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Solar System, Moon Pre-Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are known as what type of planets?

a)

Terrestrial Planets

b)

Jovian Planets

c)

Alien

d)

Space

2.

Which Planet is a Jovian Planet?

a)

Saturn

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

3.

Put the first 5 planets in order of distance from the sun 1. ​ (a)   2. ​ (b)   3.​ (c)   4.​ (d)   ​ 5. ​ (e)  

Choose from the below words
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Pluto
4.

Select three known Kuiper Belt Objects?

a)

Makemake

b)

Haumea

c)

Neptune

d)

Eris

e)

Titan

5.

__________________ begins to form within the swirling nebular disk due to gravity.

a)

Babies

b)

Planetismals

c)

ProtoStars

d)

Protoplanets

6.

The moon is a

a)

planet

b)

natural satellite

c)

star

d)

galxy

7.

Craters on the moon were mostly formed by

a)

earthquakes

b)

volcanic action inside the moon

c)

meteorite impact on the moon

d)

people shooting at the moon

8.

The revolution of the moon orbiting the Earth is ____________ days.

a)

27.3

b)

31

c)

7

d)

14

9.

Lunar features such as Maria consists of

a)

oceans

b)

limestone

c)

granite

d)

basalt rock

10.
For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?
a)
The sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.
b)
The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.
c)
Earth must be directly between the Sun and the moon.
11.
When the Earth's shadow falls on the moon, the shadow causes what to happen?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
c)
Partial eclipse
12.

Identify the phase of the moon that is shown

a)

new moon

b)

first quarter

c)

waning gibbous

d)

third quarter

13.

3. Identify the phase of the moon that is shown

a)

waxing gibbous

b)

full moon

c)

waning gibbous

d)

third quarter

14.

4. Identify the phase of the moon that is shown

a)

new moon

b)

third quarter

c)

waxing crescent

d)

full moon

15.

7. Identify the phase of the moon that is shown

a)

new moon

b)

waxing crescent

c)

full moon

d)

waning crescent