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Worksheets6th Grade Solar System Quiz (English version)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 21mins
Which is smaller? The Universe or the Milky Way Galaxy
(a)
Which planet is the 3rd from the Sun?
Mars
Earth
Venus
Neptune
How many planets are in the solar system?
7
9
8
6
Choose the word that best fits the description: " a spiral galaxy that contains our solar system on the outer part of one its arm"
Universe
Solar System
Milky Way Galaxy
Earth
What is "a group of stars that form a pattern in the sky" called?
Constellation
Comet
Asteroid
Meteor
The first man landed on the moon on:
July 20, 1969
August 15, 1995
September 11, 2001
June 20, 1984
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
(a)
Earth moves through space in 2 major ways:
revolution
repetition
rotation
relaxation
True or False: Earth's rotates on it's axis at 50 degrees
True
False
True or False: Revolution describes the time it takes an object to go around something once
True
False
True or False: Near the equator, sunlight strikes the Earth's surface more directly and is less spread out than near the poles.
True
False
Earth has seasons because...
The sun gets tired of shining all the time
Mother Nature causes it to change
The Earth is tilted as it revolves around the sun
Other countries have to take a turn at being warm
Fill in the Blank: The height of the ____ above the horizon varies with the season.
moon
stars
planets
sun
The strength of the force of gravity between two objects depends on 2 factors: (Choose 2 answers)
the masses of the objects
the distance between them
the connection between them
the movement of the objects
Fill in the blank: Increase in mass = Increase in _______.
gravity
space
time
season
Fill in the blank: Increase in distance = decrease in _______ .
gravity
time
season
eclipse
The moon is a "natural (a) "
Fill in the blank: A satellite is anything that ______ the earth.
revolves
rotates
orbits
travels
True or False: The same side of the moon always faces Earth.
True
False
In a geocentric system: Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars.
True
False
In a heliocentric system, Earth and the other planets revolve around the stars.
True
False
Fill in the blank: Planets orbit the sun in an ellipse or flat ______ .
circle
oval
square
diamond
The sun is made of 2 things: (Choose 2 answers)
helium
oxygen
hydrogen
iron
The smallest terrestrial planet and the planet closest to the sun is?
(a)
The only planet capable of supporting life is?
(a)
Which planet is called "The Red Planet" which is due to the breakdown of iron-rich rocks?
(a)
Which planet is has spectacular rings made of billions of ice crystals?
(a)
Which planet is the farthest from the sun?
(a)
Which planet rotates the fastest and is the largest?
(a)
Name the missing gas giant planet: Jupiter, Saturn, (a) and Neptune.
