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Solar System

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The planet that is closest to the Sun is....

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

2.

The 2nd planet from the Sun is.....

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

3.

The 3rd planet from the Sun is......

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

4.

The 4th planet from the Sun is....

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

5.

The 5th planet from the Sun in....

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

6.

The 6th planet from the Sun is....

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

7.

The 7th planet from the Sun is....

a)

Neptune

b)

Uranus

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

8.

The 8th planet from the Sun is....

a)

Neptune

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Uranus

9.

The arrow is pointing to which planet?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

10.

The arrow is pointing to which planet?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

11.

The arrow is pointing to which planet?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mercury

d)

Neptune

12.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
13.

What is at the center of our solar system?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

The Sun

d)

The Moon

14.
How does a telescope help us understand the moon?
a)
It tells us how it was formed
b)
It tells us how hot it is there
c)
It helps us see surface features
d)
It can tell us what the moon is made of
15.
What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?
a)
gravity
b)
speed
c)
string
d)
air currents
16.
Which movement creates day/night?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
17.
Which movement creates years?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
18.
What is located between the inner and outer planets.
a)
Sun
b)
Asteroid belt
c)
Uranus
d)
Moons
19.
Which planets are terrestrial planets
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Asteroid belt
20.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called.....?
a)
Jovian Planets
b)
Awesome Sauce Planets
c)
Gas Giants
d)
Inner Planets
21.
What is the only planet known to contain life?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
22.

When Earth spins, it turns around an imaginary line called a(n)

a)

rotation

b)

axis

c)

orbit

d)

ellipse

23.

What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in common?

a)

They all have rocky surfaces.

b)

They all appear to be similar to Earth.

c)

They all are gaseous planets.

d)

They all appear to be made of rock and ice.

24.

Why does the sun seem to change position in the sky?

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

Earth's orbit

c)

The sun's rotation

d)

The sun's orbit

25.

The picture shows a tree and its shadow at two different times of day.

Which sentence explains why the shadow changes?

a)

As Earth rotates, the sun is lower in the sky in the morning.

b)

As Earth rotates, the sun is higher in the sky in the morning.

c)

As the sun rotates, it is lower in the sky in the morning.

d)

As the sun rotates, it is higher in the sky in the morning.

26.
The moon is a natural  ______ of Earth.
a)
comet
b)
axis
c)
satellite
d)
space probe
27.
Why does Earth have different seasons? 
a)
because of the distance between Earth and the sun 
b)
because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis 
c)
because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis 
d)
because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun 
28.
a pattern of stars that form an imaginary picture or design in the sky
a)
Orbit
b)
Rotate
c)
constellation
d)
Milky Way
29.
The pattern of stars in a constellation stays the same, but a planet can be seen in different locations at different times because _______________.
a)
Stars don't move; planets revolve and rotate
b)
Stars and planets revolve and rotate.
c)
Stars not planets move
d)
Planets don't move; Stars revolve and rotate.
30.
This tool shows the cardinal directions 
a)
astrolabe
b)
compass
c)
sextant
d)
telescope
31.
This tool is used by astronomers to make faint, faraway objects appear brighter and closer. 
a)
astrolabe
b)
compass
c)
sextant
d)
telescope
32.
When would an astronomer most likely use a telescope? 
a)
to view the types of clouds in the sky
b)
to study the characteristics of a planet in our solar system
c)
to measure the amount of sunlight Earth receives
d)
to view objects across the ocean
33.
Which description correctly describes constellations? 
a)
the group of planets that are found within our solar system
b)
all of the stars in our galaxy 
c)
a collection, or group, of stars that create a pattern or image
d)
a person who studies astronomy
34.
Also known as the "big bear" and contains the Big Dipper
a)
Ursa Major
b)
Ursa Minor
c)
Orion 
35.
Also known as the "little bear" and contains the Little Dipper
a)

Ursa Major

b)

Ursa Minor

c)

Orion 

36.
Also known as "the hunter" 
a)
Ursa Major
b)
Ursa Minor
c)
Orion 
37.
This navigational tool measure the height of the horizon to an object in space to help explorers plot their location. 
a)
astrolabe
b)
compass
c)
sextant
d)
telescope
38.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
39.

What causes the moon's phases

a)

Where you are standing on Earth

b)

the amount of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

c)

The tilt of Earth

d)

how fast the moon is moving

40.

It takes about _____ for the earth to complete one rotation.

a)

28 days

b)

24 hours

c)

365 hours

d)

365 days

41.
A ______ is when the side of the Moon facing Earth appears lite. 
a)
New Moon
b)
Crescent Moon
c)
Full Moon 
d)
Moon Phases
42.
A ______ is when the side of the Moon facing Earth appears to be not lit. 
a)
New Moon
b)
Crescent Moon
c)
Full Moon
d)
Moon Phases
43.
How long does it take for the Moon to make one full revolution around the Earth? 
a)
one day
b)
one month
c)
one year
d)
never
44.

Which moon phase is shown?

a)

First Quarter

b)

Third or Last Quarter

c)

Full Moon

d)

Waning Crescent

45.

Which moon phase is shown?

a)

Third or Last Quarter

b)

First Quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

Waxing Crescent

46.

When the moon is waxing it is ____________________.

a)

Growing or getting bigger

b)

Shrinking or getting smaller

47.

Which hemisphere do we live in?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

Eastern Hemisphere

48.

Based on the diagram, which season would the northern hemisphere be experiencing?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

49.

Earth experiences seasons as it revolves around the sun because of its

a)

shape

b)

tilt

c)

speed

d)

mass

50.

What time of day is represented in the picture at letter x?

a)

Day

b)

Night

51.

What season would we be experiencing with Earth #1?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

52.

When the sun gets lower in the sky, shadows get______.

a)

longer

b)

gone

c)

shorter

d)

darker

53.

Shadows are longest during _______.

a)

morning and evening

b)

noon

c)

night

54.

Shadows are shortest around______.

a)

morning and evening

b)

noon

c)

night

55.
Where does the sun rise? 
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West

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