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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Sun?
a)
A Star
b)
A Moon
c)
A Planet
d)
A Child
2.
How many planets are in our solar system?
a)
7
b)
9
c)
8
d)
10
3.
What is the movement of the planets around the Sun called?
a)
Rotation
b)
Spin
c)
Orbit
d)
Twirl
4.
What is the largest planet in our Solar System?
a)
Mercury
b)
Jupiter
c)
Saturn
d)
Neptune
5.
What is the hottest planet in our System?
a)
The Sun
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Venus
6.
What is the farthest planet in our Solar System?
a)
Neptune
b)
Uranus
c)
Pluto
d)
Saturn
7.
How many Earths would fit in the Sun?
a)
1,000
b)
10,000
c)
100,000
d)
1,000,000
8.
The name of our solar system is called...?
a)
Snickers
b)
Butterfingers
c)
Milky Way
d)
Hersheys
9.
What are terrestrial or the inner planets composed of?
a)
water
b)
gas
c)
rock
d)
none of the above
10.
What are the jovial (outer) planets composed of ?
a)
rock
b)
gas
c)
dust
11.
What tool would you use to study stars and space?
a)
microscope
b)
oscilloscope
c)
telescope
d)
nanoscope
12.
Which of the following is true?
a)
Earth is the center of the solar system
b)
The sun orbits the earth
c)
Gravity exists only on Earth
d)
The sun is the center of the solar system
13.
A pattern of stars is called what?
a)
constellation
b)
solar system
c)
galaxy
d)
bunch
14.
Stars are made of what?
a)
rock
b)
gas
c)
ice
d)
fire
15.
Which of the following is true?
a)
The sun is not a star
b)
The sun is bigger than most stars
c)
The sun is made of helium and hydrogen
d)
The sun has a solid surface
16.
How long is Earth's revolution?
a)
one day
b)
one year
c)
one decade
d)
one hour
17.
How long is Earth's rotation?
a)
one day
b)
one year
c)
one decade
d)
one hour
18.
Earth's rotation causes what?
a)
one year
b)
day and night
c)
moon phases
d)
seasons
19.
What makes the sun, stars, and moon to appear to change position in the sky?
a)
earth's revolution
b)
moon phases
c)
seasons
d)
earth's rotation
20.
The imaginary line that represents earth's tilt is called what?
a)
axis
b)
equator
c)
prime meridian
d)
degrees
21.
The sun is a __________ sized star.
a)
small
b)
medium
c)
large
d)
x-large
22.
Why does the sun appear to be the largest star in the sky?
a)
It is far away
b)
It is very big
c)
It is the closest star to earth
d)
It is a planet
23.
Why do planets orbit the sun (and not float around in space)?
a)
the moons are keeping them in place
b)
They were hit by an asteroid
c)
they were hit by a comet
d)
the sun's gravity keeps them in place
24.
Fill in the blanks.
The sun rises in the ______ and sets in the ___________.
The sun rises in the ______ and sets in the ___________.
a)
north, south
b)
south, north
c)
east, west
d)
west, east
25.
What is a meteor?
a)
rocky, metallic tiny planet that orbits the sun
b)
chunk of dirt and ices
c)
a mixture of gases
d)
a smaller chunk of stony matter, also known as a shooting star
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