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The Solar System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which planet, pictured here, is the 6th planet from the sun in our solar system? It is one of the gas giants, famous for its rings, and is home to many moons.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Venus

2.

How many planets are there in our solar system?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

8

d)

12

3.

Which one of the following correctly lists the planets in order from the sun?

a)

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, Earth, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Neptune, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus

c)

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Earth, Uranus, Neptune, Venus

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

4.

What is the name of the only star in our solar system?

a)

the moon

b)

the sun

c)

Jupiter

d)

Alpha Centauri

5.

What is the name of the galaxy in which our solar system can be found?

a)

the Baby Ruth

b)

the Spiral Tilty Whirl

c)

the Milky Way

d)

the Yo-Yo

6.

Mercury, Venus, Mars, and _____________ are the four inner planets.

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

7.

Which one of the following planets is the smallest and is located closest to the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

8.

Which one of the following planets is the largest planet in our solar system and is located between Mars and Saturn?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

9.

Which planet, located between Saturn and Neptune, is pictured here?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Uranus

10.

On which planet would you find a violent storm that has lasted over 200 years? It is called the Great Red Spot.

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

Saturn

11.

What is being shown in the following picture?

a)

the outer planets of our solar system

b)

the planets of the solar system orbiting the sun

c)

the sun rotating around the planets

d)

the entire Milky Way Galaxy

12.

What is the name of the only natural satellite, or natural object, that orbits the Earth?

a)

the sun

b)

the moon

c)

Asteroid 56-987

d)

Haley's Comet

13.

Which one of the following planets, located between Mercury and Earth, is sometimes called Earth's sister planet because it is the planet closest to Earth in both size?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

14.

Which one of the following planets has the most moons?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Saturn

15.

Which planet, pictured here, is located between Earth and Jupiter and is nicknamed the Red Planet?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Saturn

16.

Which one of the following planets was not known until the invention of the telescope?

a)

Mars

b)

Mercury

c)

Uranus

d)

Venus

17.

On which planet would it be impossible to land a spacecraft due to the fact that it is composed entirely of gas?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

18.

Which one of the following planets is NOT one of the gas giants?

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

19.

How many moons orbit the Earth?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

4

d)

1,000,000

20.

On which planet would you find Olympus Mons, the tallest mountain on any planet? HINT: We have sent rovers to explore this planet with lots of iron oxide in its soil.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter