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Solar system

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The sun is a glowing ball of _______.

a)

Water

b)

Liquid

c)

Plasma

d)

Rocks

2.

Which one is the correct sentence about moon?

a)

Moon is revolving around the sun together with the earth

b)

Moon has its own light

c)

The orbit of the moon is always changing

d)

Moon is a star

3.

A planet pathway around the sun is called an ___________.

a)

Rotation

b)

Orbit

c)

Revolution

d)

Phase

4.

How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?

a)

365 days

b)

24 hours

c)

1 day

d)

28 days

5.

Here are some of the functions of the Earth’s atmosphere, except….

a)

Protects the Earth’s inhabitants by providing warmth and absorbing harmful solar rays.

b)

Providing oxygen and carbon dioxide which living things needs to survive.

c)

Helps the plants to make their own food by the photosynthesis process.

d)

Traps the sun's energy and wards off many of the dangers of space.

6.

Our Solar system is part of the Milky Way galaxy.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

How do we collect information about Space?

a)

telescope

b)

call inhabitants

c)

visit

d)

unmanned space craft

8.

Venus is often seen as a __________ from Earth.

a)

planet

b)

asteroid

c)

star

d)

meteor

9.

Saturn is famous for its _____________.

a)

rings

b)

gas

c)

colour

d)

moons

10.

TRUE or FALSE: The sun is a hot ball of gases.

a)
b)
11.

What do we call this movement of the Earth around the sun?

a)

relaxation

b)

revolution

c)

rotation

d)

rounding

12.

What is the effect of the rotation to our planet?

a)

hot and cold

b)

east and west

c)

sunny and rainy days

d)

daytime and nighttime

13.

Identify the astronaut who set first step on an Artificial Satellite of Earth.

a)

Late Kalpana Chawla

b)

Sunita William

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Rakesh Sharma

14.
The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____
a)
the 12 months
b)
the years
c)
the seasons
d)
day and night
15.

Which of the following planet has rings?

a)

Saturn

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

16.

What do you call people who explore space?

a)

Biologist

b)

Teachers

c)

Astronauts

d)

Sailors

17.

Which is the closest planet from the sun?

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

18.

_______________________ is the unique planet.

a)

Mercury

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Earth

19.

What is a dwarf planet?

a)

An asteroid

b)

Pluto

c)

Ceres

d)

An object that orbits a star , but is too small to be classified as a planet.

20.

What is an asteroid?

a)

A small rocky object orbiting in space.

b)

A meteoroid.

c)

A meteor.

d)

A comet.

21.

What separates the inner and outer planets?

a)

Comets

b)

Asteroid Belt

c)

Earth

d)

Seat Belt

22.
What is the name for a star pattern that is visible in the night sky?
a)
a meteoroid
b)
a solar system
c)
a star chart
d)
a constellation