WorksheetsThe Solar System
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Earth moves in a circle around the sun once every 365.25 days. We call that path Earth’s _____.
Orbit
Jupiter
Reflection
Landforms
Our _____ system is made up of the sun, 8 planets, and their moons.
Earth
Solar
Planet
Venus
A group of stars that form a recognizable shape such as the big dipper.
Asteroid
Planet
Constellation
Gravity
This is the first planet in the solar system.
MERCURY
EARTH
MARS
VENUS
How many moons does Earth have?
1
0
2
23
An exploding ball of burning gas held together by gravity.
Mars
Moon
Black Hole
Star
The hottest planet is...
JUPITER
EARTH
MARS
VENUS
An area around a star that is approximately the right distance to support liquid water on the surface of a planet.
Habitable (Goldilocks) Zone
Solar Flares
Neutrons
Gamma Rays
A burst of high energy radiation made by the sun that can travel to Earth and interfere with cell phone reception and satellite communications.
Tilt of Earth's Axis
Moon Phases
Solar Flare
Saturn's Rings
One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.
The inner planets all have water
the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets
the outer planets are gas planets
the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't
