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solar system for 4th period

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

MERCURY IS THE SMALLEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

NEPTUNE IS THE NEAREST PLANET TO THE SUN

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

3.

THE LARGEST PLANET IS JUPITER

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

A ______________ HAS A LONG TAIL

a)

COMET

b)

MOOM

5.
The earth is located between which 2 planets?
a)
Jupiter & Saturn
b)
Mercury & Venus
c)
Venus & Mars
d)
Saturn and Uranus
6.
The "red planet" is
a)
Venus
b)
Uranus
c)
Mars
d)
Saturn
7.
Which planet looks like a blue orb with no clouds?
a)
Mercury
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Pluto
8.
What planet has the Great Red Spot?
a)
Mercury
b)
Jupiter
c)
Venus
d)
Neptune
9.
There are nine planets.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Whats the fourth closest planet to the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Jupiter
d)
Uranus
11.
Does Venus have a moon?
a)
Yes
b)
No
12.
What is the closest planet to the Sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Earth 
13.
Which of the following planets is farthest from the Sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Earth 
14.
which planet is the third from the sun?
a)
Mercury 
b)
Neptune 
c)
Pluto 
d)
Earth 
15.
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
16.
What is the Moon?
a)
It is a planet
b)
It is a satellite
c)
It is a star
d)
It is a comet
17.
What is the Sun?
a)
It is a satellite
b)
It is a Star
c)
It is a comet
d)
It is a planet
18.
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
19.
What is Pluto?
a)
An asteroid
b)
A planet
c)
A dwarf planet
d)
It doesn't exist
20.

What´s the red planet ?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Venus

21.

What is the position of the earth in the solar system?

a)

The first

b)

The second

c)

The third

d)

The last

22.

The moon is the satellite of...

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

23.

Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Earth is colder than Mars.

a)

True

b)

False

25.
What is the name our galaxy?
a)
Andromeda
b)
Orion
c)
The Rosy Way
d)
The Milky Way
26.

Choose the correct picture

(Escoge la imagen correcta)

a)
b)
c)
27.

Choose the correct picture

(Escoge la imagen correcta)

a)
b)
c)
28.

Which planet is the largest planet in our solar system?

a)

Saturn

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

29.

What are the rings of Saturn made of?

a)

Rocks and Dust

b)

Rock, Frozen gases, Ice crystals, and water

c)

Ice Crystals

d)

Stars

30.

What planet is the same size as earth?

a)

Pluto

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Venus

31.

Which planet is made up of mostly liquid water?

a)

Neptune

b)

Uranus

c)

Earth

32.

Which is the farthest planet from the sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

33.

What planet is known as the red planet because of its red looking surface?

a)

Earth

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Mars

34.

How many days does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun?

a)

30 days

b)

365 days

c)

100 days

d)

40 days

35.
What is the definition of orbit?
a)
the spinning of the earth on its axis
b)
when the lit part of the moon increases
c)
all of the planets, moon, and other space objects going around the sun
d)
the imaginary line that goes through the north and south poles that the earth spins on
36.
What describes the earth going around the sun?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
37.

What are large chunks of rocks and metal in space?

a)

Earth

b)

comet

c)

asteroids

d)

gibbous

38.

The sixth planet from the Sun; known for its large rings.

a)

Saturn

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

39.

This is the eighth (last) planet from the Sun; it is deep dark blue in color.

a)

Earth

b)

Neptune

c)

Mercury

d)

Jupiter

40.

These are the 4 planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) are known as

a)

terrestrial planets

b)

gas giants

c)

dwarf planets

d)

solar planets

41.

These are the four planets the Sun; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are classified as

a)

terrestrial planets

b)

gas giants

c)

solar planets

d)

the best planets

42.

Where is the Asteroid Belt located in the Solar System?

a)

near Neptune

b)

between Mercury and Venus

c)

between Mars and Jupiter

d)

around the Sun

43.

Which planet has the most gravity?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Neptune

d)

Jupiter

44.

What factor causes one planet to have more gravity than other planets

a)

The planets mass

b)

The planets size

c)

Terrestrial planets have more gravity

d)

Gas giants have more gravity

45.

Where does the light of the Moon come from?

a)

The Earth

b)

Its own gases

c)

The Sun

d)

Saturn

46.

What is the Moon made out of

a)

Stars

b)

Gases

c)

Flowers

d)

Rocks

47.

Which word means solar

a)

Sun

b)

Earth

c)

Moon

d)

Star

48.

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

49.
Mass is...
a)
the amount of space an object takes up
b)
how compact an object is
c)
the amount of matter an object is made up of
d)
weight
50.
Planets orbit the sun in a(n)
a)
circular pattern all in a row
b)
elliptical pattern in different pathways
c)
randomly scattered
d)
there is no definite pattern, it changes frequently 
51.
Why cant we make an actuate scale model of the solar system in our classroom?
a)
The distance cannot be scaled down enough to fit in our classroom and be able to "see" the planets size
b)
the size of the planets would be to large to fit into our classroom with scaling the distance
52.

Meteoroids

a)

While in space a meteorite is called this.

b)

A small rock or rocky grain that strikes Earth's surface.

c)

Sometimes called a "shooting star"

d)

Bodies in space made of ice, dust and small gritty particles.

53.

Asteroids

a)

A small rock or rocky grain that strikes Earth's surface.

b)

Bodies in space made of ice, dust and small gritty particles.

c)

An irregularly shaped rocky object in space (like a space potato).

d)

Sometimes called a "shooting star"

54.

Comets

a)

While in space a meteorite is called this.

b)

An irregularly shaped rocky object in space (like a space potato).

c)

Sometimes called a "shooting star"

d)

Bodies in space made up of ice, dust and small gritty particles.

55.

Meteorite

a)

A small rock or rocky grain that strikes Earth's surface.

b)

Sometimes called a "shooting star"

c)

Bodies in space made up of ice, dust and small gritty particles.

d)

An irregularly shaped rocky object in space (like a space potato).

56.

Meteor

a)

A small rock or rocky grain that strikes Earth's surface.

b)

While in space a meteorite is called this.

c)

Sometimes called a "shooting star"

d)

Bodies in space made up of ice, dust and small gritty particles.

57.

Orbit

a)

An imaginary line about which a body rotates.

b)

The action of rotating around an axis or center.

c)

The movement of an object in a circular or elliptical course around another or about an axis or center.

d)

The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon.

58.

Axis

a)

An imaginary line about which a body rotates.

b)

The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet or moon.

c)

The action of rotating around an axis or center.

d)

The force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass.

59.

Rotation

a)

An imaginary line about which a body rotates.

b)

The action of rotating around an axis or center.

c)

The movement of an object in a circular or elliptical course around another or about an axis or center.

d)

The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass.

60.

Revolution

a)

The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet or moon.

b)

An imaginary line about which a body rotates.

c)

The action of rotating around an axis or center.

d)

The movement of an object in a circular or elliptical course around another or about an axis or center.

61.

Gravity

a)

The action of rotating around an axis or center.

b)

The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.

c)

The movement of an object in a circular or elliptical course around another or about an axis or center.

d)

The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet or moon.

62.

Why do we have seasons?

a)

It rotates on its axis as it revolves around the sun

b)

It gets closer and farther from the sun

c)

The tilt of the Earth's axis as it revolves around the sun

63.

Why do we have night and day?

a)

The Earth REVOLVES around the sun.

b)

The Earth ROTATES on it's axis

c)

The Earth ROTATES around the sun

d)

The Earth REVOLVES around it's axis

64.

Things stay in orbit because of...

a)

Velocity and Inertia

b)

Inertia and gravity

c)

The Sun's gravity

d)

The pull of all the planets

65.

How long does it take Earth to REVOLVE around the sun?

a)

24 hours

b)

364.5 days

c)

2 years

d)

1 month

66.

True or false, planets give off their own light.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Celestial bodies made of frozen ice, rock and dust

a)

Asteroid

b)

Meteor

c)

Comet

d)

Meteorite

68.

Celestial bodies that are burning up in Earth's atmosphere.

a)

Asteroid

b)

Meteor

c)

Comet

d)

Meteorite

69.

Irregular celestial bodies made of rock and metal, usually found between Mars and Jupiter

a)

Asteroid

b)

Meteor

c)

Comet

d)

Meteorite

70.

What natural satellites would you find orbiting around a planet?

a)

sun

b)

moons

c)

comets

d)

meteorites

71.

Celestial bodies that have touched down on Earth

a)

Asteroid

b)

Meteor

c)

Comet

d)

Meteorite

72.

What is the distance from the Sun to the Earth called?

a)

Light year

b)

Astronauts meter

c)

Light meter

d)

Astronomical unit

73.

What is the distance light can travel in one year called?

a)

Light year

b)

Astronauts meter

c)

Light meter

d)

Astronomical unit

74.

How do spacecrafts get information back to Earth?

a)

The humans on board use satellite telephones to report back to Earth

b)

We print off information when they return to Earth

c)

They send radio waves back to Earth which are received by an antenna

75.

Is a star just a really big planet that gives off light and heat?

a)

Yes

b)

No

76.

Which planets have more moons and rings?

a)

Inner Planets

b)

Outer Planets

77.

Which planets are small and rocky?

a)

Inner Planets

b)

Outer Planets

78.
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
79.
Where would you have to travel to reduce your weight but not lose any mass?
a)
The moon
b)
The Sun
c)
Jupiter
d)
Saturn
80.
As mass increases, gravity ________________.
a)
Increases 
b)
Decreases 
c)
Stays the same 
81.
How long does it take the earth to make 1 revolution
a)
One year
b)
One day
c)
One hour
d)
One minute
82.
As distance increases, gravity __________________.
a)
Increases 
b)
Decreases 
c)
Stays the same 
83.
Which planet in our solar system will have the fastest orbital  speed?
a)
Venus 
b)
Earth 
c)
Saturn 
d)
Mercury 
84.
Which statement is true about gas giants
a)
Gas giants formed close to the Sun and contain deep, gaseous atmospheres. 
b)
Gas giants have gaseous cores and rocky surfaces because the planets are far from the Sun
c)
Gas giants contain no rock or metals because the planets are too cold for these materials to condense. 
d)
Gas giants contain ices because these planets formed far enough from the Sun that these materials could condense. 
85.

Why are two of the Gas Giants blue?

a)

They are blue because of retrograde rotation

b)

They are blue because they are for out in space and they are cold

c)

They are blue because of Methane Gas

d)

They are blue because of ice and snow

86.

Venus rotates differently than Earth. This is called Retrograde Rotation?

a)

Yes, venus rotates in a clockwise spin

b)

Never heard of retrograde rotation

c)

Venus rotates like all the other planets

d)

There is no such thing as retrograde rotation

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