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WorksheetsQ4W7 - Solar System Quiz
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The earth is located between which 2 planets?
a)
Jupiter & Saturn
b)
Mercury & Venus
c)
Venus & Mars
d)
Saturn and Uranus
2.
The "red planet" is
a)
Venus
b)
Uranus
c)
Mars
d)
Saturn
3.
What planet has the Great Red Spot?
a)
Mercury
b)
Jupiter
c)
Venus
d)
Neptune
4.
There are nine planets.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What is the closest planet to the Sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
6.
Which of the following planets is farthest from the Sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
7.
Why do we have different phases of the moon?
a)
Because the moon revolves around the earth
b)
Because the moon revolves around the sun
c)
Because the earth rotates
d)
Because the moon rotates
8.
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Jupiter
d)
The Sun
9.
After a new moon, which phase of the moon appears next?
a)
Crescent moon
b)
New moon
c)
Gibbous moon
d)
Full moon
10.
How long does it take the earth to rotate once?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
20 hours
d)
36 hours
11.
Which of the following planets are the gas giants, outer planets?
a)
Mercury , Venus, mars
b)
Jupiter, Saturn, uranus
c)
Mars, Jupiter, venus
12.
what is it ?
a)
planet
b)
universe
c)
neptune
13.
WHAT IS IT ?
a)
MERCURY
b)
PLANET
c)
SOLAR SYSTEM
14.
What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?
a)
gravity
b)
speed
c)
string
d)
air currents
15.
An _______ is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
a)
Oort Cloud
b)
Asteroid belt
c)
Kuiper belt
d)
Photosphere
16.
Which choice shows the correct order of the planets?
a)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
d)
Saturn, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune Mercury, Uranus
17.
What planet is it?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
18.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are what type of planets?
a)
Gas Giants
b)
Ice Giants
c)
Terrestrial Planets
d)
Exterior Planets
19.
Venus, Mercury, Earth, and Mars are what type of planet?
a)
Gas Giants
b)
Ice Giants
c)
Terrestrial Planets
d)
Exterior Planets
20.
The four terrestrial planets all have
a)
Rocky surfaces
b)
Hot temperatures
c)
Deep atmospheres
d)
Large size
21.
Where is the Sun located when you view a full Moon?
a)
During a full Moon, the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are lined up, with Earth in between.
b)
During a full Moon, the Sun, the Moon, and Earth are lined up, with the Moon in between.
c)
During a full Moon, the Moon, the Sun, and Earth are lined up, with the Sun in between.
d)
During a full Moon, the angle between the Sun, the Moon, and Earth is 90∘.
22.
During a solar eclipse...
a)
The sun is blocked
b)
The Earth is blocked
23.
True or False: You must wear your eclipse goggles at all times except during totality due to safety reasons.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Solar eclipses occur during which Moon phase?
a)
New Moon
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waning Gibbous
25.
What is the darkest inner part of the shadow cone called, where a total eclipse can be viewed.
a)
Total
b)
Umbra
26.
What type of eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sun's light and cast a shadow on earth?
a)
solar
b)
lunar
27.
What type of eclipse occurs when the earth's shadow is cast on a full moon?
a)
solar
b)
lunar
28.
What moon phase occurs during a lunar eclipse?
a)
full moon
b)
new moon
c)
3rd quarter
d)
waxing crescent
29.
What moon phase occurs during a solar eclipse?
a)
Full moon
b)
new moon
c)
1st quarter
d)
waxing gibbous
30.
What type of eclipse is this?
a)
Solar eclipse
b)
Lunar eclipse
31.
What type of eclipse is this?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
32.
This image is an example of
a)
Lunar Eclipse
b)
New Moon
c)
Solar Eclipse
d)
Full Moon
33.
What type of eclipse is being shown in the diagram?
a)
Total solar eclipse
b)
Total lunar eclipse
c)
partial solar eclipse
d)
partial lunar eclipse
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