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6.4 Space Recap

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a planet?

a)

A hot ball of gas

b)

A body that orbits around another planet

c)

Something that can produce its own light

d)

A large body in space that orbits a star

2.

How many planets are in our solar system?

a)

9

b)

8

c)

10

d)

7

3.

The moon is a natural satellite of the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which is the correct order of the inner planets?

a)

Venus, Mars, Earth, Mercury

b)

Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

d)

Earth, Venus, Mercury, Mars

5.

What do the inner planets have in common?

a)

They do not orbit the sun

b)

They are rocky planets

c)

They are gas giants

d)

They produce their own light

6.

What is the correct order of the outer planets?

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn

c)

Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune

d)

Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn

7.

What do the outer planets have in common?

a)

They produce their own light

b)

They do not orbit the sun

c)

They are rocky planets

d)

They are gas giants

8.

Which planet is the largest planet in the solar system?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Neptune

d)

Mercury

9.

The hottest planet in the Solar System is ___________.

a)

Mercury

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Venus

10.

All stars begin their life as a

a)

Main Sequence

b)

Nebula

c)

Protostar

d)

Black Dwarf

11.

The life cycles of stars are determined by their:

a)

mass (size)

b)

color

c)

distance from Earth

d)

how bright they are

12.
Our sun is currently in what star stage?
a)
Protostar
b)
Nebula
c)
Main Sequence
d)
Red Giant
13.
A gigantic explosion that causes the death of a large star is called
a)
pulsar
b)
red giant 
c)
supernova
d)
black hole
14.

A ________ is an object so dense with so much gravity that even light cannot escape.

a)

neutron star

b)

white dwarf

c)

black hole

d)

black dwarf

15.
The core of a Red Giant collapses and becomes a ___________________.
a)
White Dwarf
b)
Blue Supergiant
c)
Red Supergiant
d)
Black Hole
16.

When nebula is big and hot enough is collapses on itself and ...................... is made

a)

white dwarf

b)

supernova

c)

protostar

d)

planetary nebula

17.

The hottest stars are __________.

a)

green

b)

red

c)

yellow

d)

blue

18.

What small, hot, faint objects are found at B?

a)

neutron stars

b)

black holes

c)

white dwarfs

d)

brown dwarfs

19.

What objects are found at C?

a)

Blue giants

b)

Red giants

c)

White dwarfs

d)

Main sequence stars

20.

The distance light can travel in one year is ______________

a)

15,000 kilometers

b)

1 light-year

c)

15 Astronomical Units

d)

6,000 miles