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PLANETS SUMMATIVE QUIZ

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which planet's surface is more than 70% water?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

2.

The largest planet in our Solar System is _____. It has over 63 moons and a "Large Red Spot."

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

3.

The planet that is tipped on its side is _____.

a)

Neptune

b)

Earth

c)

Uranus

d)

Mercury

4.
Which planets are a part of the OUTER PLANETS?
a)
Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury
b)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
c)
Mars, Saturn, Venus, Neptune
5.
What is the sentence to help us remember the order of the planets?
a)
My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos
b)
King Henry Doesn't Usually Drink Chocolate Milk
c)
Many Villains Sometimes Eat Meat Just Like Us
6.
Which planet is between Venus and Mars?
a)
Earth
b)
Neptune
c)
Mercury
d)
Jupiter
7.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
8.
What is the correct order of the planets from the sun? 
a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
b)
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune. 
d)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. 
9.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
10.
Which is hotter: Venus or Mercury?
a)
Venus
b)
Mercury
c)
They are exactly the same.
d)
Sun
11.
What is the sixth planet from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Uranus
c)
Neptune
d)
Asteroid Belt
12.

Which is the smallest gas planet?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

13.

Which is the smallest planet?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

14.

Which planet is this?

a)

Uranus

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Neptune

15.

Which planet is this?

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Saturn

16.

Which planet is furthest from the sun?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

17.

Where did Neil Armstrong land in 1969?

a)

The Moon

b)

Mars

c)

The Sun

d)

Mercury

18.

The Inner Planets are rocky and have craters on the surface

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The outer planets are considered the Gas Planets

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The sun is a ___________.

a)

Star

b)

Comet

c)

Planet

21.

The Planets do not rotate around the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which planet is known as Earth's twin because it is a similar size?

a)

Mercury

b)

Saturn

c)

Venus

23.

Now the Pluto is no longer included, how many plants are there in the solar system?

a)

5

b)

9

c)

8

d)

2

24.

Venus has more atmospheric pressure than Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Phobos and Deimos are moons of which planet?

a)

Venus

b)

Saturn

c)

Pluto

d)

Mars

26.

Is Mars closer to Mercury or Neptune

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

27.

6th planet from the sun. Known for its rings.

a)

Saturn

b)

Uranus

c)

Neptune

d)

Jupiter

28.

huge ball of very hot matter that gives off energy.

a)

sun

b)

planet

c)

moon

d)

asteroid

29.

Planet W is

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

30.
Saturn has rings that are made up of
a)
Ice
b)

Water

c)
Asteroids
d)
Moons
31.
Which object is being used to model the planet with the orbit that is fifth from the Sun?
a)
Golf Ball
b)
Tennis Ball
c)
Beach Ball
d)
Pea
32.
The asteroid belt can be found between which two planets?
a)
Earth and Mars
b)
Venus and Earth
c)
Saturn and Uranus
d)
Mars and Jupiter
33.

What makes the Outer Planets different than the Inner Planets?

a)

They're made of rock and move slow

b)

They don't exsist

c)

They're made of gas and move fast

d)

They're made of gas and rock and move fast

34.
Orbit the sun
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both