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planets

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many moons does planet earth have ?


Cuantas lunas tiene planeta tierra ?

a)

79

b)

1

c)

82

d)

74

2.

How many moons does mercury have ?


¿Cuántas lunas tiene mercurio?

a)

0

b)

9

c)

22

d)

56

3.

How many moons does saturn have ?


¿Cuántas lunas tiene Saturno?

a)

72

b)

52

c)

82

d)

62

4.

How many moons does Jupiter have?


¿Cuántas lunas tiene Júpiter?

a)

9

b)

49

c)

79

d)

39

5.

What is the planet that was not named by God ?


¿Cuál es el planeta que no fue nombrado por Dios?

a)

Jupiter\Jupiter

b)

Neptune\Neptuno

c)

Earth\Tierra

d)

Mercury\Mercurio

6.

How many missions was only completed going to Mars ?


¿Cuántas misiones solo se completaron yendo a Marte?

a)

18

b)

16

c)

15

d)

21

7.

What is the smallest planet ?


¿Cuál es el planeta más pequeño?

a)

Moon\Luna

b)

Mercury\Mercurio

c)

Earth\Sun

d)

Jupiter\Jupiter

8.

What is the flattest planet?


¿Cuál es el planeta más plano?

a)

Earth\Tierra

b)

Saturn\Saturno

c)

Mars\Marte

d)

Mercury\Mercurio

9.
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
10.
They are small and have rocky bodies. 
a)
this describes the inner planets 
b)
this describes the outer planets 
11.
Saturn's rings are made of chunks of 
a)
volcanoes
b)
ice and rock
c)
nitrogen and helium 
d)
ice and 
12.
Uranus is different that other planets because it rotates on it's side. 
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The 2nd planet from the Sun is...
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
14.
Mercury is the ____ planet from the sun. 
a)
1st
b)
2nd 
c)
3rd
d)
4th
15.
The surface of this planet appears red due to rusting iron in the rocks.
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Venus
16.
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
17.
This is the smallest planet in the solar system
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
18.
Only planet known to have life
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
19.

Which of the following statements is correct?

a)

Pluto was once classified as a dwarf planet, but is now classified as a main planet

b)

Pluto was never classified as a planet

c)

Pluto has always been considered a planet

d)

Pluto was once considered a planet, but no longer is

20.
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
21.

Name the inner planets

a)

Saturn, Jupiter, Earth, Mercury

b)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

c)

Venus, Earth, Mercury, Saturn

d)

Neptune, Venus, Mercury, Mars

22.

True or False:

Models of the Solar System are JUST like the real Solar System.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Ms. Johns shows her class a correct model of the Solar System.

What can the model show that is just like the real Solar System?

a)

how heavy the Earth is

b)

how big the planets are

c)

how fast the Sun spins

d)

how many planets there are

24.
Mercury 
a)
1st 
b)
2nd 
c)
3rd 
d)
4th 
25.

Venus ( thick atmosphere that traps in heat) ((hottest planet))

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

26.
Earth 
a)
1st 
b)
2nd 
c)
3rd 
d)
4th 
27.

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

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

28.

Jupiter ( giant red spot is a storm)

a)

5th

b)

6th

c)

7th

d)

8th

29.

Saturn

a)

5th

b)

6th

c)

7th

d)

8th

30.
Uranus 
a)
5th 
b)
6th 
c)
7th 
d)
8th 
31.
Neptune 
a)
5th 
b)
6th 
c)
7th 
d)
8th 
32.
1st planet from the sun 
a)
Mercury 
b)
Venus 
c)
Earth 
d)
Mars
33.
2nd  planet from the sun 
a)
Mercury 
b)
Venus 
c)
Earth 
d)
Mars 
34.
3rd  planet from the sun 
a)
Mercury 
b)
Venus 
c)
Earth 
d)
Mars 
35.
3rd  planet from the sun 
a)
Mercury 
b)
Venus 
c)
Earth 
d)
Mars 
36.
4th planet from the sun 
a)
Mercury 
b)
Venus 
c)
Earth 
d)
Mars
37.
5th planet from the sun 
a)
Jupiter 
b)
Saturn 
c)
Uranus 
d)
Neptune 
38.
6th planet from the sun 
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn 
c)
Uranus 
d)
Neptune 
39.
7th planet from the sun 
a)
Jupiter 
b)
Saturn 
c)
Uranus 
d)
Neptune 
40.

Inner Planets- select all that apply

a)

dense core

b)

rocky

c)

few moons

d)

thin atmosphere

e)

smaller than outer planets

41.

Outer Planets- select all that apply

a)

small inner cores

b)

larger

c)

gaseous

d)

many moons

e)

temperatures are colder than inner planets

42.
Which planet is the largest?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
43.
The earth orbits around...
a)
the sun.
b)
the moon
c)
other planets
d)
the Milky Way
44.
The surface of this planet appears red due to rusting iron in the rocks.
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Venus
45.
Some scientists believe that this dwarf planet is actually a very large comet caught in a permanent orbit.
a)
Eris
b)
Pluto
c)
Mars
d)
Neptune
46.
Almost Earth’s twin in size and mass, this planet has very thick atmosphere.
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Neptune
47.
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
48.
This is the smallest planet in the solar system
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
49.
Its largest moon is Titan.
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
50.
Only planet known to have life
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
51.
This gas giant has a large storm in its atmosphere known as The Red Spot
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
52.
Most likely due to a massive collision, this planet rotates from top to bottom.
a)
Saturn
b)
Venus
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
53.

Which of the following statements is correct?

a)

Pluto was once classified as a dwarf planet, but is now classified as a main planet

b)

Pluto was never classified as a planet

c)

Pluto has always been considered a planet

d)

Pluto was once considered a planet, but no longer is

54.

Which planet has the longest day?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

55.

Which planet has the longest year?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

56.

Which planet has the shortest day?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

57.

Which planet has the most moons?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

58.

Which planet has a big red spot?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

Saturn

59.

Which planet appears brightest in our night sky?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

60.

Which planet has surface temperatures closest to Earth's?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Neptune

d)

Mercury

61.

Which planet has gravity closest to Earth's?

a)

Venus

b)

Neptune

c)

Mars

d)

Uranus

62.

Which planet is the mother goddess?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Earth

63.

Which planet is the messenger god?

a)

Neptune

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

d)

Mercury

64.

Which planet is the father god?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

65.

Which planet is the grandfather god?

a)

Venus

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

66.

Which planet is the smallest planet?

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Earth

67.

Which planet is the goddess of beauty?

a)

Saturn

b)

Earth

c)

Uranus

d)

Venus

68.

Which statement is true?

a)

The galaxies are moving toward us.

b)

The galaxies are moving away from us.

c)

The universe remains static or unchanged in motion.

d)

None of the above

69.
What forces cause a planet to orbit?
a)
gravity and orbit
b)
gravity and inertia
c)
gravity and mass
d)
gravity and weight
70.

Following the Big Bang, the Universe:

a)

expanded and then rapidly stopped expanding

b)

expanded and has not stopped expanding since

c)

rapidly expanded and then shrunk back to its original size

71.

Seventh planet from the sun.

a)

Pluto

b)

Uranus

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

72.

Known as the red planet

a)

Saturn

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

73.

Which of the following demonstrates how a rotating object spins.

a)

spinning top

b)

falling pebble

c)

bouncing basketball

d)

air hockey puck

74.

Do the inner or outer planets have more moon?

a)

inner

b)

outer

75.

Are the inner or outer planets made up of mostly rock?

a)

inner

b)

outer

76.

Do the inner or outer planets revolve around the sun faster?

a)

inner

b)

outer

77.

what is mi name

a)

Abhiram

b)

sre

c)

amv avvaru

d)

vejay

78.

The red planet

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mercury

79.

The second largest planet

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

80.

This planet rotates on its side.

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

81.

Planet with a great red spot caused by a continuous storm

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

82.

The hottest planet

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

83.

Two planets with no moons

a)

Mercury & Mars

b)

Mercury & Earth

c)

Venus & Mars

d)

Venus & Mercury

84.

Planet with two moons

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

85.

A day is longer than a year on this planet

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

86.

Planet with the shortest day

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

87.

All planets have moons

a)

inner planets

b)

outer planets

88.

Another word for inner planets

a)

terrestrial planets

b)

ice giants

89.

Another name for outer planets

a)

terrestrial planets

b)

gas giants

90.

Planets rotate faster

a)

inner planets

b)

outer planets

91.

Planets are relatively close together

a)

inner planets

b)

outer planets