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GEOGRAPHY FORM 1 -SOLAR SYSTEM

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The solar system is made up of ................ planets

a)

seven

b)

eight

c)

nine

d)

ten

2.

The sun is a ...........................

a)

planet

b)

star

c)

comet

d)

asteriod

3.

The process by which solar systems are created is called the

a)

solar system theory

b)

fusion theory

c)

nebular theory

4.

In the diagram a represents

a)

the sun

b)

a moon

c)

earth

d)

mars

5.

In the diagram "C" represents

a)

Urenus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

6.

The outer planets are

a)

mercury, venus, earth, mars

b)

jupiter, saturn, urenus, neptune

c)

earth, mars, jupiter, saturn

7.

"it is called the "red planet", it experiences huge dust storms and is very cold". This planet is called

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

8.

"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

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Urenus

d)

Neptune

9.

The Sun will consume the Earth eventually

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Light from the sun takes 9 minutes to reach earth

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The sun is middle aged, about 4.6 million years old

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Earth has more than one moon

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A galaxy is

a)

a system of billions of stars

b)

a system of billions of stars and planets

c)

a system of billions of stars, planets gases and dark matter held by gravity

14.

The name of our galaxy is the

a)

Andromeda galaxy

b)

Milky Way galaxy

c)

Black Eye Galaxy

15.

Our galaxy is ............................. in shape

a)

lenticular

b)

elliptical

c)

irregular

d)

spiral

16.

A galactic year takes about

a)

200 years

b)

300 years

c)

400 years

d)

500 years

17.

At the centre of the Milky Way, there is a black hole, it is referred to as

a)

galaxy hole

b)

G2V star hole

c)

Sagittarius A

18.

Earth's moon is quarter the size of Earth

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Earth's moon gives off it's own light

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The solar system is

a)

a collection of planets including the sun

b)

a collection of planets and other objects, including our sun

c)

a collection of eight planets including the moon