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6th Grade Solar System Quiz (English version)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is smaller? The Universe or the Milky Way Galaxy

(a)  

2.

Which planet is the 3rd from the Sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Neptune

3.

How many planets are in the solar system?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

8

d)

6

4.

Choose the word that best fits the description: " a spiral galaxy that contains our solar system on the outer part of one its arm"

a)

Universe

b)

Solar System

c)

Milky Way Galaxy

d)

Earth

5.

What is "a group of stars that form a pattern in the sky" called?

a)

Constellation

b)

Comet

c)

Asteroid

d)

Meteor

6.

The first man landed on the moon on:

a)

July 20, 1969

b)

August 15, 1995

c)

September 11, 2001

d)

June 20, 1984

7.

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

(a)  

8.

Earth moves through space in 2 major ways:

a)

revolution

b)

repetition

c)

rotation

d)

relaxation

9.

True or False: Earth's rotates on it's axis at 50 degrees

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False: Revolution describes the time it takes an object to go around something once

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or False: Near the equator, sunlight strikes the Earth's surface more directly and is less spread out than near the poles.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Earth has seasons because...

a)

The sun gets tired of shining all the time

b)

Mother Nature causes it to change

c)

The Earth is tilted as it revolves around the sun

d)

Other countries have to take a turn at being warm

13.

Fill in the Blank: The height of the ____ above the horizon varies with the season.

a)

moon

b)

stars

c)

planets

d)

sun

14.

The strength of the force of gravity between two objects depends on 2 factors: (Choose 2 answers)

a)

the masses of the objects

b)

the distance between them

c)

the connection between them

d)

the movement of the objects

15.

Fill in the blank: Increase in mass = Increase in _______.

a)

gravity

b)

space

c)

time

d)

season

16.

Fill in the blank: Increase in distance = decrease in _______ .

a)

gravity

b)

time

c)

season

d)

eclipse

17.

The moon is a "natural (a)   "

18.

Fill in the blank: A satellite is anything that ______ the earth.

a)

revolves

b)

rotates

c)

orbits

d)

travels

19.

True or False: The same side of the moon always faces Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

In a geocentric system: Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

In a heliocentric system, Earth and the other planets revolve around the stars.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Fill in the blank: Planets orbit the sun in an ellipse or flat ______ .

a)

circle

b)

oval

c)

square

d)

diamond

23.

The sun is made of 2 things: (Choose 2 answers)

a)

helium

b)

oxygen

c)

hydrogen

d)

iron

24.

The smallest terrestrial planet and the planet closest to the sun is?

(a)  

25.


The only planet capable of supporting life is?

(a)  

26.

Which planet is called "The Red Planet" which is due to the breakdown of iron-rich rocks?

(a)  

27.

Which planet is has spectacular rings made of billions of ice crystals?

(a)  

28.

Which planet is the farthest from the sun?

(a)  

29.

Which planet rotates the fastest and is the largest?

(a)  

30.

Name the missing gas giant planet: Jupiter, Saturn, (a)   and Neptune.