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The solar system

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What’s the name of our planetary system?

a)

The Solar System

b)

The Sun

c)

The Earth

d)

The Milky Way

2.

Which force holds all the planets orbiting around the Sun?

a)

Gravity

b)

Magnetism

c)

Density

d)

The wind

3.

The Sun was originated…

a)

5 billion years ago

b)

5 million years ago

c)

5 thousand years ago

d)

5 hundred years ago

4.

The Sun originated in the center of a…

a)

Nebula

b)

Moon

c)

Planet

d)

Star

5.

The Sun is...

a)

A medium-sized star

b)

Much more heavy than the Earth

c)

1.3 million times bigger than the Earth

d)

All the sentences are correct

6.

What sentence about the Sun is FALSE or incorrect?

a)

The Sun is a solid sphere

b)

The Sun is made up of hydrogen and helium

c)

The Sun radiates energy to the rest of the planets

d)

Nuclear explosions take place inside the Sun

7.

How do we call an object that orbits a star that has its own gravity and a spherical shape?

a)

Planet

b)

Asteroid

c)

Meteoroid

d)

Star

8.

Rock planets are...

a)

Composed of highly dense materials

b)

Further from the Sun

c)

Bigger in size than gaseous planets

d)

Orbiting the Sun at slow speed

9.

Gaseous planets...

a)

Have thick atmospheres

b)

Are very close to the Sun

c)

Are mainly formed of dense materials

d)

Are much smaller than inner planets

10.

What sentence about the Earth is FALSE or incorrect?

a)

Is the smaller of the rocky planets

b)

Only has one natural satellite

c)

Is 150 million km far from the Sun

d)

Is the only planet that accommodates water in its liquid state

11.

An example of a Dwarf planet is...

a)

Pluto

b)

Mercury

c)

Sirio

d)

Halley comet

12.

How do we call bodies made of rock and ice that orbit the Sun on very elliptical paths?

a)

Asteroids

b)

Comets

c)

Meteoroids

d)

Meteorites