Saturn

b)

Uranus

c)

Neptune

d)

Mars

26.

This planet is the most distant planet from the Sun.

a)

Earth

b)

Uranus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

27.

The Borealis Basin is found of this planet.

a)

Mars

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

28.

This planet rotates faster than any other planet in our solar system.

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Earth

29.

The only planet with liquid water on it is

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Saturn

30.

A small planet with a diameter of 3,100 miles

a)

Neptune

b)

Uranus

c)

Mercury

d)

Earth

31.

This planet has the largest mountain in our solar system, Olympus Mons.

a)

Saturn

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

32.

This planet is the second largest planet

a)

Saturn

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Neptune

33.

This planet is the furthest from Earth that can be seen without a telescope.

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Mercury

34.

This planet is 300 times the mass of Earth

a)

Saturn

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Jupiter

35.

This planet is 93 million miles from the Sun

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

36.

The bright globe of this planet is surrounded by gaseous rings.

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Mars

37.

This planet is closest to Earth

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

38.

This planet is the second smallest planet

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Neptune

39.

This planet takes 365 1/4 days to orbit the Sun

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Earth

40.

This planet is most similar to Earth

a)

Mars

b)

Mercury

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

41.

This is the stormiest planet

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

42.

This planet was named after the Roman god of the sea.

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Neptune

43.

This planet is the second planet from the Sun

a)

Earth

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

44.

The reason that Pluto isn't considered a planet anymore is because

a)

It's too far out in our solar system

b)

It has another object about the same size in its orbital path around the Sun

c)

We have eight planet already. We don't need a ninth.

d)

It is really our imagination. It's not really there.