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Glencoe - Chapter 19 Lesson 3

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Can you spot the names of the inner planets?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Saturn

b)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

d)

Mercury, Mars, Saturn

2.

What are the names of the outer planets?

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Jupiter, Earth, Saturn, Uranus

c)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

d)

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune

3.

We have learned information about the hazards of solar radiation from what?

a)

data

b)

data from solar probes

c)

data from rovers

d)

data from satellites

4.

NASA plans to send more probes to _____________ to explore sites that may be able to support life.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

the moon

d)

Mercury

5.

A future goal of NASA is to ________________.

a)

send people to Mars

b)

send people to Earth

c)

send people to Jupiter

d)

send people to Pluto

6.

____________ us a space probe that was sent to study the atmosphere of Mars.

a)

Cassini

b)

Maven

c)

Juno

d)

Messenger

7.

What are the THREE things needed for life to exist on a planet? (Choose 3!)

a)

An awesome science teacher

b)

liquid water

c)

a source of energy

d)

organic molecules

8.

NASA has launched a telescope called _____________ to search for Earthlike planets.

a)

Hubble

b)

Cassini

c)

Kepler

9.

What is the name of the space probe sent Saturn in 1997?

a)

Messenger

b)

Cassini

c)

Kepler

d)

Maven

10.

What is the name of the space craft sent to Jupiter to study the atmosphere, gravity, magnetic field and atmosphere of the planet?

a)

Juno

b)

Cassini

c)

Maven

d)

Kepler

11.

What is the study of life in the universe, including life on Earth and the possibility of extraterrestrial life?

a)

Europa

b)

ISS

c)

astrobiology

d)

electromagnetic spectrum

12.

Space probes have visited other parts of the solar system and provided us with valuable information. Choose 2 from below.

a)

how Earth formed

b)

information on planet climates and weather

c)

if ET phoned home

d)

Pluto's people