Worksheets13.3 - Outer Solar System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
Which planets are a part of the outer solar system?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Earth
What are the outer planets called?
Giant Icy rock planets
Giant monster planets
Gas giants
Giant baseball
What are the gas giants mainly made of?
Hydrogen, oxygen, helium
Hydrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen
Hydrogen, helium, and other gases
Oxygen, carbon dioxide, and other gases
What makes gas giants so dense inside?
Because of their size
Because of their huge gravitational pull
Because of the large amount of gases
All of the above
What is the core of a giant gas planet like?
solid
larger than the size of Earth
extremely cold
extremely hot
liquid lava
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
Jupiter
How long does it take Jupiter to orbit the Sun?
1 year like Earth
10 Earth years
12 Earth years
15 Earth years
How long does it take to rotate once on its own axis?
1 day like Earth
1 month
1 year
10 hours
What causes the fast winds and stormy weather on Jupiter?
The oceans
The Sun
The moon
Its fast rotation
What causes the colorful stripes we see around Jupiter?
Different temperatures on the surface
Clouds at different levels in the atmosphere
The light from the Sun
The light from other planets
What are the white stripes on Jupiter?
Bands of clouds
Crystals
Frozen ammonia
All of the above
Why are the stripes of clouds harder to see than Jupiters?
Because they just aren't as dark
Because the storm isn't as bad
Because they are deeper in the atmosphere
Because the rings get in the way of us seeing the rest of the planet
How big is the diameter of Saturn's ring system?
The same diameter as Earth
The distance from Earth to the Moon
The distance from Earth to the Sun
The distance from the Mars tot he Sun
What is inside Saturn's rings?
Ice chunks
Tiny moons
Water chunks
Nothing
How long does it take Saturn to orbit the Sun?
3 Earth years
10 Earth years
30 Earth years
50 Earth years
What are Uranus and Neptune mostly made up of?
Hydrogen and helium
Methane, ammonia, and water
Oxygen, and carbon dioxide
Water
Where do Uranus and Neptune get their blue color from?
The large amount of water on the surface
Methane gas
Clouds
How long does it take Uranus to orbit the Sun?
1 earth year
20 earth years
48 earth years
84 earth years
100 earth years
What are the white patches often seen on Neptune?
Rain clouds in the atmosphere
Comets flying past the planets atmosphere
Methane ice crystals in the atmosphere
What is the most interesting planet you studied today?
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
