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Planet Facts: Mr. Hansen Science

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is the first planet from the sun.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

2.

This is the second planet from the sun.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

3.

This is the third planet from the sun.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

4.

This is the fourth planet from the sun.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

5.

This is the fifth planet from the sun.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

6.

This is the sixth planet from the sun.

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

7.

This is the seventh planet from the sun.

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

8.

This is the eighth planet from the sun.

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

9.

This planet is famous for it visible rings..

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

10.

This planet has a red/orange eye.

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

11.

This is the largest planet in the solar system..

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

12.

This planet takes the longest to orbit or go around the sun.

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

13.

This is the coldest planet.

a)

Pluto

b)

Uranus

c)

Earth

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

14.

This planet's nickname is the "GAS GIANT."

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

15.

This planet's nickname is the "RINGED PLANET."

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

16.

This planet rotates on its side and its axis run east and west instead of north and south.

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

17.

This planet's nickname is the "ICE GIANT." (2 answers)

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

18.

This planet's nickname is the "WATER GIANT."( Best Answer)

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

19.

This is the fastest spinning planet which makes it have very short days. It days are about 10 hours long.

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

20.

This planet is dark blue in color with a darker blue spot.

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

21.

This planet has orange, blue(even though I don't think so), white, and brown stripes plus a red or orange colored eye.

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

22.

This planet has stripes that are yellow, browns, and tans and does not have any eye.

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

23.

This planet weighs the least.

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Mars

24.

This planet weighs the most.

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

25.

This planet is the windiest with wind speeds over 1200 miles per hour.

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Earth

e)

Jupiter

26.

This planet has the shortest day of 10 hours.

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

27.

This planet takes the longest to go around(orbit) the sun.

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

28.

This planet has a storm that has been going on for over 150 to 190 years. The storm is the red/orange eye on this planet

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

29.

This planet is called "EARTH'S TWIN" because it is almost the same size as Earth.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

30.

This planet is called "THE RED PLANET" because of its red or tomato soup color.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

31.

This planet is the hottest planet of all with temperatures reaching over 900 degrees Fahrenheit.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

32.

This planet is the smallest planet in our solar system.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

33.

This planet goes around (orbits) the sun the fastest. Its year is only 88 days long.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

34.

This is the brightest planet in the sky at night. Only the moon is brighter

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

35.

This planet's nickname is "QUICKSILVER" because of how fast it goes around the sun and its color.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

36.

This planet's nickname is the "MORNING STAR OR EVENING STAR."

a)

Pluto

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

37.

This planet's nickname is the "SWIFT PLANET" for how fast is goes around (orbits) the sun.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

38.

This planet spins(rotates) the slowest at 4 mph. So it has really really long days.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

39.

Because this planet spins(rotates) so slow, this planet can go around the sun one time before it can spin one time. That means its day is longer than its year.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

40.

This planet is covered with millions and millions of craters. So many craters that it looks like Earth's moon.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

41.

This is the planet where you would find Olympus Mons, the largest mountain/volcano on any planet in the solar system.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

42.

This planet's atmosphere is made up of the deadly gas "SULFURIC ACID."

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

43.

This is the only known planet to contain oxygen.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

44.

This is the gray colored planet.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

45.

This planet is almost the same color as our sun.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

46.

This planet is a red/orange color or a tomato soup color with white a each pole.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

47.

This planet is 70% blue for water and 30 percent green/brown for land and has white ice caps at each pole.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

48.

This planet is light blue or sky blue in color.

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

49.

These TWO (pick two answers) planets have a dark spot on them because of their strong stroms.

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

50.

Of all the planets, scientists believe this planet would be the best to host life in place of planet Earth.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

51.

Rovers and Helicipters have been on this planet to study it to see if humans could live here.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

52.

This planet has frozen carbon dioxide at its poles. Many people think it is frozen water just like Earth's poles

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

53.

These two planets are in a competition to see who has the most moons. One has 274 moons, the other has 95 moons. The number of moons is always changing.

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

54.

This object is the center of our solar system.

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Milky Way

d)

Moon

55.

Which planets listed below are gas planets? (pick all the apply

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Neptune

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

56.

This planet was once a planet but is no longer considered a planet because of its size.

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

57.

Check all the Terrestrial Planets or Inner Planets.

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

e)

Saturn

58.

If there were such thing as Martians, which planet would the most likely live on?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

59.

Check all the GAS PLANETS

a)

Jupiter

b)

Uranus

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

60.

These are the only TWO planets without moons

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

e)

Saturn