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WorksheetsUnit 4 The Formation of our Solar System Test Review*
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The type of tide that occurs when the Sun, Earth and Moon are in a straight line.
neap
spring
high
low
What forms in the middle of a spinning nebula?
a planet
a moon
a star
an asteroid
Tides on Earth are mostly caused by the pull of gravity of the _________.
Sun
Moon
Earth
Earth's atmosphere
How many low tides are there each day?
one
two
three
four
Which of the following best describes the solar system?
eight planets, moons, asteroids, and comets revolving around the sun
ten planets and other objects attracted by gravity to the sun
nine planets and their moons revolving around the sun
nine planets, including the earth, revolving around the moon
The asteroid belt in our solar system is located between which two planets?
Neptune and Jupiter
Venus and Mars
Mars and Jupiter
Uranus and Pluto
A small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust loosely packed together that gives off gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the sun.
a comet
asteroid
a meteor
a star
What is the difference between the inner and outer planets?
inner are rocky and outer are gas
inner are gas and outer are rocky
inner are liquid and outer are gas
inner are icy and outer are gas
What unusual characteristic do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have that the other planets do not have?
They all have a red spot.
They are all blue in color
They all have rings around them.
They all have two moons.
What causes the planets and moons in our solar system to orbit the Sun?
sunlight
gravity
magnetism
electricity
The gas giants are composed mostly of which gases?
oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide
hydrogen, helium, and methane
neon, argon, and krypton
chlorine, fluorine, and bromine
The planet that is similar to Earth in that they have about the same size, mass, and density.
Mercury
Venus
Mars.
Saturn
Put these inner planets in order from the nearest to the farthest from the Sun.
Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus
Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Venus, Mars, Earth, Mercury
Which group of planets have the most moons?
inner planets
outer planets
dwarf planets
rogue planets
Which planet has the highest average temperature?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Jupiter
What group of planets does not have enough gravity to dominate its orbital area?
outer planets
inner planets
dwarf planets
terrestrial planets
On what body in space does NASA want to land astronauts on by 2024?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Moon
What term describes how planets are built of smaller chunks of rock that come together under the influence of gravity?
evaporated
accreted
disintegrated
sublimation
