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T2 El sistema solar (6.13.)

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which planets are the inner planets?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Neptune

b)

Earth, Saturn, Venus, Pluto

c)

Uranus, Earth, Venus, Mars

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

2.

Which statement is true about the sun?

a)

It is the only star in our solar system

b)

It revolves around Earth

c)

It is really a comet

d)

It is closer to Neptune than Mercury

3.

What is the correct order of the planets?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Mars

b)

Mercury, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Venus, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Pluto, Jupiter

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

4.

) The solar system is made up of eight planets and their moons, asteroids, comets and many other smaller objects that orbit the sun

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Planets in the solar system revolve around ________________.

a)

A Moon

b)

Another planet

c)

Nothing

d)

The sun

6.

The distance from the Earth to the Sun equals

a)

A light year

b)

A million miles

c)

One year

d)

1 AU or 93 million miles

7.

Mercury has huge temperature differences from day to night because it doesn’t have a/an

a)

Moon

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Crater

d)

Fast orbit

8.

Mercury orbits the sun _______________ than any other planet.

a)

Faster

b)

slower

9.

What does the terrain on Mercury resemble?

a)

A volcano

b)

Earth’s moon

c)

A river bed

d)

A meteorite

10.

Which planets are in the correct order from the sun?

a)

Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Neptune

b)

Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus

c)

Saturn, Earth, Jupiter, Venus

d)

Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Uranus

11.

Why is Venus the hottest planet?

a)

It is the closest to the sun.

b)

It has an atmosphere that holds in the heat from the sun

c)

The sulfuric acid in the atmosphere makes heat.

d)

Because it is similar to Earth, and Earth gets hot too

12.

What is it called when Venus passes across the face of the sun?

a)

Transit

b)

Gibbous

c)

Transition

d)

Nothing, it’s not that big of a deal.

13.

Why can’t we explore Venus?

a)

There is too much water on the planet

b)

The probes cannot transmit information back to Earth because it is too far away

c)

We can, we just don’t want to.

d)

The atmosphere is too toxic. The sulfuric acid and heat destroy equipment

14.

Earth is the only

a)

Planet to harbor life

b)

Planet with an atmosphere

c)

Planet that has a moon

d)

Planet with wind

15.

Earth has four seasons because

a)

The oceans cover 70% of its surface

b)

The moon makes it hot and cold

c)

It is tilted on its axis by 23.5 degrees

d)

Of solar wind

16.

The Aurora Borealis are caused by

a)

Charged particles from solar wind

b)

The cold weather in the north and south poles

c)

The reflection of the moon

d)

Ice particles in the air

17.

Mars is an inner, terrestrial planet

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The surface of Mars has changed over the years because of

a)

Water

b)

Volcanism

c)

Wind

d)

All of the above

19.

The 4 inner planets are also called?

a)

Gas giants

b)

Solid planets

c)

Little planets

d)

Terrestrial Planets

20.

The tetonic plates on Mars are

a)

Flat

b)

Horizontal

c)

Red

d)

Vertical

21.

Jupiter’s 4 largest moons are:

a)

Triton, Ganymede, Luna, and Ion

b)

Europe, Titan, Ion, Triton

c)

Callisto, Io, Europa, Ganymede

d)

Galileo, Io, Titan, Luna

22.

The visible clouds in Jupiter are composed of

a)

Ammonia

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Methane

23.

The “stripes” in Jupiter are created by

a)

Colorful gasses

b)

A great storm

c)

Ice

d)

Strong winds in the upper atmosphere

24.

The giant spinning storm in Jupiter is called the

a)

Great Red Spot

b)

Great Storm

c)

Mystery Storm

d)

Great Dark Spot

25.

Who was the first to view Saturn through a telescope?

a)

Ganymede

b)

Cassini

c)

Copernicus

d)

Galileo

26.

Which moon is Saturn’s largest moon?

a)

Titan

b)

Triton

c)

Tristan

d)

Taipan

27.

What were the name of the probes that flew by and photographed Saturn?

a)

Cassini-Huygens Dual Band

b)

Cassini Division 1 and 2

c)

Rover 1 and 2

d)

Voyager 1 and 2

28.

Which planet has the most extensive ring system in the Solar System

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

29.

Uranus gets it blue green color from

a)

Ammonia

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Methane

30.

How long does it take for Uranus to complete one orbit around the sun?

a)

20 years

b)

84 years

c)

120 years

d)

165 years

31.

Neptune’s _____________ is / are 3x stronger than Jupiter’s

a)

Winds

b)

Gravity

c)

Magnetic pull

d)

Colors

32.

Neptune orbits the sun every ____________ years

a)

8

b)

300

c)

165

d)

48

33.

Which moon is the coldest body in the Solar System at -391 degrees F?

a)

Triton

b)

Luna

c)

Io

d)

Ganymede

34.

Which planet is the 8th planet from the sun?

a)

Neptune

b)

Uranus

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupter