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The Solar System (by Morgan G. )

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The gas planets are many storms but there are 2 major storm "spots". What 2 planet have these "spots"?

a)

Jupiter and neptune

b)

Neptune and saturn

c)

saturn and jupiter

d)

uranus and earth

2.

which planet is the smallest?

a)

Titian

b)

Uranus

c)

Mercury

d)

Pluto

3.

what is the biggest planet?

a)

jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

4.

what would happen if the sun just disappeared?

a)

everything would turn into a sphere of lava

b)

Without the sun all the planets, moons, rocks, every in our solar system would just float away and freeze

c)

nothing would happen

d)

all the planet would blow up

5.

Why is mars soil so red?

a)

because of the amounts of apples in the soil

b)

because it had some fruit punch

c)

Because it got sunburnt

d)

mars soil is red because of the large amounts of iron in the soil and other rocks on the surface

6.

A planet without an orbit, a free roaming planet is called a ?

a)

Rogue planet

b)

floaty planet

c)

Roaming planet

d)

system planet

7.

which planet has the tallest mountain in the solar system, and what is its name?

a)

Earth, mount everest

b)

Mars, with mount olympus or olympus mons

c)

jupiter, the great red stop

d)

mercury, mount monkey

8.

does the kuiper belt house the dwarf planets?

a)

false

b)

true

9.

how many dwarf planets are there?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

3

d)

7

10.

where is the kuiper belt?

a)

right after neptune

b)

in the sun

c)

between saturn and jupiter

d)

between uranus and neptune

11.

why is venus the hottest planet?

a)

because the atmosphere is so thin that it absorbs the sun's heat

b)

because it so close to the sun that its constantly getting sunburnt

c)

because venus has a thick atmosphere that traps heat from the sun making the planet very hot

12.

how many planets have rings? and what are the names of those planets?

a)

3, saturn, earth, and venus

b)

4 planets and they are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

c)

5, Jupiter, Mars, pluto, and saturn, mercury

13.

how does the sun emit light?

a)

The core of the sun is so hot and there is so much pressure, nuclear fusion takes place, making light and energy.

b)

inside the sun a block of all the elements of the periodic table that fused to make energy

c)

inside the sun a battery is charging the sun to make heat and light

14.

what are all the planets from smallest to largest?

a)

Mercury, earth, urause, Mars, saturn, venus, neptune, jupiter

b)

mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter

c)

mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, uranus, neptune, Jupiter, saturn

15.

is Earth the only planet to hold life in our solar system?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What is the coldest planet?

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Mars

d)

pluto

17.

what 2 planets are far out and look similar in color and mass?

a)

jupiter and saturn

b)

venus and earth

c)

uranus and neptune

18.

what are the outer planet?

a)

the outer planets are planet on the farthest away from the sun and they are made of of gases and a rocky core, ; also they are very cold

b)

the outer planets are planets closest to the sun and they have a rocky surface and they are warm

c)

they are the dwarf planets

19.

what are the main gases that the gas giant are made of?

a)

hydrogen and helium

b)

the type of gas for a car

c)

Hydrogen and oxygen

20.

what are the inner planets?

a)

they move slow and they are cold and tiny

b)

they are large and cold and really big

c)

the inner planets are planets closest to the sun and they have a rocky surface and they are warm. They also small.

21.

How Many "space belt" are there?

a)

5, the rock belt and the cold belt

b)

2, the asteroid belt and the kuiper belt

c)

2, the apricot belt and the kettle belt

d)

3, the leather one and the rubber belt

22.

what planet do scientist think got hit by a large object in its past?

a)

neptune

b)

mercury

c)

uranus

d)

jupiter

23.

was pluto demoted to a dwarf planet in 2006?

a)

True

b)

False

24.

which planet has the most moon?

a)

saturn

b)

uranus

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

25.

Which planets have no moons at all?

a)

earth and saturn

b)

Mars and neptune

c)

venus and mars

d)

mercury and venus

26.

How did you like this Game?

a)

good

b)

great

c)

bad

d)

very bad