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Year 5 Solar System Test Revision

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Sun?
a)
It is a satellite
b)
It is a Star
c)
It is a comet
d)
It is a planet
2.

What is the correct order of the planets in the Solar System, starting closest to the Sun?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

3.

What do Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars all have in common?

a)

They are all very cold planets.

b)

They are considered terrestrial planets, that is rocky or have metals with hard surface.

c)

They are about the same size.

d)

They are considered gas giants

4.

The four inner planets are rocky and small. Which description best fits the next four outer planets?

a)

They are also rocky and small.

b)

They are very large and has no moons

c)

They are small and made of ice.

d)

They are very large, made of gases with no solid surface

5.

Which planet is the largest planet in the solar system and is the fifth planet?

a)

the sun

b)

Uranus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Earth

6.

Which of the following is ordered from largest to smallest?

a)

Universe -> Galaxy -> Solar System -> Planet

b)

Planet -> Galaxy -> Solar System -> Universe

c)

Planet -> Solar System -> Galaxy -> Universe D.) Universe

d)

Universe -> Solar System -> Galaxy -> Planet

7.

Which planet is home to the tallest mountain , has the largest dust storms in the solar system and is also known as the 'Red Planet' because of the presence of iron oxide in it's rock.

a)

Earth

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

8.

What is the object that all planets in our solar system orbit?

a)

The moon

b)

The sun

c)

The Milky Way

d)

Mercury

9.
A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.
a)
static electricity 
b)
rotation
c)
gravity
d)
orbit
10.

Which planet is the smallest?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Mercury

d)

Pluto

11.

Where is the asteroid belt located?

a)

Between Earth and Mars

b)

Between Mars and Jupiter

c)

Beyond Pluto

d)

Next to the sun

12.

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

a)

Pluto

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

13.

How many AU's (astronomical units) is Earth from the sun?

a)

.39

b)

1.25

c)

30

d)

1

14.

Choose the correct order of the first 4 planets

a)

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars

b)

Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

d)

Mercury, Mars, Venus, Pluto

15.

Choose the correct order of the outer gas giants

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

c)

Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter

d)

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptunr, Pluto

16.

This is the only planet with liquid water on it (so far as we know)

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Pluto

17.

Which planet is the hottest planet (860 degrees F)!

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

18.

Which has a STRONGER force of gravity, the Earth or the Moon?

a)

Earth

b)

Moon

19.
Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
orbit
d)
double axis
20.
The EARTH REVOLVES around the:
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
The Earth doesn't revolve
d)
The sun rotates
21.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
d)
space
22.
What motion of the Earth takes 365 days?
a)
Rotation
b)
Tilting 
c)
Revolution
d)
Spinning
23.
Completed in one year
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
24.

How many planets are there in the solar system?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

9

d)

14

25.

The outer planets are also called ________.

a)

terrestrial planets

b)

larger planets

c)

gas giants

d)

farthest planets

26.

The ______ do not have solid surfaces and have a small, rocky core. 

a)

outer planets

b)

terrestrial planets

c)

inner planets

d)

smallest

27.

The outer planets are made of _____.

a)

rock and ice

b)

rock and metals

c)

gas

d)

ice

28.

The sun is in the ________________________ of our solar system.

a)

outside

b)

circle

c)

center

d)

moon

29.

The solar system itself is part of a galaxy called the....

a)

Milky milk

b)

Milky Way

c)

The betl

d)

None of above

30.

A planet with visible rings

a)

Uranus

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercry

d)

Venus

31.

When the Moon is receiving sunlight on the side facing away from Earth, the phase is what?

a)

Waxing Gibbous

b)

New Moon

c)

Waning Gibbous

d)

Full Moon

32.

We see only one side of the Moon because...

a)

The Moon rotates and revolves around Earth in the same length of time.

b)

We see both sides of the Moon.

c)

The Sun orbits Earth at the same time it rotates.

d)

The Earth orbits the Moon at the same time it rotates.

33.

What phase is this?

a)

Waning gibbous

b)

Full

c)

Last quarter

d)

Waxing crescent

34.

What phase is this?

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

c)

First Quarter

d)

Last Quarter

35.

What phase is this?

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

First Quarter

d)

Last Quarter

36.

What does "waning" mean?

a)

Staying the same

b)

Having one side illuminated

c)

Getting bigger and brighter

d)

Getting smaller and darker

37.

What does "waxing" mean?

a)

Can't be seen at all

b)

Getting smaller and darker

c)

Getting bigger and brighter

d)

Total illumination

38.

Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as ____.

a)

waxing

b)

new

c)

waning

d)

eclipse

39.

What Moon phase is this?

a)

old moon

b)

New Moon

c)

Far Side of the Moon

d)

Waxing Gibbous

40.

The Moon orbits Earth in a _______ direction.

a)

clockwise

b)

upwards

c)

counterclockwise

d)

downwards

41.

Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?

a)

Lunar Eclipse

b)

Solar Eclipse

42.

What is illuminating the Moon?

a)

Nuclear Fusion

b)

Mirrors

c)

Sunlight

d)

Flood Lights

43.

Name the eclipse.

a)

solar eclipse

b)

lunar eclipse

44.

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _____.

a)

day

b)

week

c)

year

d)

month

45.

What is this moon phase?

a)

full moon

b)

waxing gibbous

c)

waning gibbous

d)

3rd quarter

46.
Which type of eclipse is shown in this picture?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Orbit
c)
Lunar Eclipse
d)
Total Eclipse
47.
Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
c)
Total Eclipse
d)
Partial Eclipse
48.

What is an astronomical unit (A.U.)?

a)

the time it takes light to travel one year

b)

the distance between the Earth and the Moon

c)

the distance between the Earth and the Sun

d)

the distance between the Earth and the Neptune

49.
A light year is the 
a)
distance that light travels in one year
b)
Speed at which light travels 
c)
Distance between the sun and the earth. 
d)
Distance at which light no longer exists. 
50.
What do we use astronomical units to measure?
a)
distances in our solar system
b)
How far our solar system is from others in our galaxy.
c)
The distances between galaxies. 
d)
The distance from one side of the universe to the other. 
51.
 to spin on an axis
a)
rotate
b)
revolve
c)
orbit
d)
hop
52.
the imaginary line around which Earth rotates
a)
equator
b)
atomosphere
c)
axis
d)
rotate
53.
to go around, or orbit, another object
a)
revolve
b)
rotate
c)
orbit
d)
spin
54.

How long does it take the Earth to rotate once on its axis?

a)

24 days

b)

365 days

c)

24 hours

d)

28 days

55.

How long does it take for the Earth to Revolve around the Sun?

a)

24 hours

b)

24 days

c)

365 days

d)

28 days

56.

The moon does not produce any light. Yet we can we see the moon in the sky. Why?

a)

Moon reflecting Earth's light

b)

Earth reflecting the Moon's light

c)

Moon reflecting the Sun's light

57.

Which planet is closer to the Sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

58.

Which of the following are characteristics of the Sun?

a)

Made up of gas

b)

Solar flares

c)

Star

d)

All of the above

59.

Select the two planets that are Terrestrial (inner, rocky) planets

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

60.

Select the two planets that are Terrestrial (inner, rocky) planets

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

61.

Select the two planets that are Gas Giants (outer, gas) gas planets)

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

62.

Select the two planets that are Gas Giants (outer, gas) gas planets)

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

63.

Terrestrial Planets can be described by what TWO words.

a)

rocky

b)

inner

c)

gas

d)

outer

64.

Gas Giant Planets can be described by what TWO words.

a)

rocky

b)

inner

c)

gas

d)

outer

65.
How long does it take for the Earth to spin around once on its axis?
a)
1 week
b)
1 day
c)
1 month
d)
1 year
66.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
67.

Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?

a)

distance from the sun

b)

rotation of the earth

c)

change in solar output

d)

tilt of the earth's axis

68.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & rovolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
69.

a person trained to travel to space and perform a specific job

a)

astronaut

b)

catanaut

c)

specialist

d)

probe

70.

A 20-year competition of space exploration between the United States and former Soviet Union

a)

space race

b)

astro race

c)

moon race

d)

cold war

71.

What does the Hubble take pictures of?

a)

plants and animals

b)

planets, stars and galaxies

c)

famous people

72.

The Soviet Union launched ________, the worlds first artificial satellite, into the Earth's orbit in 1957.

a)

Sputnik

b)

Explorer I

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