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WorksheetsSolar System and Beyond
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
_____ is the biggest planet.
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Pluto
There are ___ planets in our solar system.
8
9
4
12
A meteroid that has hit the earth's surface
asteroid
meteor
comet
meteorite
Venus and Earth are similar in ____
size
color
atmospheric composition
name
Saturn's _____ are made up of chunks of ice and rock.
atmosphere
moons
rings
neighbors
What is the smallest terrestrial planet?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
The sixth planet from the sun is
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Comets have an ______ orbit
irregular
elliptical
small
square
Why is Uranus different than all the other planets?
Comets come from it
It is purple
It is flat.
It rotates on its side.
This planet is the windiest.
Mars
Mercury
Neptune
Jupiter
If we had a solar system sized pool, which planet would float?
Saturn
Mercury
Jupiter
Neptune
The theory that astronomers developed to describe the formation of the universe is the
Heliocentric Theory
Super Nova
Theory
Big Bang Theory
Expansion Theory
The asteroid belt is located
Between Mars and Jupiter
Between Jupiter and Saturn
Behind Neptune
Between the sun and Mercury
Olympus Mons, located on Mars, is the solar system's largest
Canyon
Moon
Volcano
Comet
Our Solar System is located in the _____ galaxy
Sirius
Andromeda
Snickers
Milky Way
Where in the Milky Way galaxy is our solar system located?
between two arms
in the very center
on an arm
at the very end
What two forces combine to keep a planet in its orbit?
gravity and inertia
gravity and mass
mass and inertia
rotation and revolution
This theory says the sun is at the center of the solar system.
Human-centric
Geocentric
Space-centric
Heliocentric
The tendency of a moving object to continue moving or a stationary object to remain in place is called
orbital speed
mass
inertia
gravity
This planets rotates backwards
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
