WorksheetsQuiz 17: The Solar System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 23mins
What is the solar system?
A system of moons that orbit around the planets
A system of stars that make up galaxies
A system of planets and other celestial bodies that orbit around the sun
A system of comets and asteroids that orbit around the sun
Where is most of the matter in the solar system found?
The sun
The planets
The asteroids
The comets
What are the inner planets of the solar system called?
Jovian planets
Dwarf planets
Terrestrial planets
Gas giants
What are the outer planets of the solar system called?
Kuiper Belt
Dwarf planets
Terrestrial planets
Jovian planets
Which terrestrial planet in the solar system has the most moons?
Mars
Earth
Venus
Mercury
What is the process by which hydrogen is fused into helium in the sun?
Fission
Fusion
Combustion
Evaporation
What is the nearest individual star to Earth?
Sirius
Alpha Centauri
Proxima Centauri
Betelgeuse
What is the sun mostly composed of?
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Helium
What is the process by which mass is converted to energy in the sun?
Evaporation
Combustion
Fission
Fusion
What is the source of energy that sustains life on Earth?
Nuclear energy
Geothermal energy
Solar energy
Wind energy
What happens to the mass of the sun over time?
It reinvents itself
It increases
It decreases
It remains constant
What is the term for a small planet in the process of formation?
Planetesimal
Dwarf planet
Asteroid
Comet
What is the shape of the spinning cloud in the nebular theory of solar system formation?
Cylindrical
Spherical
Pyramid
Disc
What is the process by which matter coalesces to form planets?
Condensation
Erosion
Accretion
Sublimation
What is the term for a cloud of gas and dust from which the sun and planets formed?
Supernova
Nebula
Galaxy
Cluster
According to scientists, the solar system formed from
colliding planetesimals.
rotating stars.
colliding nebulae.
a rotating disk of dust and gases.
The densities of the Jovian planets are
not more than about 0.5 times the density of water.
not more than about 1.5 times the density of water.
from 3.9 to 5.5 times the density of water.
more than 5.5 times the density of water.
How does the diameter of the terrestrial and Jovian planets compare?
The diameters of the Jovian planets are much larger.
The diameters of the terrestrial planets are much larger.
All but one of the terrestrial planets have diameters about equal to the diameters of the Jovian planets.
All but one of the Jovian planets have diameters about-equal to the diameters of the terrestrial planets.
