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Solar System and Gravity Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is at the center of the Solar System?

a)

Sun

b)

Earth

c)

A Black Hole

d)

The Moon

2.

In the Solar System the planet with the shortest year, (revolution around the sun) is...

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

3.

If Earth was the size of a table tennis ball, what type of ball would you use to represent Jupiter?

a)

A Marble

b)

A Golf ball

c)

A Tennis ball

d)

A Basketball

4.

What force keeps the Solar System together?

a)

Gravity

b)

Inertia

c)

Momentum

d)

Star Wars

5.

Does this picture show the accurate distance between the planets to scale?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

Which planet is an example of a gas giant?

a)

Mercury

b)

Saturn

c)

Mars

d)

Earth

7.

Scientist are trying to decide if a planet would be good for humans to move to, which feature could be a potential problem?

a)

Rocky composition

b)

Water found in gas form

c)

3 times closer to its star then Earth to the sun.

d)

Volcanoes present.

8.

When the Solar System was formed what was made first?

a)

Pluto

b)

The Sun

c)

Earth

d)

A Black Hole

9.

What is the name of the galaxy that our solar system is in?

a)

Milky Way

b)

Snickers

c)

Andromeda

d)

Samsung

10.

Would a gas giant like Jupiter be able to support human life?

a)

Yes

b)

No

11.

If Earth was closer to the sun, what would change?

a)

Earths temperatures would be colder.

b)

Earths orbit would be longer.

c)

The sun would have a stronger gravitational pull on the Earth.