WorksheetsGEOGRAPHY FORM 1 -SOLAR SYSTEM
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 19mins
The solar system is made up of ................ planets
seven
eight
nine
ten
The sun is a ...........................
planet
star
comet
asteriod
The process by which solar systems are created is called the
solar system theory
fusion theory
nebular theory
In the diagram a represents
the sun
a moon
earth
mars
In the diagram "C" represents
Urenus
Jupiter
Saturn
The outer planets are
mercury, venus, earth, mars
jupiter, saturn, urenus, neptune
earth, mars, jupiter, saturn
"it is called the "red planet", it experiences huge dust storms and is very cold". This planet is called
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
"It is the largest planet in the solar system, It has a storm that has been blowing for 350 years and it has 79 moons". This planet is called
Jupiter
Saturn
Urenus
Neptune
The Sun will consume the Earth eventually
True
False
Light from the sun takes 9 minutes to reach earth
True
False
The sun is middle aged, about 4.6 million years old
True
False
Earth has more than one moon
True
False
A galaxy is
a system of billions of stars
a system of billions of stars and planets
a system of billions of stars, planets gases and dark matter held by gravity
The name of our galaxy is the
Andromeda galaxy
Milky Way galaxy
Black Eye Galaxy
Our galaxy is ............................. in shape
lenticular
elliptical
irregular
spiral
A galactic year takes about
200 years
300 years
400 years
500 years
At the centre of the Milky Way, there is a black hole, it is referred to as
galaxy hole
G2V star hole
Sagittarius A
Earth's moon is quarter the size of Earth
True
False
Earth's moon gives off it's own light
True
False
The solar system is
a collection of planets including the sun
a collection of planets and other objects, including our sun
a collection of eight planets including the moon
