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Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why does the Earth orbit the sun faster than Neptune?

a)

distance from the sun

b)

weight of the planet

c)

age of the planet

d)

landscape of the planet

2.

How is helium made on the sun?

a)

materials from meteors

b)

hydrogen fusion

c)

humans supply it

d)

all of the above

3.

Which is the farthest planet from the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Uranus

c)

Mercury

d)

Neptune

4.

What type of orbit does the earth have?

a)

elliptical

b)

circular

c)

hyperbolic

d)

parabolic

5.

What is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite?

a)

a meteor floats in space and meteorite hits the earth

b)

a meteor burns up in the atmosphere and meteorite hits the earth

c)

a meteor hits the earth and meteorite burns up in the the atmosphere

d)

they aren't different

6.

How many layers does the sun have?

a)

five

b)

six

c)

seven

d)

eight

7.

Which two planets is the asteroid belt between?

a)

Mars and Jupiter

b)

Mercury and Venus

c)

Jupiter and Saturn

d)

Earth and Mars

8.

What is a meteor called when it hits Earth's atmosphere?

a)

a pulsar

b)

a meteroid

c)

a shooting star

d)

a white dwarf

9.

What is the innermost layer of the sun?

a)

convective zone

b)

core

c)

corona

d)

photosphere

10.

What is a constellation?

a)

a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern

b)

a small body of matter from space

c)

a luminous ball of gas held together by its own gravity

d)

a floating piece of matter in space

11.

What can solar flares impact on earth?

a)

cars

b)

animal behavior

c)

seasons

d)

radios