WorksheetsT2 El sistema solar (6.13.)
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which planets are the inner planets?
Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Neptune
Earth, Saturn, Venus, Pluto
Uranus, Earth, Venus, Mars
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Which statement is true about the sun?
It is the only star in our solar system
It revolves around Earth
It is really a comet
It is closer to Neptune than Mercury
What is the correct order of the planets?
Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Mars
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Venus, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Pluto, Jupiter
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
) The solar system is made up of eight planets and their moons, asteroids, comets and many other smaller objects that orbit the sun
True
False
Planets in the solar system revolve around ________________.
A Moon
Another planet
Nothing
The sun
The distance from the Earth to the Sun equals
A light year
A million miles
One year
1 AU or 93 million miles
Mercury has huge temperature differences from day to night because it doesn’t have a/an
Moon
Atmosphere
Crater
Fast orbit
Mercury orbits the sun _______________ than any other planet.
Faster
slower
What does the terrain on Mercury resemble?
A volcano
Earth’s moon
A river bed
A meteorite
Which planets are in the correct order from the sun?
Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Neptune
Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus
Saturn, Earth, Jupiter, Venus
Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Uranus
Why is Venus the hottest planet?
It is the closest to the sun.
It has an atmosphere that holds in the heat from the sun
The sulfuric acid in the atmosphere makes heat.
Because it is similar to Earth, and Earth gets hot too
What is it called when Venus passes across the face of the sun?
Transit
Gibbous
Transition
Nothing, it’s not that big of a deal.
Why can’t we explore Venus?
There is too much water on the planet
The probes cannot transmit information back to Earth because it is too far away
We can, we just don’t want to.
The atmosphere is too toxic. The sulfuric acid and heat destroy equipment
Earth is the only
Planet to harbor life
Planet with an atmosphere
Planet that has a moon
Planet with wind
Earth has four seasons because
The oceans cover 70% of its surface
The moon makes it hot and cold
It is tilted on its axis by 23.5 degrees
Of solar wind
The Aurora Borealis are caused by
Charged particles from solar wind
The cold weather in the north and south poles
The reflection of the moon
Ice particles in the air
Mars is an inner, terrestrial planet
True
False
The surface of Mars has changed over the years because of
Water
Volcanism
Wind
All of the above
The 4 inner planets are also called?
Gas giants
Solid planets
Little planets
Terrestrial Planets
The tetonic plates on Mars are
Flat
Horizontal
Red
Vertical
Jupiter’s 4 largest moons are:
Triton, Ganymede, Luna, and Ion
Europe, Titan, Ion, Triton
Callisto, Io, Europa, Ganymede
Galileo, Io, Titan, Luna
The visible clouds in Jupiter are composed of
Ammonia
Nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
The “stripes” in Jupiter are created by
Colorful gasses
A great storm
Ice
Strong winds in the upper atmosphere
The giant spinning storm in Jupiter is called the
Great Red Spot
Great Storm
Mystery Storm
Great Dark Spot
Who was the first to view Saturn through a telescope?
Ganymede
Cassini
Copernicus
Galileo
Which moon is Saturn’s largest moon?
Titan
Triton
Tristan
Taipan
What were the name of the probes that flew by and photographed Saturn?
Cassini-Huygens Dual Band
Cassini Division 1 and 2
Rover 1 and 2
Voyager 1 and 2
Which planet has the most extensive ring system in the Solar System
Uranus
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus gets it blue green color from
Ammonia
Nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
How long does it take for Uranus to complete one orbit around the sun?
20 years
84 years
120 years
165 years
Neptune’s _____________ is / are 3x stronger than Jupiter’s
Winds
Gravity
Magnetic pull
Colors
Neptune orbits the sun every ____________ years
8
300
165
48
Which moon is the coldest body in the Solar System at -391 degrees F?
Triton
Luna
Io
Ganymede
Which planet is the 8th planet from the sun?
Neptune
Uranus
Saturn
Jupter
