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Pimento International End of term test

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

a)

Neptune

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Mars

2.

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Venus

d)

Saturn

3.

What are the two moons of Mars?

a)

Phobos and Deimos

b)

Callisto

c)

Ganymede

d)

Europa

4.

What is the name of the project initiated by Elon Musk to colonize Mars?

a)

Galactica

b)

SpaceX

c)

Red Planet Ventures

d)

MarsX

5.

How many planets are there in our solar system?

a)

7

b)

10

c)

8

d)

12

6.

What is the name of the largest volcano on Mars?

a)

Tharsis Tholus

b)

Valles Marineris

c)

Elysium Mons

d)

Olympus Mons

7.

mars have no moons

a)

true

b)

false

8.

True or false? One day, humans may be able to live on Mars.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

Is Mars hot or cold?

a)

hot

b)

cold

10.
Fill in the blank:
Mars is the ________ planet from the sun
a)
5th
b)
4th
c)
3rd
11.
Which of the following characteristics does not describe Mars?
a)
extremely dry, extremely cold
b)
extremely cold, no ice present
c)
no ice present, teeming with life
d)
extremely dry, cold, and dead
12.
Why is Mars referred to as the Red Planet?
a)
high abundance of iron oxides
b)
red daytime sky
c)
light bent towards the red spectrum
d)
none of these answer choices
13.

What prevents the planets from colliding in space?

a)

Orbits are large

b)

Orbits are far apart

c)

Orbits are close

d)

Orbits are small

14.

Which planet takes the longest time to make a complete journey around the Sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

15.
Which is the sixth planet from the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Uranus
c)
Saturn
d)
Neptune
16.
Which planet is seventh from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Earth
c)
Venus
d)
Uranus
17.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
18.
Which planet is now characterized as a dwarf planet?
a)
Neptune
b)
Pluto
c)
Miss Best
d)
Coca-cola
19.
What characteristics do Earth and Venus share? 
a)
They rotate in the same direction
b)
They are both similar size and density
c)
They have the same gases in their atmospheres
d)
They were born at the same time
20.
Which planet is known for having an extreme tilt on its axis causing extreme seasons?
a)
Neptune
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Uranus
21.
What do we call Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?
a)
Outer Planets
b)
Terrestrial Planets
c)
Inner Planets
d)
Oort Cloud
22.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called.....?
a)
Jovian Planets
b)
Awesome Sauce Planets
c)
Gas Giants
d)
Inner Planets
23.

How can you tell the difference between moons and planets?

a)

moons are smaller than planets

b)

planets have life, moons do not

c)

planets orbit around stars, moons orbit around planets

d)

planets have rings

24.

Order from smallest to largest:

a)

planet, solar system, galaxy, universe

b)

universe, galaxy, solar system, planet

c)

planet, galaxy, solar system, universe

25.

A star that is dense and made up of hot gases

a)

Planet

b)

Moon

c)

Asteroids

d)

Sun

e)

Comet

26.

What are the characteristics of the outer planets in the solar system?

a)

Giant balls of gas and ice

b)

Hard and rocky

c)

Very Large

d)

Smaller

e)

Have many moons

27.

What are the characteristics of the inner planets in the solar system?

a)

Giant balls of gas and ice

b)

Hard and rocky

c)

Very Large

d)

Smaller

e)

Have many moons

28.

Hottest Planet

(a)  

29.

Has seasons like Earth

(a)  

30.

Sideways planet

(a)  

31.

Has a great red spot

(a)  

32.

What if you lived on Mars, how does its orbit around the sun make things different for you?

a)

Shorter orbit = shorter year

b)

Longer orbit = longer year

33.

This is a special lens used to see farther into space.

a)

rover

b)

telescope

c)

lander

d)

probe

34.

How long does EARTH take to rotate?

(a)  

35.

How long does earth take to revolve around the sun?

(a)  

36.

What is the largest moon on Saturn

a)

Marshal

b)

Titan

c)

Tristan

37.

How long does it take Uranus to rotate

a)

7 hours

b)

70 hours

c)

17 hours

38.

How many moons does Neptune have

a)

14

b)

6

c)

12

39.

Which of the following takes 165 earth years to revolve around the sun

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

40.

what is the biggest object in the solar system?

a)

The sun

b)

Jupiter

c)

Olympus mons

41.

List 3 things we would need to take to mars

4 lines
42.

What is the difference between rotation and revolution?

4 lines
43.

Which 2 planets have no moons?

a)

Mercury and mars

b)

Venus and earth

c)

Mercury and Venus

d)

Neptune and mars

44.

What are the 2 first gases formed in the solar system

a)

Hydrogen only

b)

Helium only

c)

Helium and hydrogen

d)

Nitrogen and helium