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Solar System & Universe

Total questions: 93

Worksheet time: 2hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Comets are made of chunks of

a)

Rock

b)

Ice

c)

Rock and Dust

d)

Dust and Ice

2.

Which of the following solar system objects has a tail?

a)

meteor

b)

meteorite

c)

comet

d)

asteroid

3.

Where can most of the asteroids be found?

a)

In the Oort cloud

b)

In the area between Mars and Jupiter

c)

In the Kuiper Belt

d)

Out past Pluto

4.

Which one of the following describes a meteoroid?

a)

A space rock that hits the Earth's surface.

b)

A small piece of an asteroid or comet that is floating in space.

c)

A space rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere

d)

A loose collection of rock and ice

5.

Most of these are located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

a)

Comet

b)

Meteor

c)

Asteroid

6.

When we see streaks of light falling in the sky, we call them falling stars but these objects are actually ________________

a)

meteors

b)

comets

c)

meteorites

d)

asterites

7.

It is made of ice, dust, and small rocky particles.

a)

Comet

b)

Meteor

c)

Asteroid

8.

It is rock made up of similar material that formed the planets.

a)

Comet

b)

Meteor

c)

Asteroid

9.

It is made up of dust and rock that burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere.

a)

Comet

b)

Meteor

c)

Asteroid

10.

Its structure is considered to be like a large dirty snowball.

a)

Comet

b)

Meteor

c)

Asteroid

11.

What makes a meteoroid, meteor, and a meteorite different? (best answer)

a)

color

b)

size

c)

location

d)

texture

12.

Asteroids "hang out" in our solar system in a place called...

a)
The Kupier Belt
b)
The Oort Cloud
c)
The Planetary Rings
d)
The Asteroid Belt
13.

Choose the best description for a meteorite...

a)

-still in space

b)

-burns up in earth's atmosphere

c)

-hits earth surface

14.

A rocky object that revolves around the sun, but is too small to be considered a planet.

a)

Meteor

b)

Comet

c)

Asteroid

15.

What is at the middle of a Heliocentric system?

a)

Mars

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

Earth

16.

What is at the middle of a Geocentric system?

a)

Sun

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

The Universe

17.
  What does "geo-" mean?
a)
Earth
b)
sun
c)
Center
18.

What is the name of this model?

a)

Heliocentric Model

b)

Geocentric Model

c)

Circle Model

d)

Aristotle Model

19.

Which model is this?

a)

Heliocentric

b)

Geocentric

20.

the sun with all the planets and other bodies that revolve around it

a)

Galaxy

b)

Solar System

c)

Universe

d)

Space

21.

What divides the solar system into inner and outer planets?

a)

Asteroids

b)

Kuiper Belt

c)

Asteroid Belt

d)

the sun

22.

a cluster of stars, dust and gases that are held together with gravity

a)

solar system

b)

universe

c)

galaxy

d)

stars

23.

an object that revolves around a planet and reflects light from the sun

a)

Moon

b)

Star

c)

Earth

d)

Sun

24.

How many planets are in our solar system (not including pluto)

a)

9

b)

10

c)

8

d)

7

25.

Which planet is the largest planet in our solar system

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Mars

d)

Earth

26.

What planet do we live on?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Saturn

27.

What planet is closest to the sun?

a)

Neptune

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

28.

What planet has thousands of beautiful, tiny rings made of chunks of ice and rock?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

29.

Which is the farthest planet from the sun?

a)

Uranus

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

30.

What planet is known as the red planet because of its red looking surface?

a)

Earth

b)

Uranus

c)

Saturn

d)

Mars

31.

Which of the following lists the correct order of the planets from the sun?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Pluto

d)

Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

32.

What are the outer planets made of?

a)

Rocks

b)

Dust

c)

Gases

d)

Asteroids

33.

Planet Earth is the _____closest to the sun.

a)

Fifth

b)

First

c)

Third

d)

Sixth

34.

Gravity _____

a)

PULLS on objects

b)

PUSHES on objects

c)

is only on EARTH

d)

All of the Above

35.

The STREAK OF LIGHT produced by a falling chunk of rock from space is a _____ .

a)

Meteorite

b)

Shooting Star

c)

Meteor

d)

Asteroid

36.

A piece of rock that did NOT burn up in the atmosphere and LANDED on Earth _____ .

a)

Meteorite

b)

Shooting Star

c)

Meteor

d)

Asteroid

37.

What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

magic

d)

distance

38.

In order by distance from the sun, these planets are

a)

Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

b)

Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

d)

Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury

39.

It is the only planet that can support life.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

40.

Which planet has had an increase of Greenhouse gases, which has resulted in warmer temperatures and causes severe weather and storms?

a)

MARS

b)

VENUS

c)

EARTH

d)

MERCURY

41.
What is a common characteristic of the inner planets?
a)
Large
b)
Gaseous
c)
Rings
d)
Rocky Surface
42.

The path the Earth follows is called ____________

a)

Revolution

b)

A rotation

c)

A trail

d)

An orbit

43.

What shape is Earth's orbit?

a)

circle

b)

ellipse

c)

square

d)

spiral

44.

_____ is the force of attraction between objects that is due to their mass.

a)

Solar nebula

b)

Geocentric

c)

Heliocentric

d)

Gravity

45.

The path an object travels around another object in space is known as

a)

Geocentric

b)

Heliocentric

c)

Gravity

d)

Orbit

46.

Scientist believe our solar system was created by

a)

The big bang theory

b)

A giant spinning cloud of dust and gas

c)

The big crunch theory

d)

A black hole

47.

Which of the following is the biggest and most complex system?

a)

Galaxy cluster

b)

Galaxy

c)

Solar system

d)

Universe

48.

Which of the following is the smallest and least complex system?

a)

Galaxy cluster

b)

Galaxy

c)

Solar system

d)

Universe

49.

Which of the following has the hierarchy of the universe listed, in order, from least complex to most complex.

a)

moon, planet, star, black hole

b)

Universe, galaxy, galaxy cluster, solar system, planet, moon

c)

moon, planet, solar system, galaxy, galaxy cluster, universe

d)

moon, planet, solar system, galaxy cluster, galaxy, universe

50.

Which of the following correctly lists the objects from largest to smallest?

a)

Universe, Galaxy, Star, Planet

b)

Universe, Galaxy, Planet, Star

c)

Galaxy, Universe, Star, Planet

d)

Galaxy, Universe, Planet, Star

51.
True or False: A galaxy is bigger than the universe.
a)
true
b)
false
52.
We live in the ___________ galaxy.
a)
Andromeda
b)
M42
c)
Milky Way 
d)
M81
53.
a giant structure that contains hundreds of billions of stars 
a)
solar system
b)
galaxy 
c)
Earth 
54.
celestial objects made up of rock, water, gas and/or other substances that revolve around a star. 
a)
the sun
b)
planets
c)
galaxies
d)
solar systems
55.
Which hierarchy is correct, from largest to smallest?
a)
universe, solar system, galaxy, planet, star
b)
universe, star, planet, solar system, galaxy
c)
galaxy, universe, solar system, planet, star
d)
universe, galaxy, solar system, star, planet
56.

Reorder the following to form the hierarchy of the universe from biggest to smallest.

a)

universe

b)

galaxy

c)

stars

d)

solar system

e)

planet

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
57.

Alex is showing his friend what he learned about comparing the objects of space by their relative sizes.

If “W” represents the universe, what would “X” most likely represent?

a)

A solar system because it contains planets and stars.

b)

A nebula because that is what the planets formed from.

c)

A galaxy because it contains billions of stars and the planets.

d)

A universe because it contains billions of stars and the planets.

58.
Which of the following would make up the major bodies in our solar system?
a)
stars   
b)
moons
c)
asteroids 
d)
planets
59.
In the given figure, which planet is labeled as 2?
a)
Earth
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Mars
60.
What are the inner planets made of?
a)
gases
b)
rocks
c)
lava
d)
fire
61.
Why is the sun considered the center of the solar system?
a)
It is closer to Earth than other stars
b)
It produces light and heat energy
c)
It is the largest object that can be seen
d)
It is orbited around by all the planets
62.
Sarah often looks through her telescope at different bodies in our solar system. What skill is Sarah using?
a)
Observing
b)
Concluding
c)
Experimenting
d)
Hypothesizing
63.
What does the rotation of Earth on its axis produce?
a)
Seasons
b)
Day and night
c)
Change of weather
d)
Gases to burn
64.
Jude drew a poster showing the solar system. Jude’s poster is shown above.
What does each faint circle around the sun represent?
a)
Orbit
b)
Axis
c)
Ring
d)
Asteroid belt
65.
Which of these planets is considered as a “Dwarf Planet”?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Neptune
d)
Pluto
66.
When Galileo observed Jupiter, he saw four objects in line with the planet. These four objects moved from night to night and sometimes disappeared behind the planet. 
What kind of space objects was Galileo observing?
a)
Dwarf planets
b)
stars
c)
moons
d)
meteoroids
67.
Our solar system is a tiny part of a much larger system in space, the Milky Way galaxy.
What type of galaxies is the Milky Way?
a)
Spiral galaxy
b)
Barred spiral galaxy
c)
Irregular galaxy
d)
Elliptical galaxy
68.

A huge collection of stars , gas and dust

a)

Universal

b)

Universe

c)

Galaxy

d)

Solar system

e)

Inner and Outer planets

69.

Which of the following list the correct hierarchy in the Universe from biggest to smallest?


¿Cuál de las siguientes enumera la jerarquía correcta en el Universo de mayor a menor?

a)

Universe, galaxies, solar system, stars and planets

b)

Planets, stars, solar system, galaxies, universe

c)

Solar system, galaxies, stars, planets, universe

d)

Universe, solar system, galaxies, planets and stars

70.

Which component from the table above is MOST likely a solar system? (click the picture to enlarge)

¿Qué componente de la tabla anterior es MÁS probable que sea un sistema solar? (Haga clic en la foto para ampliarla)

a)

Component 4

b)

Component 2

c)

Component 1

d)

Component 3

71.

An astronomical unit is...

a)

The average distance between the Earth and the Sun

b)

The average distance between the Sun and Neptune

c)

The diameter of the sun

d)

The time it takes light to travel across our solar system

72.

Astronomical units are used for....

a)

Distances within a solar system

b)

Distances between solar systems

c)

Distances within galaxies

d)

Distances between galaxies

73.

The distance that light can travel in a year is called....

a)

A light second

b)

A light minute

c)

A light month

d)

A light year

74.

_________would be the best unit to use to measure the distance between our sun and Proxima Centauri (our nearest star neighbor).

a)

Astronomical units

b)

Light seconds

c)

Light years

75.

Why do we use light years and astronomical units to measure distances in space?

a)

Scientists want to sound smart.

b)

Hubble discovered these units and wanted to use them.

c)

Space is too small to use km, it wouldn't make sense.

d)

Space is too big, vast, enormous to use traditional units, like miles.

76.

The big bang theory states that the universe

a)

stays the same

b)

expands

c)

contracts

d)

dies off

77.

The shortest wave length is

a)

X-rays

b)

infrared radiation

c)

gamma rays

d)

ultraviolet radiation

78.

Which is the correct order of the planets?

a)

Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, moon, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, Mercury

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

79.

The 4 outer planets are called

a)

gas giants

b)

great red spot

c)

asteroids

d)

ice planets

80.

The part of the sun's atmosphere that looks like a white halo

a)

chromosphere

b)

photosphere

c)

corona

d)

plasma

81.

Sometimes after a star dies, the gravity of the remaining mass can be so strong that it pulls the gases inward, packing it into a smaller and smaller space. This is called a

a)

supernova

b)

dark matter

c)

black hole

d)

planetary nebula

82.

What do you need to calculate a star's absolute brightness?

a)

distance from the sun and apparent brightness

b)

apparent brightness and distance from Earth

c)

distance from Earth and size

d)

chemical composition and apparent brightness

83.

Which answer choice lists the hierarchy of the universe from smallest to largest?

a)

universe, galaxy, star cluster, star system, star

b)

star, star system, star cluster, galaxy, universe

c)

star, star cluster, star system, galaxy, universe

d)

star, galaxy, star cluster, star system, universe

84.

What is the inner most part of the sun's atmosphere?

a)

photosphere

b)

chromosphere

c)

corona

d)

plasma

85.

What planet's rotation is most similar to Earth's?

a)

Uranus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

86.

The middle layer of the sun's atmosphere is called the

a)

photosphere

b)

chromosphere

c)

corona

d)

plasma

87.

The theory that the universe exploded into what it is now is called the (a)   theory.

88.

What feature do astronomers use to observe the sun's rotation?

a)

corona

b)

prominences

c)

sun spots

d)

solar flares

89.

A property of gas giants is

a)

they are closer to the sun

b)

they are warm

c)

they are smaller

d)

they have more moons

90.

What is the first stage of a star called?

a)

nebula

b)

protostar

c)

white dwarf

d)

neutron star

91.

Our sun is a

a)

medium-mass star

b)

high-mass star

c)

low-mass star

d)

red giant

92.

Which type of main sequence star would be likely to remain in the main sequence for about 100 billion years?

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

white

d)

blue

93.

What will our sun become when it finally runs out of fuel?

a)

nebula

b)

supernova

c)

neutron star

d)

black dwarf

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