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Solar System Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is no longer a planet?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Pluto

c)

Neptune

d)

Mars

2.

Which of the following are NOT terrestrial planets?

a)

Saturn

b)

Neptune

c)

Venus

d)

Jupiter

e)

Uranus

3.

What is the saying for remembering the order of the planets from the sun?

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4.

True or False: Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What causes tides?

(a)  

6.

Which is the smallest planet?

a)

Mars

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

7.

Rotate also means

a)

revolve

b)

spin

c)

move

d)

pull

8.

True or False: The Earth is 4.5 billion years old, and the sun is 4.6 billion years old.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Seasons are caused by

a)

Earth's tilt on its axis while it rotates every day

b)

The moon revolving around Earth

c)

Earth's tilt on its axis while it revolves around the sun

d)

The rotation of Earth as the moon revolves around it

10.

Which is true?

a)

Earth rotates on its axis about every 365 days and revolves around the sun about every 29 days

b)

Earth rotates on its axis about every 29 days and revolves around the sun about every 365 days

c)

Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours and revolves around the sun about every 29 days

d)

Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours and revolves around the sun about every 365 days

11.

Which of the following are gas giants?

a)

Uranus

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

e)

Jupiter

12.

Which planet is closest to the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Neptune

d)

Mercury

13.

Which moon phase has the right half showing?

a)

Full moon

b)

Waning Gibbous

c)

First Quarter

d)

Third/last Quarter

14.

Which of the following are NOT gas giants?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Neptune

d)

Earth

e)

Mercury

15.

Which is the largest planet in size?

a)

Neptune

b)

Jupiter

c)

Uranus

d)

Earth

16.

Which moon phases cause a high tide?

(a)  

17.

Which moon phases cause a low tide?

(a)  

18.

When the moon is showing on the right is called-

a)

waxing

b)

waning

c)

new moon

d)

full moon

19.

The last four planets are called (a)   giants.

20.

Rocky planets are known as-

a)

gas giants

b)

terrestrial planets

c)

rock planets

d)

small planets