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WorksheetsThe Solar System
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the most abundant element of Jupiter?
Hydrogen
Helium
Carbon
Iron
Jupiter strong gravity is due to its large ___________
Distance from the sun
Magnetic Field
Number of moons
Mass
A person who weighs 100 pounds on Earth would weigh _________ on Jupiter
40
100
250
2,500
According to our understanding of the solar system' s formation, which planets started out as rocky cores?
Only the rocky planets
Only the gas giants
Only Earth and Jupiter
All planets
The Great Red Spot on Jupiter formed at the border between:
Two zones
Two zones
A zone and a band
Clouds and metallic hydrogen
Scientists believe Jupiter's magnetic field is created by the spinning of the planet's
Atmosphere
Liquid metallic hydrogen
Rings
Moons
What is true about Galileo Galilei and the moons of Jupiter?
He discovered a small fraction of them
He believed they were little planets
They are all named after him
He argued against their existence
Up close, Saturn rings appear:
Solid
Smooth
Grainy
Black
When they are viewed together through a telescope, Saturn rings are closest in shape to:
CD
Tire
Bicycle tire
donut
Why do some scientists believe that Saturn's moon Titan could support life?
It is very warm
It has volcanos in its surface
It has a short orbital period
It has a significant atmosphere
If you want to find rocky material on Saturn, where would you look?
On its surface
On its atmosphere
On its core
On its inner core
Which of the following statements is true?
Saturn is much more dense than Earth
Saturn has approximately 20 moons
Saturn is much more massive than Earth
Saturn is the seventh planet from the sun
The surface of Saturn is:
Solid
Gaseous
Icy
Liquid
How many planets are further from the sun than Uranus?
Three
two
One
Fourth
Compared to a year on Earth, a year on Uranus is:
About ten times longer
Much shorter
About the same
More than 50 times longer
What causes such long periods of darkness at Uranus's poles?
The planet's distance from the sun
The planet's rings, which block sunlight
The planet's tilt on its axis
The planet's moon, which often eclipse the sun
What part of Uranus is much like Earth?
Its surface
Its core
Its watery oceans
Its atmosphere
Compared to the rings of Saturn, the rings of Uranus are:
Closer together
Thicker
Sparser
Hotter
What does Uranus appear blue-green to us?
Its surface is mostly water
Gases in its atmosphere absorbs certain colors of light
Gases in Earth's atmosphere distort our view of Uranus
Its rings only reflect blue and green light
What do gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn have in common with Uranus?
A surface that is not solid
An extreme tilt
A liquid atmosphere
An abundance of Oxygen gas
Imagine you live at Uranus's North Pole, the sun goes down in March of 2010. When will it rise again?
September 2010
March 2011
September 2025
March 2052
What is a true statement of Uranus?
It was discover in 1922
It is larger than Jupiter, but smaller than Saturn
It has more than 20 moons
Its atmosphere is mostly nitrogen
Why is Neptune and not Pluto, not considered the furthest planet from the sun?
Pluto is not longer classified as a planet
Most of the time, Neptune is farther from the sun than Pluto
Neptune's moons are farther from the sun than Pluto, even though Neptune itself isn't
Pluto is actually one of Neptune's moon
What does Neptune have in common with Jupiter?
They are roughly the same size
They are mainly composed of gas
They rotate on their axes at the same rate
They have an equal number of moons
Why was Neptune difficult for astronomers to spot?
It does not reflect light
It is usually blocked from view by Jupiter
Its orbit is highly irregular
It is extremely far away
How does Neptune's ring compare to Saturn's rings?
Neptune's rings are more perfectly circular than Saturn's
Neptune has more rings than Saturn
Neptune's rings are more smaller and more irregular than Saturn
Saturn rings are made of ice; Neptune rings are made of rock
Jupiter Great Red Spot and Neptune' s dark spot are most similar to which to which of the following?
Hurricanes
Tsunamis
Volcanoes
Avalenches
Neptune's composition is most similar to that of:
Uranus
Pluto
Earth
Mars
Why is Neptune so cold?
It is cooled by methane gas
Its icy rings absorb most heat that reaches it
It receives very little sunlight
Its core is made of pure ice
