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Solar System Basics

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What takes up 99.8% of the mass in the solar system?

a)

The moon

b)

The sun

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

2.

What is the second planet from the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

3.

Do the terrestrial or gas planets revolve around the sun faster?

a)

terrestrial

b)

gas

4.

Are the terrestrial or gas planets made up of mostly rock?

a)

terrestrial

b)

gas

5.

Do the terrestrial or gas planets have rings?

a)

terrestrial

b)

gas

6.

Seventh planet from the sun.

a)

Pluto

b)

Uranus

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

7.
True or False
The planets are all equally distanced from each other.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Almost Earth’s twin in size and mass, this planet has very thick atmosphere.
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Neptune
9.
The four terrestrial planets all have
a)
Rocky surfaces
b)
Hot temperatures
c)
Deep atmospheres
d)
Large size
10.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are what type of planets?
a)
Gas Giants
b)
Ice Giants
c)
Terrestrial Planets
d)
Exterior Planets
11.
What planet is it?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
12.
Venus, Mercury, Earth, and Mars are what type of planet?
a)
Gas Giants
b)
Ice Giants
c)
Terrestrial Planets
d)
Exterior Planets
13.
An _______ is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. 
a)
Oort Cloud
b)
Asteroid belt
c)
Kuiper belt
d)
Photosphere
14.

What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

magic

d)

distance

15.

Gravity _____

a)

PULLS on objects

b)

PUSHES on objects

c)

is only on EARTH

d)

All of the Above

16.

Planet Earth is the _____closest to the sun.

a)

Fifth

b)

First

c)

Third

d)

Sixth

17.

What are the outer planets made of?

a)

Rocks

b)

Dust

c)

Gases

d)

Asteroids

18.

Which of the following lists the correct order of the planets from the sun?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

19.

What planet is known as the red planet because of its red looking surface?

a)

Earth

b)

Uranus

c)

Saturn

d)

Mars

20.

Which is the farthest planet from the sun?

a)

Uranus

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

21.

What planet has thousands of beautiful, tiny rings made of chunks of ice and rock?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

22.

What planet is closest to the sun?

a)

Neptune

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

23.

What planet do we live on?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Saturn

24.

Which planet is the largest planet in our solar system

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Mars

d)

Earth

25.

How many planets are in our solar system (not including pluto)

a)

9

b)

10

c)

8

d)

7

26.

The sun is in the ________________________ of our solar system.

a)

outside

b)

circle

c)

center

d)

moon

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