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Inner and outer planets

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of Saturn's moons has an atmosphere composed mostly of nitrogen, much like Earth's

a)

Titan

b)

Mimas

c)

Enceladus

d)

Iapetus

2.

Which Outer Planet is the largest planet by both mass and volume in the Solar System?

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

3.

The asteroid belt can be found between which two planets?

a)

Earth and Mars

b)

Venus and Earth

c)

Saturn and Uranus

d)

Mars and Jupiter

4.

Which moon is the most volcanically active body in the solar system?

a)

Deimos

b)

Io

c)

Calypso

d)

Oberon

5.

Which planet takes the longest to orbit the Sun?

a)

Saturn

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

6.

In general, the Outer Planets are...

a)

Windy

b)

Cold

c)

Big

d)

All of the Above

7.

Saturn has rings that are made up of mostly

a)

Ice

b)

Asteroids

c)

Gases

d)

Pokemon

8.

What is Jupiter's largest moon?

a)

Alamy

b)

Europa

c)

Ganymede

d)

Callisto

9.

Which of the following planets don’t have rings?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Uranus

c)

Neptune

d)

Mars

10.

What is special about Venus?

a)

it has no atmosphere

b)

it has an asteroid belt

c)

it has a very thick atmosphere

d)

It orbits clockwise direction

11.

What is the characteristic of a terrestrial planet?

a)

thick atmosphere

b)

a gaseous planet

c)

planet with lots of storms

d)

rocky, hard surface

12.

Which planet is furthest from the Sun?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

13.

What is the largest planet in the Solar System?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Jupiter

14.

What is the coldest planet in the Solar System?

a)

Venus

b)

Neptune

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

15.

Identify the planet which has no atmosphere or winds

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

16.

Identify the hottest planet in the solar system

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

17.

Which inner planet has the longest period of revolution and why?

a)

Venus, because it spins very slowly

b)

Mercury, because it is closest to the Sun

c)

Mars, because it is farthest from the Sun

18.

Which of the following planets is similar to Uranus in terms of its size and mass?

a)

Pluto

b)

Jupiter

c)

Neptune

d)

Saturn

19.

The least dense planet in the solar system is

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Earth

20.

The majority of Jupiter is made up of

a)

nitrogen and oxygen.

b)

helium and oxygen.

c)

rock and water.

d)

hydrogen and helium.

21.

A large planet with a deep and massive gaseous atmosphere; less dense than a terrestrial planet

a)

Inner Planet

b)

Gas Giant

c)

Terrestrial Planet

d)

Super Big Planet

22.

Which of the following planets is similar to Neptune in terms of size and mass?

a)

Venus

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Jupiter

23.

Which is considered to be "Earth's Twin" because it is almost the same size?

a)

Uranus

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

24.

Which group of planets are denser?

a)

inner

b)

outer

25.

Nicknamed the 'red planet'.

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

26.

Commonly referred to as ice giants.

a)

Mercury & Venus

b)

Earth & Mars

c)

Jupiter & Saturn

d)

Uranus & Neptune

27.

One of the following does not apply to the TERRESTRIAL planets

a)

They are small

b)

They are made of gas

c)

They have a rocky surface

d)

They are closer to the sun

28.

Which planet is scorching hot in the day and vary cold at night?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

29.

Which of the following planets experiences a runaway greenhouse effect?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Earth

30.

What planet has the biggest volcano?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

Venus