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Outer solar system

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which groups of planets are known as the outer planets?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

2.

True or False: Jupiter has 67 moons.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True or False: Saturn orbits on its side

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True or False: Uranus orbits on its side.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False: Neptune is the coldest planet.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which planet is known for having many rings?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

7.

True or False: The Outer Planets are known as the Gas Giants.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which planet is the largest?

a)

Neptune

b)

Pluto

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

9.

Where is the asteroid belt located?

a)

Above all planets

b)

Between the sun and the inner planers

c)

Between Mars and Jupiter

d)

Behind Neptune

10.

True or False: The outer planets are much larger than the inner planets.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

They are also ________________ than the inner planets

a)

smaller

b)

hotter

c)

larger

d)

rockier

12.

The outer planets have thick atmospheres made of (a)   .

13.

Outer planets have ___________ inner layers

a)

gaseous

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

metallic

14.

Outer planets have ____________ cores

a)

gaseous

b)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

lava

15.

Each outer planet has (a)   of particles and many moons orbiting it

16.

__________ is the 5th planet from the sun

a)

jupiter

b)

saturn

c)

uranus

d)

neptune

17.

Which planets have atmospheres made mostly of only hydrogen and helium?

a)

jupiter

b)

saturn

c)

uranus

d)

neptune

18.

Jupiter rotates (a)   than Earth

19.

6th planet from the sun

a)

jupiter

b)

saturn

c)

uranus

d)

neptune

20.

Saturn has " (a)   " which are actually rings of ice, dust, and rock

21.

Uranus is the most distant planet in the solar system visible without a (a)  

22.

has the most moons

a)

jupiter

b)

saturn

c)

uranus

d)

neptune

23.

Which planets have methane in their atmosphere making them appear blue?

a)

jupiter

b)

saturn

c)

uranus

d)

neptune

24.

Uranus orbits the sun on its (a)