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Science Test 3

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

________ is at the center of the solar system.

a)

Jupiter

b)

The sun

c)

The moon

2.

A hole on the surface of the moon or other planet is called a ________.

a)

crater

b)

asteroid

c)

meteoroid

3.

Planets orbit the sun because of the sun's ________.

a)

gases

b)

energy

c)

gravity

4.

When North America is tilted toward the sun, it is ________ in North America.

a)

winter

b)

summer

c)

autumn

5.

Our solar system is a part of the ________ Galaxy.

a)

Constellation

b)

Milky Way

c)

Snickers

6.

A continual path around the sun is called _________.

a)

a year

b)

a star

c)

an orbit

7.

What is the smallest planet in our solar system?

a)

Uranus

b)

Mercury

c)

Neptune

8.

What is the brightest planet in our solar system?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

9.

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

10.

What is the largest planet with rings?

a)

Mars

b)

Uranus

c)

Saturn

11.

Which planet is tipped on its side?

a)

Mercury

b)

Uranus

c)

Neptune

12.

Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

13.

What is the only habitable planet in our solar system?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

14.

Which planet takes the longest to orbit the sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

15.

________ is the star that is closest to Earth.

a)

North Star

b)

The sun

c)

A constellation

16.

What word means "suitable for life"?

a)

uninhabitable

b)

constellation

c)

habitable

17.

What is the star that is always almost right above the North Pole?

a)

Orion

b)

North Star

c)

Big Dipper

18.

What are a group of stars that make a picture called?

a)

a constellation

b)

a galaxy

c)

an asteroid

19.

Something natural or man-made that orbits Earth is called a ________.

a)

satellite

b)

meteoroid

c)

new moon

20.

The sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit it are called the _________.

a)

universe

b)

solar system

c)

galaxy

21.

A small piece of space rock traveling in space is called a ________.

a)

asteroid

b)

crater

c)

meteroid

22.

When all of the moon is visible, we call this phase a ________.

a)

quarter moon

b)

new moon

c)

full moon

23.

Scientists in space can live and work in a ________.

a)

space probe

b)

space station

c)

satellite

24.

The moon reflects the light of the ________.

a)

sun

b)

earth

c)

stars

25.

The tilt of the earth gives us our ________.

a)

moon

b)

axis

c)

seasons

26.

The ________ is a natural satellite of Earth.

a)

moon

b)

sun

c)

North Star

27.

The earth continuously spins or rotates on its ________.

a)

atmosphere

b)

axis

c)

tides

28.

The moon's gravity affects the oceans' _________.

a)

tides

b)

axis

c)

waves

29.

The four planets farthest from the sun are the ________ planets.

a)

constant

b)

inner

c)

outer

30.

Things that God created to stay the same are known as _________.

a)

tides

b)

seasons

c)

constants

31.

We know that Earth is designed for life because of _________.

a)

its position in the solar system

b)

the distance to the sun

c)

plant life

d)

all of the above

32.

I know the planets in order from the sun!

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

kinda