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Solar System

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The four inner planets are...
a)
Rocky and small
b)
Very large and made of ice
c)
Small and made of ice
d)
Very large and made of gases
2.
The outer planets are...
a)
Rocky and small
b)
Very large and made of ice
c)
Small and made of ice
d)
Very large and made of gases
3.
How does a telescope help us understand the moon?
a)
It tells us how it was formed
b)
It tells us how hot it is there
c)
It helps us see surface features
d)
It can tell us what the moon is made of
4.
What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?
a)
gravity
b)
speed
c)
string
d)
air currents
5.
Which object has the most gravity?
a)
Earth
b)
moon
c)
Jupiter
d)
sun
6.
The closer a planet is to the sun...
a)
the faster it travels
b)
the slower it travels
7.
Which movement creates day/night?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
8.
Which movement creates years?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
9.
A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.
a)
static electricity 
b)
rotation
c)
gravity
d)
orbit
10.
Which of the following is a common characteristic of outer planets?
a)
have rings
b)
shorter years
c)
terrestrial
d)
less than 5 satellites
11.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called.....?
a)
Jovian Planets
b)
Awesome Sauce Planets
c)
Gas Giants
d)
Inner Planets
12.
What do we call Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?
a)
Outer Planets
b)
Terrestrial Planets
c)
Inner Planets
d)
Oort Cloud
13.
What is the only planet known to contain life?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
14.

Which list shows the correct order of planets from the sun?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter

c)

Mars, Venus, Earth, Saturn

d)

Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn

15.

Which is an object in the solar system that is a frozen mass of ice and dust?

a)

an asteroid

b)

a comet

c)

a moon

d)

a planet

16.

Which of these planets is the farthest from the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Neptune

d)

Jupiter

17.

Which is the largest planet in our Solar System?

a)

Saturn

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

18.

Which planet is sometimes called the "red planet"?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Uranus

19.

What is in our Solar System?

a)

Planets

b)

Moons

c)

Sun

d)

All of the above

20.

About how many days does it take to revolve around the sun on Earth?

a)

30

b)

365

c)

24

d)

1

21.
The sun is a _______________.
a)
planet
b)
satallite
c)
galaxy
d)
star
22.
Why does the Sun appear to rise and set each day?
a)
The moon rotates on its axis.
b)
The Earth rotates on its axis.
c)
The sun rotates on its axis.
d)
The Earth revolves on its axis.
23.
All planets are the same size.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
The sun goes around the Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
The telescopes that receive long wavelengths from space. 
a)
Space probes
b)
Space satellites
c)
Space landers
d)
Radio 
26.
The best thing about radio telescopes is: 
a)
They can receive data any time of day and in any weather
b)
They can receive very high frequency signals
c)
They receive gamma rays
d)
They can intercept signals between planets 
27.
An object that orbits another object in space is a: 
a)
Space probe
b)
Space lander
c)
Space invader
d)
Satellite
28.
Uses mirrors and lenses to focus light rays to make images of objects in space.  
a)
optical telescopes (reflector/refractors)
b)
space probes
c)
radio telescopes
d)
spectroscopes
29.
Receives radio waves emitted from objects in space to produce images
a)
reflector telescope
b)
refractor telescope
c)
radio telescope
d)
spectroscope
30.
What types of telescopes use radio waves?
a)
refractor telescope
b)
reflector telescope
c)
satellies
d)
radio telescopes
31.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another. 
a)
True
b)
False 
32.
An object with mass has gravity.
a)
True
b)
False 
33.
An example of a gravitational interaction is that the Earth... 
a)
orbits the sun
b)
orbits the moon
c)
orbits other planets 
d)
None of the above 
34.
A person weights _______ on the moon than they do on Earth.
a)
the same
b)
more
c)
less
35.

A meteorite is DIFFERENT from a comet mainly because

a)

has a tail of ice and gas

b)

is found in orbit between Jupiter and Mars

c)

enters the Earth's atmoshere

d)

has a nucleus made of rock and snow.

36.

These are composed mainly of rock and metal.

a)

comets and stars

b)

stars and meteors

c)

asteroid and meteors

d)

comets and asteroid

37.

I am a rock entering a planet's atmosphere.

a)

meteor

b)

moon

c)

asteroid

d)

comet

38.
If a meteor hits the ground, we call it ___
a)
a meteoroid
b)
a fallen star
c)
a meteorite
d)
an asteroid
39.
What are comets made of?
a)
Metals like iron and nickel
b)
Gas
c)
Hydrogen Gas
d)
Ice and rock
40.
Meteors...
a)
burn up completely in the atmosphere producing streaks of light
b)
hit the ground
c)
debris from asteroids/comets floating around in space
41.

What are Tides?

a)

The rises and fall of the Ocean

b)

Salt Water

c)

Wind

d)

Sand

42.

What causes Low Tides?

a)

The Moon's force

b)

The Sun's Gravity

c)

The lack of water

d)

The Earth's gravity

43.

What is a High Tide?

a)

Water level decreasing normal

b)

Water level increasing normal

c)

Water level highly increasing normal

d)

Tsunami

44.

What causes High Tides?

a)

The Moon's gravitational force

b)

The Earth's force

c)

The Sun's gravitational force

d)

The Sun's and the Moon's gravitational force

45.

Which of these choices best describes a Neap Tide?

a)

When the Tides are nearly the same

b)

When the Tides have a super high Tide and a super low Tide

c)

When there is an Earthquake

d)

When the Tides are super low

46.

Which of these best describes a Spring Tide?

a)

The highest Low Tide

b)

The highest Neap TIde

c)

The highest High tide

d)

When Spring season starts

47.
Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause _________.
a)
gravity
b)
lunar phases
c)
tides
d)
dabbing
48.
A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon. 
a)
high
b)
neap
c)
low
d)
spring

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