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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
The spinning movement of the Earth on its axis is called ___________.
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
2.
What planet is the largest planet in our solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Saturn
3.
Which four planets are considered gas giants?
a)
Jupiter, Pluto, Earth, Mars
b)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
c)
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus
4.
What are the 4 rocky planets in the Solar System?
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
c)
Pluto, Mars, Jupiter, Earth
5.
What is the hottest planet in our Solar System?
a)
Venus
b)
Mercury
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
6.
What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?
a)
Leather Belt
b)
Asteroid belt
c)
Nothing
d)
Rocks
7.
The earth________ around it's axis (another word for spin)?
a)
Revolves
b)
Jumps
c)
Rotates
d)
Skips
8.
The EARTH REVOLVES around the:
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
The Earth doesn't revolve
d)
The sun rotates
9.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
d)
space
10.
What motion of the Earth takes 365 days?
a)
Rotation
b)
Tilting
c)
Revolution
d)
Spinning
11.
What is the name of the imaginary line running through the North Pole to the South Pole?
a)
orbit
b)
axis
c)
equator
d)
latitude
12.
What causes seasons to change on Earth?
a)
Earth's rotation
b)
Earth's revolution around the sun
13.
How many natural satellites does Earth have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
How many natural satellites does Earth have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.
Deimos and Phobos belong to planet __________.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mars
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
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