WorksheetsSolar System and Space unit 1
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is your name?
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2.
All existing matter and space considered as a whole is considered the:
a)
Galaxy
b)
Universe
c)
Solar System
d)
Asteroid Belt
3.
A ___________ is made up of gas, dust, stars, planets, and moons. Our home _____________ is named the Milky Way
a)
Galaxy
b)
Universe
c)
Solar System
d)
Black Hole
4.
The _______________ is made up of planets, moons, and the Sun.
a)
Galaxy
b)
Universe
c)
Solar System
d)
Black Hole
5.
What does a planet orbit?
a)
A meteor
b)
An asteroid
c)
A moon
d)
A Star
6.
_______________ are large bodies that orbit planets. Some planets have more than others.
a)
Asteroids
b)
Comets
c)
Moons
d)
Stars
7.
A(n) _______________ is an object that orbits the sun, but has a non-circular orbit and has not cleared the path that it orbits in.
a)
Dwarf Planet
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Asteroid
8.
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
a)
Elliptical
b)
Irregular
c)
Spiral
9.
A small rocky body orbiting the sun is a(n)
a)
Asteroid
b)
Meteor
c)
Comet
d)
Moon
10.
An object in space made up of a ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust forms is a __________
a)
Asteroid
b)
Meteor
c)
Comet
d)
Moon
11.
The first planet from the Sun is:
a)
Mercury
b)
Earth
c)
Jupiter
d)
Mars
e)
Neptune
12.
The second planet from the Sun is:
a)
Venus
b)
Earth
c)
Jupiter
d)
Mars
e)
Mercury
13.
The third planet from the Sun is:
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Mercury
e)
Neptune
14.
The fourth planet from the Sun is:
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Jupiter
d)
Mercury
e)
Neptune
15.
The fifth planet from the Sun is:
a)
Jupiter
b)
Earth
c)
Mars
d)
Mercury
e)
Neptune
16.
The sixth planet from the Sun is:
a)
Saturn
b)
Earth
c)
Jupiter
d)
Mars
e)
Mercury
17.
The seventh planet from the Sun is:
a)
Uranus
b)
Earth
c)
Jupiter
d)
Mars
e)
Mercury
18.
The eighth planet from the Sun is:
a)
Neptune
b)
Earth
c)
Jupiter
d)
Mars
e)
Mercury
19.
Select all of the Inner Planets
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Venus
e)
Jupiter
20.
Select all of the Outer Planets
a)
Jupiter
b)
Neptune
c)
Saturn
d)
Uranus
e)
Earth
21.
Select all of the characteristics that ONLY describe inner planets.
a)
Called “terrestrial planets” because they have solid, rocky surfaces.
b)
Have rings surrounding them.
c)
Spaced very close together in comparison to other areas of the Solar System.
d)
Have no or very few moons.
e)
Are called "Gas Giants" due to only having a small percentage or rocky material.
22.
Select all of the characteristics that ONLY describe outer planets.
a)
Have rings surrounding them.
b)
Have no or very few moons.
c)
Often have dozens of moons and rings composed of particles of ice and rock.
d)
Have mass.
e)
Are called "Gas Giants" due to only having a small percentage or rocky material.
23.
Select all of the characteristics that ONLY describe both inner and outer planets.
a)
Often have dozens of moons and rings composed of particles of ice and rock.
b)
Have mass.
c)
Are called "Gas Giants" due to only having a small percentage or rocky material.
d)
Orbit the Sun.
24.
When the Earth spins one time on its axis, we call it a
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
25.
When the Earth travels around the Sun one complete time, we call it a
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
26.
One of Earth's rotations takes approximately:
a)
1 year
b)
1 month
c)
1 week
d)
1 day
27.
One of Earth's revolutions takes approximately:
a)
1 year
b)
1 month
c)
1 week
d)
1 day
28.
The Earth experiences day and night because of:
a)
The Moon's phases
b)
The Sun's rotation
c)
The Earth's revolution
d)
The Earth's rotation
29.
What is a star?
a)
huge, glowing balls of gases.
b)
huge, glowing balls of plants.
c)
huge, glowing squares of water
30.
What gases are stars mostly made of?
a)
Oxygen and helium
b)
Oxygen and hydrogen
c)
Holmium and helium
d)
Hydrogen and helium
31.
What is a constellation?
(a)
32.
The core temperature of the sun is
a)
15 million degrees celsius
b)
120 degrees celsius
c)
255 million degrees celsius
33.
Why does the sun appear bigger and brighter than other stars?
a)
Because its further
b)
Because its closer to us
c)
Because its hotter
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