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Solar Systems

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT a planet?

a)

Venus

b)

Pluto

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

2.

What planet do we live on?

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Mercury

d)

Earth

3.

Where does the light of the Moon come from?

a)

The Earth

b)

Its own gases

c)

The Sun

d)

Saturn

4.

What is the Moon made out of

a)

Stars

b)

Gases

c)

Flowers

d)

Rocks

5.

Which word means solar

a)

Sun

b)

Earth

c)

Moon

d)

Star

6.

What are the changing shapes of the Moon called?

a)

Plants

b)

Phases

c)

Orbits

d)

Spins

7.

Day and night is created by the way the Earth moves around the sun. What is this movement called?

a)

Rotation

b)

Phases

c)

Seasons

d)

Solar System

8.

Which of the following is NOT a season of the year?

a)

Autumn

b)

Winter

c)

Summer

d)

Snow

9.

Objects in space made up of hot gases, like the sun, are called...

a)

Planets

b)

Moons

c)

Rocks

d)

Stars

10.

Which is the largest planet in the solar system?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

11.

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

a)

rotation

b)

axis

c)

orbit

d)

ellipse

12.

Anthony claims that the patterns of stars in the sky only appear to move, but the patterns do not change. Which piece(s) of evidence would best support this claim?

a)

observations that some stars can be seen in every season

b)

Observations that the pattern of stars in the sky stay the same although they appear to shift across the sky nightly.

c)

Observations that different stars appear in different seasons, but the patterns of the stars remain the same.

13.

A ____ is a huge system of gas, dust, stars, and objects orbiting stars that is held together by the force of gravity.

a)

galaxy

b)

comet

c)

meteor

d)

gas giant

14.

Which planet is an inner planet?

a)

Uranus

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

15.

Which planet is the solar system's largest rocky planet?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Jupiter

16.

Which choice best describes the parts of the Milky Way?

a)

Earth, its moon, the sun, and Jupiter

b)

Gas, dust, stars, and objects that orbit stars

c)

Asteroids, comets, objects that orbit stars, and the stars

d)

The inner planets, the outer planets, gas, and dust

17.

Which list shows the correct order of planets from the sun?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter

c)

Mars, Venus, Earth, Saturn

d)

Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn

18.

Brianna and Mari want to develop a model of how Earth moves in space. In their model, Brianna will represent Earth and Mari will represent the sun. Which of the following should NOT be part of Brianna and Mari's model?

a)

Brianna walks in a circle around Mari.

b)

Brianna spins in circles.

c)

Mari stands still.

d)

Mari walks in a circle around Brianna.

19.

Which is an object in the solar system that is a frozen mass of ice and dust?

a)

an asteroid

b)

a comet

c)

a moon

d)

a planet

20.

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.

21.

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

22.

Which list shows in correct order the fewest stars to the greatest number of stars?

a)

Our solar system, the universe, the Milky Way Galaxy

b)

The universe, the Milky Way Galaxy, our solar system

c)

Our solar system, the Milky Way Galaxy, the universe

d)

The Milky Way Galaxy, our solar system, the universe

23.

What causes it to appear as if the sun rises and sets each day?

a)

Earth's gravity

b)

The spinning motion of Earth

c)

The revolution of the Earth around the sun

d)

Earth's distance from the sun

24.

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.

25.

Chris is learning about Earth's movement in science class. He records some information in a chart about Earth's movement.

What information in Chris's chart is in the WRONG row of the table?

a)

Causes day and night

b)

Cause shadows to change

c)

Causes change in seasons

d)

Causes sunrise and sunset

26.

Look at the picture of the moon.

What will the moon look like in approximately 14 days?

a)

New Moon

b)

1st Quarter Moon

c)

3rd Quarter Moon

d)

Full Moon

27.

Dylan observes a fully lit moon. When can he expect to see the moon look like this again?

a)

In about 12 hours

b)

In about 24 hours

c)

In about 15 days

d)

In about 30 days

28.

Markos observed the image of the moon above. He is curious to know what the moon looked like several nights before. Which best describes the shape of the moon that occurred BEFORE Markos observed the moon phase below?

a)

The moon looked exactly the same.

b)

The moon was a full moon (brightly lit circle).

c)

The moon was more than half lit on the right side.

d)

The moon was less than half lit on the right side.

29.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
30.
Which planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Uranus
b)
Mercury
c)
Neptune
d)
Earth
31.
Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?
a)
Sun and moon orbit Earth
b)
Earth and moon orbit Sun
c)
Earth orbit's the Sun and the moon orbits Earth
d)
Earth and sun orbit moon
32.
One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.
a)
The inner planets all have water
b)
the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets
c)
the outer planets are gas planets
d)
the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't
33.
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
34.
Which planet is the largest?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
35.
The surface of this planet appears red due to rusting iron in the rocks.
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Venus
36.
Almost Earth’s twin in size and mass, this planet has very thick atmosphere.
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Neptune
37.

This cold, blue planet was discovered by a mathematical prediction.

a)

Neptune

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

38.
Only planet known to have life
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
39.
What is a common characteristic of the inner planets?
a)
Large
b)
Gaseous
c)
Rings
d)
Rocky Surface
40.
True or False
The planets are all equally distanced from each other.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Which planet is the smallest?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
42.
Which planet rotates to give day/night every 24 hours?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
43.
What is in between the inner planets and the outer planets?
a)
Asteroid belt
b)
Kuiper belt
c)
Sun
d)
Moon
44.
Which planet has a Great Dark Spot?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
45.

Seventh planet from the sun.

a)

Pluto

b)

Uranus

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

46.

Known as the red planet

a)

Saturn

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

47.

What attracts a body toward any other object in space

a)

the sun

b)

satellites

c)

gravity

d)

astroid belt

48.

Which of the following demonstrates how a rotating object spins.

a)

spinning top

b)

falling pebble

c)

bouncing basketball

d)

air hockey puck

49.

What causes the changes from night to day on Earth?

a)

Earth's tilt

b)

Earth's orbit of the sun

c)

The moon orbiting Earth

d)

Earth rotating on its axis

50.

How long does it take the moon to revolve around the Earth?

a)

One season

b)

one rotation of the moon

c)

one Earth rotation

d)

one Earth revolution

51.

Do the inner or outer planets have more moon?

a)

inner

b)

outer

52.

Are the inner or outer planets made up of mostly rock?

a)

inner

b)

outer

53.

Do the inner or outer planets have rings?

a)

inner

b)

outer

54.

Do the inner or outer planets revolve around the sun faster?

a)

inner

b)

outer

55.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why Earth is the only planet with life as we know it?

a)

It's atmosphere

b)

It has water

c)

It's distance from the sun

d)

It's moon

56.

What can transport rovers and people to planets and the moon?

a)

spacecraft

b)

probes

c)

telescopes

d)

airplanes

57.

What is the second planet from the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

58.

How are galaxies classified?

a)

location

b)

size

c)

shape

d)

numer of planets

59.

What causes Earth's seasons?

a)

Earth's orbit

b)

Earth's tilt on its axis

c)

The moon

d)

The speed in which Earth rotates

60.

What type of moon is this?

a)

new moon

b)

full moon

c)

waxing gibbous

d)

waning gibbous

61.

What kind of moon is this?

a)

waning gibous

b)

waxing gibbous

c)

waning crescent

d)

full moon

62.

What kind of moon is this?

a)

waning gibbous

b)

waxing gibbous

c)

waning crescent

d)

waxing crescent

63.

What helps scientists move telescopes in space, controls satellites, launches rockets and works aboard the ISS?

a)

Hubble Space Telescope

b)

Computers

c)

Rovers

d)

Deep Space Probes

64.

What is a remote controlled vehicle that explores Mars?

a)

Computer

b)

Hubble Space Telescope

c)

Rover

d)

Deep Space Probe

65.

Seventh planet from the sun.

a)

Pluto

b)

Uranus

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

66.

Known as the red planet

a)

Saturn

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

67.

What attracts a body toward any other object in space

a)

the sun

b)

satellites

c)

gravity

d)

astroid belt

68.

Which of the following demonstrates how a rotating object spins.

a)

spinning top

b)

falling pebble

c)

bouncing basketball

d)

air hockey puck

69.

What causes the changes from night to day on Earth?

a)

Earth's tilt

b)

Earth's orbit of the sun

c)

The moon orbiting Earth

d)

Earth rotating on its axis

70.

How long does it take the moon to revolve around the Earth?

a)

One season

b)

one rotation of the moon

c)

one Earth rotation

d)

one Earth revolution

71.

Do the inner or outer planets have more moon?

a)

inner

b)

outer

72.

Are the inner or outer planets made up of mostly rock?

a)

inner

b)

outer

73.

Do the inner or outer planets have rings?

a)

inner

b)

outer

74.

Do the inner or outer planets revolve around the sun faster?

a)

inner

b)

outer

75.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why Earth is the only planet with life as we know it?

a)

It's atmosphere

b)

It has water

c)

It's distance from the sun

d)

It's moon

76.

What can transport rovers and people to planets and the moon?

a)

spacecraft

b)

probes

c)

telescopes

d)

airplanes

77.

What is the second planet from the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

78.

How are galaxies classified?

a)

location

b)

size

c)

shape

d)

numer of planets

79.

What causes Earth's seasons?

a)

Earth's orbit

b)

Earth's tilt on its axis

c)

The moon

d)

The speed in which Earth rotates

80.

What type of moon is this?

a)

new moon

b)

full moon

c)

waxing gibbous

d)

waning gibbous

81.

What kind of moon is this?

a)

waning gibous

b)

waxing gibbous

c)

waning crescent

d)

full moon

82.

What kind of moon is this?

a)

waning gibbous

b)

waxing gibbous

c)

waning crescent

d)

waxing crescent

83.

What helps scientists move telescopes in space, controls satellites, launches rockets and works aboard the ISS?

a)

Hubble Space Telescope

b)

Computers

c)

Rovers

d)

Deep Space Probes

84.

What is a remote controlled vehicle that explores Mars?

a)

Computer

b)

Hubble Space Telescope

c)

Rover

d)

Deep Space Probe

85.
How long does it take to the Earth to do the ROTATION MOVEMENT?
a)
365 days
b)
24 hours
c)
24 hours + 6 hours
d)
28 days
86.
What is the Moon?
a)
It is a planet
b)
It is a satellite
c)
It is a star
d)
It is a comet
87.
What is the Sun?
a)
It is a satellite
b)
It is a Star
c)
It is a comet
d)
It is a planet
88.
Who is Neil Amstron?
a)
It was the first man on the Moon
b)
First man on Mars
c)
First man on Earth
d)
The man who invented telescope
89.

The Universe is a group of:

a)

Celest bodies, matter and energy that are in the space.

b)

Gas, dust and millions of stars

c)

A great ball of gas that proyects light.

d)

The MIlky way

90.
How many planets are there in the Solar System?
a)
eight
b)
three
c)
nine
d)
ten
91.
What is Pluto?
a)
An asteroid
b)
A planet
c)
A dwarf planet
d)
It doesn't exist
92.

Galaxies are:

a)

gropus of Asteroids

b)

Groups of planets

c)

Groups of stars, gas and dust.

d)

Group of satellites

93.

The types of planets are

a)

Rock, liquid and solid

b)

Gas, terrestrial and solid.

c)

Gas, terrestrial and dwarf.

d)

Gas, terrestrial and rock.

94.

Which layer of the Earth?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Geosphere

95.
What is this?
a)
satellite
b)
planets
c)
stars
d)
sun
96.

What is the planet ?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Pluton

97.

What´s the red planet ?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Venus

98.

what is the planet ?

a)

Uranus

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

99.

Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System.

a)

True

b)

False

100.

Earth is colder than Mars.

a)

True

b)

False

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