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Space - The Solar System A/B

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Kuiper Belt

a)

area beyond Neptune populated by small bodies

b)

planet with the most satellites

c)

unique characteristic that makes Earth habitable

d)

terrestrial planet with a thin carbon dioxide atmosphere

e)

only planet with large amounts of liquid water and a protective atmosphere

2.

Jupiter

a)

area beyond Neptune populated by small bodies

b)

planet with the most satellites

c)

unique characteristic that makes Earth habitable

d)

terrestrial planet with a thin carbon dioxide atmosphere

e)

only planet with large amounts of liquid water and a protective atmosphere

3.

hydrosphere

a)

area beyond Neptune populated by small bodies

b)

planet with the most satellites

c)

unique characteristic that makes Earth habitable

d)

terrestrial planet with a thin carbon dioxide atmosphere

e)

only planet with large amounts of liquid water and a protective atmosphere

4.

Mars

a)

area beyond Neptune populated by small bodies

b)

planet with the most satellites

c)

unique characteristic that makes Earth habitable

d)

terrestrial planet with a thin carbon dioxide atmosphere

e)

only planet with large amounts of liquid water and a protective atmosphere

5.

Earth

a)

area beyond Neptune populated by small bodies

b)

planet with the most satellites

c)

unique characteristic that makes Earth habitable

d)

terrestrial planet with a thin carbon dioxide atmosphere

e)

only planet with large amounts of liquid water and a protective atmosphere

6.

ring system

a)

characteristic of an outer planet

b)

planet closest to the sun

c)

planet farthest from the sun

d)

characteristic of an inner planet

e)

planet with the most extensive ring system

7.

Mercury

a)

characteristic of an outer planet

b)

planet closest to the sun

c)

planet farthest from the sun

d)

characteristic of an inner planet

e)

planet with the most extensive ring system

8.

Neptune

a)

characteristic of an outer planet

b)

planet closest to the sun

c)

planet farthest from the sun

d)

characteristic of an inner planet

e)

planet with the most extensive ring system

9.

solid rocky surface

a)

characteristic of an outer planet

b)

planet closest to the sun

c)

planet farthest from the sun

d)

characteristic of an inner planet

e)

planet with the most extensive ring system

10.

Saturn

a)

characteristic of an outer planet

b)

planet closest to the sun

c)

planet farthest from the sun

d)

characteristic of an inner planet

e)

planet with the most extensive ring system

11.

From Earth, _____ is a planet visible to the naked eye.

a)

Mercury

b)

the Sun

c)

the moon

d)

Neptune

12.

_____ is the only planet in the solar system known to sustain life.

a)

Uranus

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Pluto

13.

Olympus Mons, a volcano on _____, is the largest mountain in the solar system.

a)

Venus

b)

the moon

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

14.

The Great Red Spot, a hurricane-like storm with twice the diameter of Earth, is found on

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Titan

d)

the Sun

15.

The inner planets are called terrestrial because they

a)

have no atmosphere

b)

are small and highly dense

c)

have Earth-like oceans.

d)

are visible from Earth.

16.

All four outer planets are

a)

terrestrial planets.

b)

gas giants

c)

very small.

d)

close to the sun.

17.

Earth’s temperature is moderated by its

a)

orbit around the sun.

b)

hydrosphere

c)

continents

d)

satellite.

18.

Earth’s atmosphere protects it from

a)

high-energy solar particles

b)

ultraviolet radiation.

c)

space debris

d)

All of answers

19.

Gas giants are known for their

a)

rocky exteriors

b)

ring structures

c)

lack of satellites

d)

closeness to the sun.

20.

Aristotle first proposed that _____ was at the center of the solar system.

a)

the Sun

b)

the moon

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter