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The Solar System

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth moves in a circle around the sun once every 365.25 days. We call that path Earth’s _____.

a)

Orbit

b)

Jupiter

c)

Reflection

d)

Landforms

2.

Our _____ system is made up of the sun, 8 planets, and their moons.

a)

Earth

b)

Solar

c)

Planet

d)

Venus

3.

A group of stars that form a recognizable shape such as the big dipper.

a)

Asteroid

b)

Planet

c)

Constellation

d)

Gravity

4.

This is the first planet in the solar system.

a)

MERCURY

b)

EARTH

c)

MARS

d)

VENUS

5.

How many moons does Earth have?

a)

1

b)

0

c)

2

d)

23

6.

An exploding ball of burning gas held together by gravity.

a)

Mars

b)

Moon

c)

Black Hole

d)

Star

7.

The hottest planet is...

a)

JUPITER

b)

EARTH

c)

MARS

d)

VENUS

8.

An area around a star that is approximately the right distance to support liquid water on the surface of a planet.

a)

Habitable (Goldilocks) Zone

b)

Solar Flares

c)

Neutrons

d)

Gamma Rays

9.

A burst of high energy radiation made by the sun that can travel to Earth and interfere with cell phone reception and satellite communications.

a)

Tilt of Earth's Axis

b)

Moon Phases

c)

Solar Flare

d)

Saturn's Rings

10.

One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.

a)

The inner planets all have water

b)

the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets

c)

the outer planets are gas planets

d)

the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't