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WorksheetsJSRO BRAIN COIN 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The first planet of the solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mercury
2.
What is the thing that makes the planets orbit
a)
Jupiter
b)
Neptune
c)
Sun
d)
God
3.
The hottest planet is
a)
Venus
b)
Earth
c)
Mercury
d)
Mars
4.
The largest planet is
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Neptune
d)
Pluto
5.
The fourth planet is
a)
Venus
b)
Earth
c)
Mars
d)
Jupiter
6.
Neptune comes after
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
7.
The planet that has the most rings
a)
Jupiter
b)
Neptune
c)
Uranus
d)
Saturn
8.
This is no longer a planet
a)
Neptune
b)
Io
c)
Pluto
d)
moon
9.
What keeps a planet moving on its path around the sun
a)
gravity & inertia
b)
heat & pressure
c)
inertia & pressure
d)
gravity & heat
10.
What is an astronomical unit?
a)
distance between the moon and earth
b)
distance between the earth and pluto
c)
distance between the earth and sun
d)
distance between NJ and Cali
11.
The closer a planet is to the sun...
a)
the faster it travels
b)
the slower it travels
12.
Which statement best describes a galaxy?
a)
a cluster of millions of stars held together by gravity
b)
a star, with planets, moons and other small space bodies revolving around it
c)
all known objects
d)
all of the above
13.
Which movement creates day/night?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
14.
What is a common characteristic of the inner planets?
a)
Gaseous
b)
Distance between them is longer
c)
Rings
d)
Distance between them is shorter
15.
The explosion that sent the universe flying out is called _____.
a)
The Big Bang
b)
The Milky Way
c)
The Solar System
d)
The Sun
16.
Since the Big Bang, and even today, the universe is still _____.
a)
Expanding
b)
Shrinking
c)
Cooking
d)
Spinning
17.
Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions?
a)
How our planets and moons formed
b)
How our universe began
c)
How the sun turns hydrogen into helium
d)
How fast light travels through space
18.
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
19.
According to this Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram which stars are brightest?
a)
Purple
b)
Red
c)
Blue
d)
Yellow
20.
Black Holes are thought to be remnants of ______________ explosion.
a)
Death Star
b)
The Big Bang Theory
c)
Supernova
d)
Planetary Nebula
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