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WorksheetsSkipcha Investigating the Solar System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
Venus
Earth
Jupiter
Neptune
Compared to Earth, the Sun is
a planet.
faster in rotation.
larger in size.
cooler in temperature.
What is the term that describes the path the Moon travels around Earth?
Phase
Year
Orbit
Rotation
What is a star in our solar system?
Jupiter
The moon
Milky way
The sun
One Earth rotation is
60 minutes.
1 year.
24 hours.
30 days.
What is the name of the planet closest to the sun?
Earth
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
What is the biggest similarity between the sun, the moon, and the Earth?
Their color
Their temperature
Their shape
Their size
What is true about the Sun and Earth?
The sun only gives light energy to Earth.
The sun gives light and heat energy to the Earth.
The Earth gives light and heat to the Sun.
The Earth gives only light to the sun.
What planet is furthest away from the sun?
Neptune
Saturn
Mercury
Uranus
A model of the Earth would be different from a model of the moon in that the Earth should
have a smoother surface than the moon.
have fewer impact craters on the surface.
be a different shape than the moon.
be bigger than the moon.
What is the 2nd planet from the sun?
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Earth
What is the term that is used when describing how the Earth orbits arouns the Sun?
Revolution
Rotation
Day
Orbit
What is the fifth planet from the sun?
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Uranus
What is true?
The sun is the same size as Earth.
The sun is larger than the Earth.
Earth is larger than the sun.
Which planet is a Gas Giant?
Mercury
Neptune
Mars
Venus
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter are the inner planets.
True
False
How long does it take Earth and the moon to return to their same positions on their orbit?
1 year
30 days
10 years
24 hours
How many planets are in our solar system?
9
7
8
10
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are considered gas giants.
True
False
Earth is the third planet from the sun.
True
False
