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Planets

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which answer correctly orders the planets from the sun?

a)

Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

2.

Which answer correctly orders the planets from largest to smallest?

a)

Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

3.

Which planet is know as the red planet?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

4.

Which planet is the only planet know to have life?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

5.

Which planets are the terrestrial planets?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn

d)

Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Earth

6.

Which planet is the largest planet?

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

7.

Which planet is the smallest planet?

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

8.

Which planet is tipped on its side?

a)

Neptune

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

9.

Which planet has beautiful rings made of ice, rock and dust?

a)

Saturn

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Neptune

10.
Which planet doesn't have a moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Jupiter
11.
Which planet has the largest continuous hurricane?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Jupiter
d)
Saturn
12.
The inner and outer planets are divided by...
a)
The asteroid belt
b)
The oort cloud
c)
The kuiper belt
d)
a fraction
13.
Which planet has very visible rings?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Earth
d)
Neptune
14.

What planet is closest to the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

15.

What are the four inner planets?

a)

Earth, Uranus, Mercury, Venus

b)

Mercury Venus Earth Saturn

c)

Mars, Earth , Mercury, Venus

d)

Mars, Earth, Neptune, Mercury

16.
Mercury 
a)
1st 
b)
2nd 
c)
3rd 
d)
4th 
17.
Earth 
a)
1st 
b)
2nd 
c)
3rd 
d)
4th 
18.

Mars (gets its reddish color from the iron in the dust and sane)

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

19.

Jupiter ( giant red spot is a storm)

a)

5th

b)

6th

c)

7th

d)

8th

20.
Uranus 
a)
5th 
b)
6th 
c)
7th 
d)
8th 
21.
Neptune 
a)
5th 
b)
6th 
c)
7th 
d)
8th 
22.

Saturn

a)

5th

b)

6th

c)

7th

d)

8th

23.
The solar system consists of the sun, smaller objects, and ...
a)
8 planets and their moons
b)
6 planets 
c)
only moons
d)
more than 100 stars
24.
A giant cloud of dust and gas formed the solar system.
a)
True 
b)
False
25.
They are small and have rocky bodies. 
a)
this describes the inner planets 
b)
this describes the outer planets 
26.

What is the smallest planet?

a)

Venus

b)

Pluto

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mercury

27.

What is the hottest planet?

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

28.

What planets are IN FRONT OF the asteroid belt?

a)

Inner planets

b)

Outer planets

c)

Both

d)

None

29.

Which planet tilts 90 degrees on its axis(which planet is upside down) ?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

30.

Which planets are BEHIND the asteroid belt?

a)

Inner planets

b)

Outer planets

c)

Both

d)

None

31.

Select all that apply to the ROCKY or TERRESTRIAL planets

a)

They are small

b)

They are made of gas

c)

They have a rocky surface

d)

They are closer to the sun

32.

Which of the gas giants has the largest rings?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

d)

Neptune

33.

Why is Venus so hot?

a)

It's closest to the sun

b)

It was just made like that

c)

It has the thickest atmosphere

d)

It is pure fire

34.
Planets that are closer to the sun
a)
take more time to orbit
b)
take less time to orbit
35.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune