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The Solar System

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of this planet?

a)

EARTH

b)

MERCURY

c)

MARS

d)

VENUS

2.

This planet has rings.

a)

SATURN

b)

MERCURY

c)

MARS

d)

VENUS

3.

The biggest planet is...

a)

JUPITER

b)

EARTH

c)

MARS

d)

VENUS

4.

This planet is also called "The Red Planet"

a)

JUPITER

b)

EARTH

c)

MARS

d)

VENUS

5.

The hottest planet is...

a)

JUPITER

b)

EARTH

c)

MARS

d)

VENUS

6.
The moon is a natural  ______ of Earth.
a)
comet
b)
axis
c)
satellite
d)
space probe
7.
Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
phase
d)
comet
8.
One kind of  _______ is the crescent Moon.  
a)
axis
b)
asteroid
c)
phase
d)
space probe
9.
One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.
a)
axis
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
satellite
10.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
11.
One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.
a)
The inner planets all have water
b)
the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets
c)
the outer planets are gas planets
d)
the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't
12.
Where is the asteroid belt found?
a)
between earth and mars
b)
Between Uranus and Neptune
c)
Between Mercury and Venus
d)
Between Mars and Jupiter
13.
Why does Earth have different seasons? 
a)
because of the distance between Earth and the sun 
b)
because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis 
c)
because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis 
d)
because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun 
14.

What is a meteoroid that has hit Earth's surface?

a)

Meteor

b)

Asteroid

c)

Comet

d)

Meteorite

15.
 How long does it take the earth to rotate once? 
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
20 hours
d)
36 hours
16.
What model of the solar system states the sun is the center
a)
Geocentric Model
b)
Heliocentric model
c)
Biocentric modal
d)
Hydrocentric  model
17.
Put the planets in order from the sun.
a)
Mercury, Venus, Mars Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Sarturn, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Sarturn,  Uranus, Neptune,Pluto
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Sarturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto
18.

Which planet is NOT one of the

"Gas Giants"?

a)

Uranus

b)

Venus

c)

Neptune

d)

Saturn

19.
When the southern hemisphere has winter, what season does the northern hemisphere have?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
20.
It takes the earth one year to make one what?
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
c)
turn
d)
flip 
21.

Which Season is your favorite?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

22.

What is the elliptical line circling the Sun represent?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Orbit of the Earth

d)

Orbit of the Sun

23.

Refer to the diagram. Why are our (Norther Hemisphere) summer months the warmest?

a)

Closer to the Sun

b)

Further from the Sun

c)

Tilted toward the Sun

d)

Tilted away from the sun

24.

1. What angle is Earth’s axis tilted at?

a)

20 degrees

b)

21.5 degrees

c)

23 degrees

d)

23.5 degrees

25.

According to the diagram, when does fall officially begin?

a)

June 22

b)

Sept. 23

c)

Dec. 22

d)

March 21

26.

Refer to the diagram: When is the Earth the furthest from the Sun and what is the distance?

a)

January, 147 million km

b)

July, 152 million km

27.

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