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Solar System Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which planet is known as "The red planet"

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

2.

Which of these could be a MNEMONIC to remember the order of planets in the Solar System?

a)

My mother serves us nachos just sometimes

b)

My very educated mother just served us nachos

c)

Naughty uncle Sam just met evil villain master

d)

My school just uncovered very new education methods

3.

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Uranus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mercury

e)

Earth

4.

What do the first four planets have in common?

a)

They're all quite close to the sun, compared to the others

b)

They're all made of rock

c)

They're all small compared to the others

d)

All of these answers are correct

5.

Our solar system is in the galaxy named

(a)  

6.

The ________ ____ is between Mars and Jupiter

(a)  

7.

The further a planet is from the Sun the (a)   it takes to orbit the Sun.

8.

What is the biggest problem which prevents manned space craft being sent to the other planets?

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9.

Draw the planet Saturn

10.

True or False: The force of gravity is the same on all planets?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Why were the planets so small when we scaled down the Solar System to fit on the school oval?

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