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Solar System Overview

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a storm of swirling gases on the Jupiter’s surface

a)

Great Red Spot

b)

Great Red Storm

c)

Great Stormy Cloud

d)

Great Stormy Gases

2.

A name for the outer planets

a)

Gas Bubbles

b)

Gas Giants

c)

Liquid Gas

d)

Giant Planets

3.

the four largest moons of Jupiter—lo, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto

a)

Jupiteran Moons

b)

Galilean Moons

c)

Superior Moons

d)

Saturn's Moons

4.

All the outer planets have solid surfaces and liquid cores. 

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Jupiter actually has around 80 moons including the Galilean moons.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Saturn is the least-dense planet in the solar system.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The outer Planets are mostly made of _____________.

a)

Oxygen and hydrogen

b)

hydrogen and helium

c)

nitrogen and helium

d)

hydrogen and nitrogen

8.
Any of the large celestial bodies that revolve around the Sun in the solar system.
a)
satellite
b)
planet
c)
solar
d)
rocky
9.
A ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat.
a)
satellite
b)
planet
c)
solar
d)
star
10.
Object that revolves around a larger object in space; can be natural such as the Earth’s Moon or man-made such as a space telescope
a)
Satellite
b)
Solar System
c)
Atmosphere
d)
All of These
11.
A natural satellite revolving around a planet.
a)
Moon
b)
Comet
c)
Meteor
d)
None of These
12.
The sun, its planets, and all other objects in orbit around the sun or planets.
a)
Solar System
b)
Universe
c)
Galaxy
d)
All of These
13.

The asteroid belt is located between

a)

Mercury and Venus

b)

Mars and Jupiter

c)

Earth and Mars

d)

Jupiter and Saturn

14.

Everything in our solar system revolves around...

a)

Jupiter

b)

Galilean Moons

c)

the sun

d)

Earth

15.

Is the earth flat?

a)

No

b)

No

c)

No

d)

No

16.
Remains of meteoroids that strike the surface of Earth or the Moon.
a)
meteor
b)
meteorites
c)
meteoid
17.
The region between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids orbit around the Sun.
a)
Asteroid Belt
b)
Solar System
c)
Inner Planet
d)
Outer Planet
18.
Compared to the inner planets, the outer planets are...
a)
larger
b)
warmer
c)
denser
d)
better
19.
Which planet is known for it's red, rust covered surface?
a)
Venus
b)
Mercury
c)
Mars
d)
Jupiter
20.
Which is the hottest planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Neptune
21.
The difference between a moon and a planet is...
a)
A moon is made of rock, a planet is made of gas
b)
Moons can only be seen with a telescope
c)
Moonss revolve around a planet, planets revolve around a sun
d)
That's no moon... ITS A SPACE STATION!
22.

Unit of measurement that equals the distance from Earth to the sun. Approximately 93 million miles.

a)

Astronaut

b)

Astronomical Unit

c)

Asteroid

d)

Model

23.

Gas giant planets; group of four massive planet in the solar system made mostly of gases. Known as the outer planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

a)

Jovian Planets

b)

Planet

c)

Terresterial Planeta

d)

Solar System

24.

Rocky planets in the inner solar system. Consists of the inner planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

a)

Jovian Planets

b)

Planets

c)

Terrestrial Planets

d)

Solar System

25.

What is the region called that is beyond Neptune where many dwarf planets, like Pluto, and other icy objects are located?

a)

Kepler Belt

b)

Asteroid Belt

c)

Kuiper Belt

d)

Orion's Belt

26.

Some comets come from the outer edge region of the Solar System are called __________

a)

Asteroid Belt

b)

Oort Cloud

c)

Kepler Belt

d)

Outer Planets

27.

Which dwarf planet is located in the asteroid belt?

a)

Ceres

b)

Pluto

c)

Eris

d)

Makemake

28.

What process produces the energy released from the sun?

a)

nuclear fission

b)

nuclear fusion

c)

physical change

d)

photosynthesis