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Space

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The sun is a _______________.
a)
planet
b)
satallite
c)
galaxy
d)
star
2.
Which planets have no natural satellites?
a)
Earth & Mars
b)
Jupiter & Saturn
c)
Mercury & Venus
d)
Mercury & Mars
3.
What are the rings around planets made of? 
a)
ice
b)
rocks
c)
dust
d)
all of the answer 
4.
All planets are the same size.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. 
Which planet is missing?
a)
Pluto
b)
Jupiter
c)
the sun
d)
the moon
6.

What´s the red planet ?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Venus

7.

what is the planet ?

a)

Uranus

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

8.
What is a planet?
a)
a group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky
b)
a large ball of hot gases that gives off heat and light
c)
a large ball or rock or gas that moves around the sun
d)
a toy aliens play with
9.

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.

10.

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.

11.

How many stars are in our Solar System?

a)

Billions

b)

1

c)

5,000

d)

8

12.

Which of these planets is the farthest from the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Neptune

d)

Jupiter

13.

Which of these sets of planets are terrestrial planets?

a)

Mercury, Saturn, Mars, Venus

b)

Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

c)

Earth, Mars, Neptune, Jupiter

d)

Venus, Mercury, Earth, Uranus

14.

Which planet is the hottest in the Solar System?

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

15.

Some sources say Uranus is not a gas giant, but an ________ instead.

a)

red giant

b)

dwarf planet

c)

ice giant

d)

sister planet