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Allen Solar System USA review

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which describes a planet?

a)

A large object in space

b)

A burning ball of gas that emits light and heat

c)

A large object in space that has a moon(s)

d)

A large object in space that revolves around a star

2.

Which describes an outer planet?

a)

Small and made of gas

b)

Large and made of gas

c)

small and made of rock

d)

large and made of rock

3.

What does this describe?

a rocky object in space that is smaller than earth and orbits around a star

a)

planet

b)

comet

c)

asteroid

d)

star

4.

Which has gas, dust and billions of stars?

a)

A galaxy

b)

Star

c)

Planet

d)

Solar System

5.

Select ALL that orbit stars..

a)

Planet

b)

Comet

c)

Asteroid

d)

Sun

6.

Besides stars, what else is mostly in a galaxy?

a)

Moons and planets

b)

More stars

c)

Tons of comets and asteroids

d)

Gas and dust

7.

True or False

Inner planets are made of rock and are closer to the sun, outer planets are made of gas and are farther from the sun

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False

Inner planets are made of gas and are farther from the sun, outer planets are made of rock and are closer to the sun

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which of these leave a steak of light in the sky?

a)

A comet

b)

An asteroid

c)

a planet

d)

a star

10.

Why do other stars appear smaller than the sun?

a)

They are smaller than the sun

b)

The sun is the only star in our galaxy

c)

We are closer to the sun than other stars

d)

The other stars aren't as bright as the sun

11.

Which describes the shape of our galaxy?

a)

irregular

b)

sphere

c)

oval

d)

spiral