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planets for 1 st grade to 6 grade

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Mercury 
a)
1st 
b)
2nd 
c)
3rd 
d)
4th 
2.

Venus ( thick atmosphere that traps in heat) ((hottest planet))

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

3.

What planet is closest to the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

4.

What are the four inner planets?

a)

Earth, Uranus, Mercury, Venus

b)

Mercury Venus Earth Saturn

c)

Mars, Earth , Mercury, Venus

d)

Mars, Earth, Neptune, Mercury

5.

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

a)

Neptune

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mercury

d)

Uranus

6.
What is the largest planet?
a)
Jupiter
b)
the moon
c)
Saturn
d)
the Sun
7.
What two planets are closest to the asteroid belt?
a)
Mars & Jupiter
b)
Pluto & Mercury
c)
Earth and Mars
d)
Uranus and Saturn
8.
What planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Sun
9.
Which is hotter: Venus or Mercury?
a)
Venus
b)
Mercury
c)
They are exactly the same.
d)
Sun
10.
What is the coldest planet?
a)
Uranus
b)
Neptune
c)
Pluto
d)
Venus
11.
Which planet still has a great spot?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Neptune
c)
Mars
d)
The Moon
12.
Have humans walked on any other planet?
a)
Yes
b)
No
13.
Which planet rotates all the way on its side?
a)
Uranus
b)
Neptune
c)
Jupiter
d)
Earth
14.
What has NASA sent to Mars to roam around and take pictures?
a)
Rovers
b)
Dogs
c)
Pencils
d)
Humans
15.
What is Earth's nickname?
a)
The Blue Planet
b)
The Green Planet
c)
The Life Planet
d)
The Big Bang
16.
The solar system consists of the sun, smaller objects, and ...
a)
8 planets and their moons
b)
6 planets 
c)
only moons
d)
more than 100 stars
17.
A giant cloud of dust and gas formed the solar system.
a)
True 
b)
False
18.
They are small and have rocky bodies. 
a)
this describes the inner planets 
b)
this describes the outer planets 
19.
Which is the smallest terrestrial planet?
a)
Mercury 
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
d)
Venus
20.
Saturn is known for it's _______. 
a)
rings
b)
atmopshere
c)
moons
d)
temperature 
21.
Saturn's rings are made of chunks of 
a)
volcanoes
b)
ice and rock
c)
nitrogen and helium 
d)
ice and 
22.
Uranus is different that other planets because it rotates on it's side. 
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Hydrogen and Helium make up the _______.
a)
Inner Planets 
b)
Gas gaints
c)
Middle Planets 
d)
Terrestrial Planets 
24.
Geocentric model is where ____ is at the center.
a)
Sun
b)
Earth 
25.
What is the largest planet?
a)
Jupiter
b)
the moon
c)
Saturn
d)
the Sun
26.

Which planet has the shortest day?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

27.

Which planet has the longest day?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

28.

Which planet appears brightest in our night sky?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

29.

Which planet has surface temperatures closest to Earth's?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Neptune

d)

Mercury