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Solar System Info

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the closest planet to the Sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

2.

Which is the farthest planet to the Sun?

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

3.

Which is the smallest planet?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Neptune

d)

Mercury

4.

Which is the biggest planet?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

5.

Which is the hottest planet?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Jupiter

6.

Which planet has a big red spot on its surface?

a)

Mars

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Jupiter

7.

Which planet is mainly composed of gas?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

8.

Which planet is the brightest planet?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Venus

d)

Jupiter

9.
What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?
a)
gravity
b)
speed
c)
string
d)
air currents
10.
An _______ is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. 
a)
Oort Cloud
b)
Asteroid belt
c)
Kuiper belt
d)
Photosphere
11.
Venus, Mercury, Earth, and Mars are what type of planet?
a)
Gas Giants
b)
Ice Giants
c)
Terrestrial Planets
d)
Exterior Planets
12.
What planet is it?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
13.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are what type of planets?
a)
Gas Giants
b)
Ice Giants
c)
Terrestrial Planets
d)
Exterior Planets
14.
What is responsible for smaller objects in space continuously circling/orbiting larger objects? 
a)
light-year
b)
air
c)
wind
d)
gravity
15.
The four terrestrial planets all have
a)
Rocky surfaces
b)
Hot temperatures
c)
Deep atmospheres
d)
Large size
16.
The curved path in which a planet, satellite, or spacecraft moves in a circle around another object.  The path one object takes around another.
a)
rotate
b)
orbit
c)
moon
d)
revolve
17.
Any object with mass has gravity.
a)
True
b)
Sometimes
c)
False
d)
Never
18.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance 
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight 
d)
weight and mass
19.
Almost Earth’s twin in size and mass, this planet has very thick atmosphere.
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Neptune
20.
This gas giant has a large storm in its atmosphere known as The Red Spot
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
21.
Most likely due to a massive collision, this planet rotates from top to bottom.
a)
Saturn
b)
Venus
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
22.
Planets that are closer to the sun
a)
take more time to orbit
b)
take less time to orbit
23.
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
24.
What is the Moon?
a)
It is a planet
b)
It is a satellite
c)
It is a star
d)
It is a comet
25.
What is the Sun?
a)
It is a satellite
b)
It is a Star
c)
It is a comet
d)
It is a planet
26.

What´s the red planet ?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Venus

27.

Earth is colder than Mars.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

How big is Mercury?

a)

Mercury is one-fourth the size of Earth.

b)

Mercury is one-third the size of Earth.

c)

Mercury is about as big as Earth.

29.

You would weigh the same on Mercury that you weigh on Earth.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

30.

Is gravity the same on Mercury as it is on Earth?

a)

No, because Mercury is smaller than Earth.

b)

Yes, because the Earth and Mercury are the same size.

c)

Yes, gravity is the same everywhere.

31.

8. How long is a year on Mercury?

a)

59 days

b)

88 days

c)

365 days; just like Earth

32.

Why was Mercury given its name?

a)

because it has wings

b)

because it moved quickly

c)

because it was small

33.
How is Venus similar to Earth?
a)
It has human beings on the planet
b)
It is almost the same size as Earth
c)
It has oxygen
d)
It is closest to Sun
34.
What is special about Venus compared to other planets?
a)
It spins slowly and in opposite direction
b)
It spins fast and in opposite direction
c)
It spins slowly and in the same direction as Earth
d)
It spins fast and in the same direction as Earth
35.
Can humans survive a day in Venus?
a)
No, because the temperature is so hot
b)
No because it is so cold 
c)
No, because a day on Venus is the same as 265 days on Earth
d)
No, because there are aliens on Venus
36.
Mars's diameter is what fraction of the Earth's diameter?
a)
1/4
b)
1/3
c)
1/2
d)
2X
37.

Mars's atmosphere contains what percentage of carbon dioxide?

a)

70%

b)

27%

c)

95%

d)

10%

38.

Olympus Mons is the solar systems largest

a)

Moon

b)

Volcano

c)

Valley

d)

Supermarket

39.

A year on Mars is how many days?

a)

687 days

b)

365 days

c)

88 days

d)

6 days

40.

What are the names of Mars's moons?

a)

Phobos and Deimos

b)

Titan and lo

c)

Moon and Nix

d)

Miranda and Phoebe

41.

Ganymede is the largest ___ in the solar system and orbits Jupiter.

a)

moon

b)

planet

c)

dwarf planet

d)

asteroid

42.

Jupiter is composed mostly of _____ & _____.

a)

gases, liquids

b)

hydrogen, helium

c)

clouds, lightning

d)

argon, nitrogen

43.

This cloud feature (storm) is about 3 times the size of Earth.

a)

Great Dark Spot

b)

Great Red Spot

c)

sprites & jets

d)

cloud banding

44.

Jupiter has a solid surface that is located just below its outer most cloud layers.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

The atmosphere of Saturn is very similar to that of Jupiter because

a)

the two planets are about the same size.

b)

they both have a single giant storm system.

c)

it contains mostly hydrogen & helium.

d)

it has traces of methane which gives it cloud bands.

46.

Since Saturn is just over twice as far as Jupiter is from the Sun - it takes about

a)

8 earth-years to orbit once.

b)

29 earth-years to orbit once.

c)

four times as long to complete one orbit.

d)

10 hours to spin once on its axis.

47.

Saturn's largest moon Titan is also the largest in the solar system.

a)

True

b)

False

48.
In our solar system, Saturn is the _____
a)
largest planet
b)
second largest planet
c)
third largest planet
d)
fourth largest planet
49.
how many moons does Uranus have?
a)
27
b)
22
c)
5
d)
13
50.
what color is uranus?
a)
orange
b)
blue
c)
icy blue
d)
green
51.
who was Uranus discoverd by?
a)
Tim McGraw
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Hubble 
d)
William Herschel
52.
is Uranus or Earth bigger?
a)
Earth
b)
Uranus
53.

A year on Uranus is ______.

a)

the same as a year on Earth

b)

27 Earth-years

c)

84 Earth-years

d)

19 Earth-years

54.

What is unusual about Uranus' rings?

a)

They go from side to side on the planet.

b)

They are dark.

c)

They go around the top and bottom of the planet.

55.

What is Neptune's atmosphere made out of?

a)

Air

b)

Everything on this except air

c)

Helium

d)

Methane

e)

Hydrogen

56.

A day on Neptune is much longer than a day on Earth.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

57.

A year on Neptune is much longer than a year on Earth.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

58.
Which planet takes the longest time to orbit around the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Mercury
c)
Neptune
d)
Jupiter
59.

This planet is named after the God of War because of its red color.

a)

Neptune

b)

Pluto

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

60.

This blue planet which has lots of water is named after the God of the sea.

a)

Mars

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

61.

It is the largest planet, and it is named after the King of the gods.

a)

Pluto

b)

Mercury

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

62.

Uranus is colder than Neptune

a)

False

b)

True

63.

Which Roman god was earth named after

a)

Goddess of spring

b)

None

64.

Which is the only planet not named after a god or goddess?

a)

Uranus

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Jupiter

65.

Which planet was named after a Greek god?

a)

Uranus

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

66.

What do the first four planets have in common?

a)

They all have volcanos

b)

They all have moons

c)

They're all solid planets

d)

They all contain Nitrogen

67.

What do the planets after the Asteroid Belt have in common?

a)

They all have Hydrogen in their atmospheres

b)

They all have longer revolutions than Earth

c)

They all have moons

d)

All of the above

68.

On which planet would you be the oldest?

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

69.

On which planet would you be the youngest?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

70.

On which planet would you be closest in age to how old you are on Earth?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

71.

BONUS

There is a moon in our solar system that scientists believe has the potential for life to exist. They have discovered water vapor on this moon, named Europa. Which planet does Europa orbit?

(a)  

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