WorksheetsSolar System
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins
Which answer correctly orders the planets from the sun?
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Which planet is the only planet know to have life?
Earth
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Which planet is know as the red planet?
Earth
Mars
Venus
Mercury
How many planets are in our solar system?
6
7
8
9
Pluto is a..?
Tiny planet
Dwarf planet
A planet
Moon
What is gravity?
An astronaut floating in space
A machine that pulls objects towards the middle of the earth
A force that pulls objects towards the middle of the earth
The moon going around earth
Gravity on the moon is stronger than gravity on earth.
True
False
How much water is on Earth?
Water covers more than 70% of earth's surface
Water covers more than 10% of earth's surface
Water covers more than 50% of earth's surface.
There is no water on earth
The spinning of an object on an axis.
rotation
revolution
axis
orbit
The star at the center of the Solar System that supplies light and heat to Earth
moon
Star
earth
sun
The movement of one object around another object
rotation
orbit
revolution
axis
The path one objects in space takes around another.
tilt
orbit
revolution
rotation
Four different times during the year with 4 different types of weather.
rotation
revolution
seasons
orbit
The only planet where life exist and the third planet from the sun
sun
moon
star
earth
An imaginary line that runs through the center of Earth.
axis
tilt
orbit
rotation
A natural satellite that orbits the planet.
rotation
earth
moon
sun
The Earth rotation take .... hours to complete one rotation.
24
22
20
18
How many meteorites reach Earth's surface every year?
10 meteorites
1,200 meteorites
500 meteorites
None
When a meteor hits the Earth's ground, what is it called?
Meteorite
Meteor
Meteoroid
Where is the asteroid belt located?
Between Mars and Jupiter
Near the moon
In the closet
Constellation is a group of (a) to make a pattern in the sky.
Which statements are correct about this constellation?
The largest constellation.
It can be found at southern area.
It shows north direction.
It can be found at northern area.
The smallest constellation.
A constellation is a group of visible ____ that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.
stars
planets
patterns
As the earth rotates on its axis, the constellations and stars in them appear to _________.
rotate
move across the sky
stand still in the sky
The stars in a constellation appear to be close to each other in the shape, but may be ______ in space.
great distances apart
very close
some are very close
How are constellations useful?
To help locate stars
To keep track of the calendar
To navigate
All of the above
What moon phase is this?
nail
tiny
banana
cresent
What means getting bigger?
Waxing
Waning
What means getting smaller?
Waxing
Waning
Define Waxing
Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing
Completely illuminated
dark side is facing earth
Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking
