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Gr. 6 Earth's Motion & Solar System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the galaxy where we are?

a)

Milky Way

b)

Andromeda

c)

Antennae

d)

Bear Paw

2.

Which of the following planets is considered an inner planet in the solar system?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Jupiter

3.

Which planet in the solar system is closest to the Sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

4.

What is the planet closest to the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

5.

What is the second planet from the sun? It is also the hottest planet.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

6.

What is the planet that is suitable for different life forms?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

7.

What is the planet that is known as the "Red Planet"? It is the home some of the largest dust storms.

a)

Uranus

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

8.

What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?

a)

Sun

b)

Dwarf planets

c)

Asteroid belt

d)

rings

9.

What is the main composition of the outer planets in the solar system?

a)

Liquid water

b)

Gas

c)

Rocky surfaces

d)

Fire

10.

What is the largest planet in the solar system?

a)

Uranus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

11.

What planet is known for having beautiful rings around it?

a)

Neptune

b)

Uranus

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

12.

What is the planet that rotates on its side?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

13.

What is the last planet from the sun? It is dark, cold, and windy in that planet.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Uranus

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

14.

It is one of the dwarf planets in our solar system

a)

moon

b)

Earth

c)

Pluto

d)

Titan

15.

What is the main source of light in our solar system?

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

16.

What is the motion of Earth?

a)

Clockwise

b)

Counterclockwise

c)

Vertical

d)

Horizontal

17.

What is the imaginary line where Earth spins?

a)

Orbit

b)

Axis

c)

Equator

d)

Poles

18.

What do you call the spinning of Earth on its axis?

a)

Revolution

b)

Rotation

c)

Spinning

d)

Axis

19.

What is the deflection of wind that circulates on Earth?

a)

Boriolis Effect

b)

Coriolis Effect

c)

Easterly winds

d)

Westerly winds

20.

What is the movement of Earth on its orbit around the sun?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Orbit

d)

Yearly