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The Solar System

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many planets are there in our Solar System?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

2.

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

3.

What is the Sun?

a)

a planet

b)

a star

c)

a comet

d)

a meteorite

4.

Which planet is furthest from the Sun?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

5.

Where is the Asteroid Belt?

a)

between the Earth and Mars

b)

between Jupiter and Saturn

c)

between Mars and Jupiter

d)

between Saturn and Uranus

6.

The Moon is a satellite

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A satellite is....

a)

Something which is put in to space by humans

b)

a planet

c)

a natural object orbiting another object

d)

a meteor

8.

What is the order of the inner planets, starting with the planet nearest the Sun?

a)

Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter

b)

Mars, Venus, Mercury, Earth

c)

Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

9.

We experience summer when....

a)

our hemisphere points towards the Sun

b)

our hemisphere points away from the Sun

10.

Pluto is

a)

a planet

b)

a dwarf planet

c)

an asteroid

d)

a dog