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Planets

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following groups are all terrestrial planets?
a)
Venus, Mars, Mercury
b)
Mars, Venus, Saturn
c)
Jupiter, Mars, Neptune
d)
Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter
2.
Why would you weigh more on Jupiter than you do on Earth?
a)
Jupiter has more mass and more gravitational pull
b)
Jupiter has less mass and less gravitational pull
c)
You would not weigh more on Jupiter
d)
Jupiter has more mass and less gravitational pull
3.
How does the gravitational force between the Sun and the planet change as they get farther apart?
a)
 Increases
b)
Stays the same
c)
Decreases
d)
No gravitational force
4.
Which of the following groups of planets are all gas giants?
a)
Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter
b)
Venus, Mars, Saturn
c)
Mars, Venus, Mercury
d)
Mars, Jupiter, Neptune
5.
The asteroid belt in our solar system is located between:
a)
Neptune & Saturn
b)
Earth & Mercury
c)
The Milky Way & Polaris
d)
Mars & Jupiter
6.

Which of the following is responsible for Earth's seasons?

a)

the orbit of the Earth around the Sun and Earth's rotation

b)

the orbit of the Earth around the Sun and rotation of the Sun

c)

the rotation of the Earth and the Sun

d)

the tilt of Earth's axis and its orbit around the Sun

7.

Which of the following is a true statement?

a)

The Sun is the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

b)

Our solar system is near the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

c)

The Sun is the center of the solar system.

d)

The galactic center is the center of our solar system.

8.
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
29.5 days
9.

Which of the following objects does NOT orbit directly around the sun?

a)

planets

b)

comets

c)

moons

d)

all of the above

10.

The distance between stars is typically measured in

a)

light years

b)

starlight

c)

astronomical units

d)

miles

11.
Because the Earth is 93 million mies from the Sun, the light from this star takes_____ to reach us.
a)
8 hours
b)
1 hour
c)
8 minutes
12.
A light year is...
a)
The speed light travels
b)
How long it takes light to get to you from the sun
c)
The distance light can travel in a year
d)
How many years it takes light to be emitted
13.

What is Astronomical Unit?

a)

1000 km

b)

The size of our solar system

c)

The average distance between Earth and the Sun

d)

The average distance between Earth and Moon

14.
Light Years are a measure of:
a)
time
b)
speed
c)
distance
d)
light
15.

Which distance is larger: 1 astronomical unit or 1 light-year?

a)

1 AU

b)

1 LY