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Solar System

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which answer correctly orders the planets from the sun?

a)

Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

2.

Which planet is the only planet know to have life?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

3.

Which planet is know as the red planet?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

4.

How many planets are in our solar system?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

5.

Pluto is a..?

a)

Tiny planet

b)

Dwarf planet

c)

A planet

d)

Moon

6.
The earth orbits around...
a)
the sun.
b)
the moon
c)
other planets
d)
the Milky Way
7.

What is gravity?

a)

An astronaut floating in space

b)

A machine that pulls objects towards the middle of the earth

c)

A force that pulls objects towards the middle of the earth

d)

The moon going around earth

8.

Gravity on the moon is stronger than gravity on earth.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

How much water is on Earth?

a)

Water covers more than 70% of earth's surface

b)

Water covers more than 10% of earth's surface

c)

Water covers more than 50% of earth's surface.

d)

There is no water on earth

10.
I am a rock entering a planet's atmosphere.
a)
meteor
b)
meteorite
c)
asteroid
d)
comet
11.
The belt between Mars and Jupiter
a)
Comets
b)
Asteroids
c)
Meteors
d)
Stars
12.
They are sometimes called shooting stars
a)
interplanetary dust
b)
asteroids
c)
comets
d)
meteors
13.
The tail of a comet usually faces
a)
toward the sun
b)
toward the Earth
c)
away from the Sun
d)
away from the Earth
14.
We are composed mainly of rock and metal.
a)
comets and stars
b)
stars and meteors
c)
asteroid and meteors
d)
comets and asteroid
15.
When a meteor hits Earth, what is it called?
a)
meteorite
b)
meteroid
c)
meteor
16.
One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all:
a)
are made of rock
b)
come from the Asteroid Belt
c)
come from the Oort Cloud
d)
orbit the sun
17.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Meteor
18.
How does a meteor compare to a meteorite? 
a)
A meteor is moving through Earth's atmosphere and the meteorite actually lands on Earth
b)
A meteorite is moving through the Earth's atmosphere and the meteor actually lands on Earth
c)
Meteors are made up of Carbon and meteorites are made of ice
d)
They are the same thing
19.

The spinning of an object on an axis.

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

c)

axis

d)

orbit

20.

The star at the center of the Solar System that supplies light and heat to Earth

a)

moon

b)

Star

c)

earth

d)

sun

21.

The movement of one object around another object

a)

rotation

b)

orbit

c)

revolution

d)

axis

22.

The path one objects in space takes around another.

a)

tilt

b)

orbit

c)

revolution

d)

rotation

23.

Four different times during the year with 4 different types of weather.

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

c)

seasons

d)

orbit

24.

The only planet where life exist and the third planet from the sun

a)

sun

b)

moon

c)

star

d)

earth

25.

An imaginary line that runs through the center of Earth.

a)

axis

b)

tilt

c)

orbit

d)

rotation

26.

A natural satellite that orbits the planet.

a)

rotation

b)

earth

c)

moon

d)

sun

27.

The Earth rotation take .... hours to complete one rotation.

a)

24

b)

22

c)

20

d)

18

28.

How many meteorites reach Earth's surface every year?

a)

10 meteorites

b)

1,200 meteorites

c)

500 meteorites

d)

None

29.

When a meteor hits the Earth's ground, what is it called?

a)

Meteorite

b)

Meteor

c)

Meteoroid

30.

Where is the asteroid belt located?

a)

Between Mars and Jupiter

b)

Near the moon

c)

In the closet

31.

Constellation is a group of (a)   to make a pattern in the sky.

32.

Which statements are correct about this constellation?

a)

The largest constellation.

b)

It can be found at southern area.

c)

It shows north direction.

d)

It can be found at northern area.

e)

The smallest constellation.

33.

A constellation is a group of visible ____ that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.

a)

stars

b)

planets

c)

patterns

34.

As the earth rotates on its axis, the constellations and stars in them appear to _________.

a)

rotate

b)

move across the sky

c)

stand still in the sky

35.

The stars in a constellation appear to be close to each other in the shape, but may be ______ in space.

a)

great distances apart

b)

very close

c)

some are very close

36.

How are constellations useful?

a)

To help locate stars

b)

To keep track of the calendar

c)

To navigate

d)

All of the above

37.

What moon phase is this?

a)

nail

b)

tiny

c)

banana

d)

cresent

38.

What means getting bigger?

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

39.

What means getting smaller?

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

40.
What type of moon is this?
a)
Full moon
b)
New moon
c)
Waning crescent
d)
Waxing crescent
41.

Define Waxing

a)

Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing

b)

Completely illuminated

c)

dark side is facing earth

d)

Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking