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SOL 4.5 Solar System

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which phase of the moon is in the box?

a)

New Moon

b)

First Quarter

c)

Full Moon

d)

Last Quarter

2.

What is the name of the moon phase pictured in the box?

a)

First Quarter

b)

Full Moon

c)

New Moon

d)

Last Quarter

3.

Which phase of the moon is in the box?

a)

First Quarter

b)

Full Moon

c)

New Moon

d)

Last Quarter

4.

What is the correct order of the planets in the Solar System, starting closest to the Sun?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

5.

Which planet is the largest?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Pluto

6.

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

a)

Pluto

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

7.

Choose the correct order of the first 4 planets

a)

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars

b)

Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

d)

Mercury, Mars, Venus, Pluto

8.

Choose the correct order of the outer gas giants

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

c)

Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter

d)

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptunr, Pluto

9.
When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
10.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
11.
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
29.5 days
12.
How long does it take for Earth to complete on full rotation?
a)
365 days
b)
23 hours
c)
24 hours
d)
1 month
13.
The earth orbits around...
a)
the sun.
b)
the moon
c)
other planets
d)
the Milky Way
14.
When the southern hemisphere has winter, what season does the northern hemisphere have?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
15.
Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
orbit
d)
double axis
16.

Which part of Earth is experiencing night?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.

What causes Earth’s seasons?

a)

Earth’s distance from the Sun

b)

The ocean

c)

Earth’s tilted axis as it revolves around the sun

d)

Fluctuating heat from the Sun

18.

If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere.

a)

spring

b)

summer

c)

fall

d)

winter

19.
At position A, in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
20.
At position C, in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
21.
At position D in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
22.
At position B, in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
23.
How does the moon get its light?
a)
it reflects the sun's light onto the earth
b)
it creates its own light, similar to a star
c)
it gathers light from earth during the day
d)
the moon is actually a yellow color, so it appears to be bright during the nighttime
24.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.
When the southern hemisphere has winter, what season does the northern hemisphere have?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
27.
The sun is a _______________.
a)
planet
b)
satallite
c)
galaxy
d)
star
28.
Earth's seasons are caused by the tilt of its axis and its revolution.
a)
True 
b)
False
29.
All planets are the same size.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
It takes the Earth 365 1/4 days to make one what?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution 
c)
resolution 
d)
circle
31.

Seventh planet from the sun.

a)

Pluto

b)

Uranus

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

32.

Known as the red planet

a)

Saturn

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

33.

What attracts a body toward any other object in space

a)

the sun

b)

satellites

c)

gravity

d)

astroid belt

34.

Which of the following demonstrates how a rotating object spins.

a)

spinning top

b)

falling pebble

c)

bouncing basketball

d)

air hockey puck

35.

What causes the changes from night to day on Earth?

a)

Earth's tilt

b)

Earth's orbit of the sun

c)

The moon orbiting Earth

d)

Earth rotating on its axis

36.

How long does it take the moon to revolve around the Earth?

a)

One season

b)

one rotation of the moon

c)

one Earth rotation

d)

one Earth revolution

37.

Do the inner or outer planets have more moon?

a)

inner

b)

outer

38.

Are the inner or outer planets made up of mostly rock?

a)

inner

b)

outer

39.

Do the inner or outer planets have rings?

a)

inner

b)

outer

40.

Do the inner or outer planets revolve around the sun faster?

a)

inner

b)

outer

41.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why Earth is the only planet with life as we know it?

a)

It's atmosphere

b)

It has water

c)

It's distance from the sun

d)

It's moon

42.

What can transport rovers and people to planets and the moon?

a)

spacecraft

b)

probes

c)

telescopes

d)

airplanes

43.

What is the second planet from the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

44.

How are galaxies classified?

a)

location

b)

size

c)

shape

d)

numer of planets

45.

What causes Earth's seasons?

a)

Earth's orbit

b)

Earth's tilt on its axis

c)

The moon

d)

The speed in which Earth rotates

46.

What type of moon is this?

a)

new moon

b)

full moon

c)

waxing gibbous

d)

waning gibbous

47.

What kind of moon is this?

a)

waning gibous

b)

waxing gibbous

c)

waning crescent

d)

full moon

48.

What kind of moon is this?

a)

waning gibbous

b)

waxing gibbous

c)

waning crescent

d)

waxing crescent

49.

What helps scientists move telescopes in space, controls satellites, launches rockets and works aboard the ISS?

a)

Hubble Space Telescope

b)

Computers

c)

Rovers

d)

Deep Space Probes

50.

What is a remote controlled vehicle that explores Mars?

a)

Computer

b)

Hubble Space Telescope

c)

Rover

d)

Deep Space Probe

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