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planets

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many moons does planet earth have ?

a)

79

b)

1

c)

82

d)

74

2.

What planet is closest to the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

3.

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

4.

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

a)

Neptune

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mercury

d)

Uranus

5.

What are the outer planets?

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Neptune

b)

Saturn, Neptune, Mars, Uranus

c)

Uranus, Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

6.

What is the fourth planet from the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Venus

7.

What is at the center of our solar system?

a)

asteroid belt

b)

Earth

c)

sun

d)

moon

8.

What is the sixth planet from the sun?

a)

Uranus

b)

Saturn

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

9.

Which planets are made of solid surfaces and rocky cores?

a)

terrestrial

b)

gas giants

c)

outer planets

10.

Which planets are mostly made of gases?

a)

terrestrial

b)

gas giants

c)

inner planets

11.

Which planet is third from the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

12.

Which planet is a gas giant?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Venus

13.

Which planet is a terrestrial planet?

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

14.

Which planets are all inner planets?

a)

gas giants

b)

terrestrial planets

15.

Which planets are all outer planets?

a)

gas giants

b)

terrestrial planets

16.

How many planets are in our solar system?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

17.

Which two facts describe Earth?

a)

inner planet

b)

outer planet

c)

terrestrial planet

d)

gas giant

18.
Which planet doesn't have a moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Jupiter
19.
Which planet has the largest continuous hurricane?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Jupiter
d)
Saturn
20.
Which of the following is not true?
Planets closer to the sun...
a)
are hotter
b)
revolve slower
c)
have less moons
d)
are smaller
21.
The inner and outer planets are divided by...
a)
The asteroid belt
b)
The oort cloud
c)
The kuiper belt
d)
a fraction
22.
Which planet has very visible rings?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Earth
d)
Neptune
23.
What is the correct order of planets from the sun?
a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
d)
Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Earth, Pluto, Mars, Mercury, Neptune
24.
What does the word terrestrial mean?
a)
Warm planets
b)
planets with moons
c)
planets with ailens
d)
Rocky planets
25.
Compared to the inner planets, the outer planets are...
a)
larger
b)
warmer
c)
denser
d)
better
26.
Which planet is known for it's red, rust covered surface?
a)
Venus
b)
Mercury
c)
Mars
d)
Jupiter
27.
Which is the hottest planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Neptune