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Planets

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The mass of an object does not change from one planet to the next.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The asteroid belt is located between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The outer planets have solid, rocky surfaces.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The inner planets consist of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The inner planets are known as “gas giants” and the outer planets are known as “terrestrial planets.”

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The outer planets are larger in size than the inner planets.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

An AU is the average distance between

a)

The Sun and Pluto

b)

any two planets

c)

The Sun and Earth

d)

The Earth and the moon

8.

The planets are spaced

a)

evenly throughout our solar system

b)

unevenly throughout our solar system

c)

evenly throughout with a gap in between the inner and outer planets

d)

spaced out according to size, the bigger they are the further away from the sun

9.

What accounts for 99% of the mass in our solar system?

a)

Asteroids

b)

Jupiter

c)

The Sun

d)

All of the planets, moons, asteroids and comets combined.

10.

The closest star to Earth is

a)

Jupiter

b)

Alpha Centauri

c)

The Sun

d)

The Milky Way