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WorksheetsPodium Superquiz3 for 12oct2020
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 14mins
How old is our Galaxy?
1 million years old
13.5 billion years old
56 years old
3346 years old
What is the Galaxy in which the Solar System exists?
Millet Way
Milk Wavy
Milky Way
Minute Way
How many moons does our Solar System have?
1
150+
10
1000+
How many planets are there in the Solar System?
7
8
9
10
Which is the largest planet in the Solar System?
Jupiter
Mercury
Earth
Neptune
How many stars are there in our Solar System?
1000
10 thousand
1 million
Only 1
How many planets in our Solar System have rings?
3
4
5
6
Which is the hottest planet in our Solar System?
Sun
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
Which planet's MOON is the most active, with massive and frequent volcanic eruptions?
Earth
Neptune
Jupiter
Venus
The biggest volcano in the Solar System, three times the size of Mt. Everest, is on which planet?
Jupiter
Earth
Mars
Venus
ICE is present ONLY on Earth.
True
False
Ceres, Pluto, Eris, Haumea, and Makemake.
What are these the names of?
Oceans in the Solar System
Planets in the Solar System
Moons in the Solar System
Dwarf Planets in the Solar System
Which is the closest plane to the Sun?
Neptune
Mercury
Jupiter
Earth
The dwarf planet Pluto is smaller than the size of USA.
No way!
This is correct.
Tick-mark TWO planets in the Solar System which do NOT have a moon?
Earth
Venus
Mercury
Neptune
How does a telescope help us understand the moon?
It tells us how it was formed
It tells us how hot it is there
It helps us see surface features
It can tell us what the moon is made of
What holds the planets in their orbits around the Sun?
Speed
Gravity
String
Air current
One factor that makes life possible on Earth is....
Moon
Volcanoes
Rocks
Water
Which planet is tipped on its side nearly 90 degrees?
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Jupiter
Which planet has a giant red spot?
Earth
Mercury
Jupiter
Mars
Which planet has very prominent rings?
Saturn
Neptune
Mercury
Mars
The closest four planets are called the ________ planets.
Inner planets
Outer planets
Force-four
First planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are known as _____________ planets.
cold
rocky
gassy
hot
What is this region called - the region between Mars and Jupiter containing thousands of rocky objects that orbit the Sun.
Comet space
Oort Cloud
Asteroid belt
Ozone layer
Which of the following is at the very edge of the Solar System?
Kuiper belt
Asteroid belt
Oort cloud
Dwarf planets
Which of these was once considered a full planet but was redefined as a dwarf planet in 2006.
Ceres
Neptune
Mercury
Pluto
All of the planets orbit the Sun in the same direction, which is...?
Clockwise
Counterclockwise
Scientists who study the solar system and outer space are called ______________.
Astronomers
Astronauts
Scientists estimate that there are around ________ stars in our galaxy.
20,000
200 billion
2 million
2000
Which of the following is also known as planetoids?
Asteroids
Comets
Jovian planets
Meteors
Which of the following is called 'Blue planet'?
Earth
Venus
Neptune
Mercury
A group of stars that form a beautiful pattern is known as _______.
Comets
Asteroids
Constellation
Meteors
Which of the following does NOT have its own light?
Star
Sun
Moon
The light from sun reaches the Earth in how much time?
10 minutes
1 hour
8 and a half minutes
7 minutes
Which of the following planet is closest to the Earth?
Mercury
Sun
Saturn
Venus
The time taken by the Moon to go around the Earth once is _______.
One month
One year
27.3 days
45 days
The distance of the Sun from the Earth is greater than the distance of the Moon from the Earth.
True
False
Planet Venus is know by two different names - Morning Star and Evening Star.
This is incorrect.
Absolutely true.
About ______% of earth's surface is covered with water.
80
20
70
50
Mars is called red planet because_____.
It likes red colour
Red people live on it
There is a layer of red dust on it
All of these
