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Space- Planets

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which planet has the greatest gravitational pull in our solar system?

a)

Earth because it is the only planet with people on it.

b)

Earth because it moves faster than the other planets.

c)

Saturn because it has rings around it.

d)

Jupiter because has the most mass.

2.

Based on the orbits of the objects, which object is affected the least by the gravitation of its star?

a)

Object A

b)

Object B

c)

Object C

d)

They all have equal amounts of gravitational pull.

3.

Juan listed the planets in the order that is closest to the sun to furthest from the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

According to this order, which has the shortest year?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Mercury

4.

With the discovery of moons that orbited other planets in our solar system, which scientist proved that not all objects orbit the Earth?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Marie Curie

5.

How is Earth's orbit around the Sun similar to the orbits of other planets around the Sun?

a)

Each planet's orbit is determined by how fast it rotates.

b)

Each planet's orbit takes about the same amount of time.

c)

Each planet's travels the same distance in it's orbit as the other planets.

d)

Each planet's orbit is controlled by the pull of the Sun's gravity.

6.

Which of the following best explains why the sun and moon both appear to move across the sky each day?

a)

rotation of the Earth

b)

revolution of the Earth

c)

rotation of the Moon

d)

revolution of the Moon

7.

Which describes the orbital position of Earth in our solar system?

a)

the third rocky planet

b)

the third of four gas giants

c)

the third of five ringed planets

d)

the planet between a belt of asteroids and a gas giant

8.

Which item listed below is NOT considered an element?

a)

Calcium

b)

Water

c)

Sulfur

d)

Phosphorus

9.

Limestone is a common form of calcium carbonate. When limestone is subjected to high heat, it becomes calcium oxide and releases carbon dioxide gas. This change in limestone, at a given temperature, is an example of:

a)

a physical change like the melting of ice

b)

a chemical change like the rusting of iron

c)

an igneous change like the melting of rock in a volcano

d)

a reversible change such as hardening melted butter

10.

Compressing a spring increases its —

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

electrical energy

d)

chemical energy