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SS Practice 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

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1.

Which of the following groups of planets is in the correct order from the sun?

a)

Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury

b)

Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury

c)

Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

2.

Which of the following best describes a planet?

a)

A bright glowing ball of gases which can only be seen at night

b)

A heavenly body that appears in the sky every 70 years

c)

One of the bodies which reflects the light of the Sun

d)

One of the eight bodies which revolve around the Sun

3.

The differences between the planets are all the following except:

a)

they have difference in temperatures and size

b)

the distance from the sun differs

c)

They rotate at different speeds

d)

All planets do not tilt on their axes

4.

Saturn has ______________ moons running revolving around it.

a)

65

b)

60

c)

67

d)

62

5.

Mercury completes its orbit in ____________ days which is a year.

a)

687

b)

90

c)

88

d)

365

6.

Which is the best description of the moons?

a)

It is a titan

b)

It is a body that orbits around the earth

c)

It is a body that orbits around the sun

d)

It is a body that moves westerly

7.

The outer planets are known as

a)

close planets

b)

rock planets

c)

gas planets

d)

small planets

8.

Which best describes the asteroid belt?

a)

It is before the moon and stars; contains gas

b)

It is the nuclear fusion

c)

contains thousands of clumps of rock and ice

d)

It includes gamma rays with ice

9.

Which is the second largest planet in the solar system?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Earth

d)

Neptune

10.

The four inner planets are rocky and small. Which description best fits the next four outer planets?

a)

They are also rocky and small

b)

They are very large and made of ice.

c)

They are small and made of ice

d)

They are very large and made of gases.