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Planets

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the largest planet
a)
Neptune
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
2.
The only planet that has life
a)
Mercury
b)
Saturn
c)
Earth
3.
The hottest planet
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Mercury
4.
Planet closest to the Sun
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Mercury
5.

Other than Mercury, name another planet that has no moons.

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

6.
Name the planet that has no atmosphere
a)
Earth
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
7.
Name the rocky planets
a)
Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus
b)
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune
8.
Name the Gas giants
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
b)
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus
9.
Name a planet known for its Great Red Spot
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Saturn
10.
The coldest planet
a)
Jupiter
b)
Neptune
c)
Saturn
11.

The brightest planet

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Sun

12.

Dwarf Planet

a)

Pluto

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Earth

13.

The only planet that rotates the opposite direction to most other planets.

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Neptune

14.

The red planet

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

15.

The most distant planet

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

16.
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
17.
This is the smallest planet in the solar system
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
18.
Only planet known to have life
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
19.
This gas giant has a large storm in its atmosphere known as The Red Spot
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
20.
Most likely due to a massive collision, this planet rotates from top to bottom.
a)
Saturn
b)
Venus
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
21.
The earth orbits around...
a)
the sun.
b)
the moon
c)
other planets
d)
the Milky Way
22.
Which planet is Earth's sister planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus 
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
23.
Which planet has the biggest rings?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
24.
Which of the following orbits the sun?
a)
asteroids
b)
comets
c)
planets
d)
all of the above
25.
What divides the inner planets from the outer planets?
a)
Kuiper Belt
b)
Oort Cloud
c)
Asteroid Belt
26.
The earth revolves around...
a)
The sun.
b)
the moon
c)
other planets
d)
the Milky Way
27.
What is at the center of the Solar System?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
Sun
d)
Jupiter
28.
When the Earth travels all the way around the Sun, it is called a . . .
a)
Day
b)
Rotation
c)
Year
d)
Spin
29.
When the Earth spins around its own axis one whole time, it is called a ....
a)
Year
b)
Day
c)
Hemisphere
d)
Seasons
30.
Which planet is Mercury?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
31.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
32.
What force keeps the planets orbiting the sun?
a)
Gravity
b)
Magnetism
c)
Electricity
d)
Friction
33.
The surface of this planet appears red due to rusting iron in the rocks.
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Venus
34.
This is the only planet in the solar system with oceans of liquid water.
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
35.
Which planet has the most moons? (HINT: It has 69!)
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
36.
Name the largest planet
a)
Neptune
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
37.
The only planet that has life
a)
Mercury
b)
Saturn
c)
Earth
38.
The hottest planet
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Mercury
39.
Planet closest to the Sun
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Mercury
40.

Other than Mercury, name another planet that has no moons.

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

41.
Name the planet that has no atmosphere
a)
Earth
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
42.
Name the rocky planets
a)
Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus
b)
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune
43.
Name the Gas giants
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
b)
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus
44.
Name a planet known for its Great Red Spot
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Saturn
45.
The coldest planet
a)
Jupiter
b)
Neptune
c)
Saturn
46.

The brightest planet

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Sun

47.

Dwarf Planet

a)

Pluto

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Earth

48.

The only planet that rotates the opposite direction to most other planets.

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Neptune

49.

The red planet

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

50.

The most distant planet

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus