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WorksheetsSolar System Facts
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the third planet from the Sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
2.
The outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) are made of --
a)
gas
b)
rocks
c)
water
3.
The inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are made of--
a)
rocks
b)
gas
c)
helium
4.
How many planets are in our Solar System?
a)
7
b)
8
c)
9
5.
All of the objects in our Solar System orbit the sun.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What is the center of our Solar System?
a)
Earth
b)
the moon
c)
the sun
7.
The sun and all of the bodies that revolve around it is the __________
a)
Planet
b)
Comet
c)
Solar System
d)
Asteroid
8.
A giant sphere of glowing gases is a ___________
a)
Galaxy
b)
Light-year
c)
Star
d)
Magnitude
9.
Which planet is furthest away from the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
10.
Which planet is not an inner planet?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Saturn
11.
Which one is not an outer planet?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Neptune
c)
Mars
d)
Uranus
12.
Which planet has the Great Red Spot?
a)
Pluto
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Earth
13.
What is a fact about the outer planets?
a)
They are smaller.
b)
They are made of rock
c)
They are made of gas.
d)
They have no rings.
14.
What is a fact about the inner planets?
a)
They are smaller.
b)
They are made of gas.
c)
They have many moons.
d)
They have rings.
15.
This picture shows the path Earth takes as it moves around the sun. What is the path called?
a)
a constellation
b)
a moon
c)
an orbit
d)
a planet
16.
What is a planet?
a)
a group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky
b)
a large ball of hot gases that gives off heat and light
c)
a large ball or rock or gas that moves around the sun
d)
a toy aliens play with
17.
Which thing is a huge ball of hot gases that gives off heat and light?
a)
a moon
b)
a planet
c)
a star
d)
a spaceship
18.
What is another word for rotate?
a)
orbit
b)
skip
c)
spin
d)
run
19.
Which planet is between Mercury and Earth?
a)
Mars
b)
Uranus
c)
Venus
d)
the Moon
20.
What does Earth do when it rotates?
a)
It turns.
b)
It gives off heat.
c)
It moves farther from the sun.
d)
It changes the seasons.
21.
What does the arrow show on this picture of the Earth?
a)
how many times Earth rotates
b)
the direction in which Earth rotates
c)
how fast Earth moves around the sun
d)
how fast airplanes travel around the Earth
22.
Compared to Earth, does Saturn take a longer or shorter amount of time to orbit the sun?
a)
longer
b)
shorter
23.
Why does the sun appear to change throughout the day?
a)
Earth rotates.
b)
The moon blocks the sun.
c)
The Sun gets closer to Earth.
d)
Spaceships move in front of the sun.
24.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are_________________.
a)
terrestrial planets
b)
giant gas planets
c)
are the largest planets
25.
Each planet has____________that orbit around them.
a)
stars
b)
moons
c)
comets
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