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MEGA REVIEW YEAR 5 SOLAR SYSTEM

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Sun?
a)
It is a satellite
b)
It is a Star
c)
It is a comet
d)
It is a planet
2.

What is the correct order of the planets in the Solar System, starting closest to the Sun?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

3.

What do Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars all have in common?

a)

They are all very cold planets.

b)

They are considered terrestrial planets, that is rocky or have metals with hard surface.

c)

They are about the same size.

d)

They are considered gas giants

4.

Which planet is the largest planet in the solar system and is the fifth planet?

a)

the sun

b)

Uranus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Earth

5.

Which of the following is ordered from largest to smallest?

a)

Universe -> Galaxy -> Solar System -> Planet

b)

Planet -> Galaxy -> Solar System -> Universe

c)

Planet -> Solar System -> Galaxy -> Universe D.) Universe

d)

Universe -> Solar System -> Galaxy -> Planet

6.

Which planet is home to the tallest mountain , has the largest dust storms in the solar system and is also known as the 'Red Planet' because of the presence of iron oxide in it's rock.

a)

Earth

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

7.

What is the object that all planets in our solar system orbit?

a)

The moon

b)

The sun

c)

The Milky Way

d)

Mercury

8.

A cloud of gas and dust is called a....

a)

Solar System

b)

Nebula

c)

Galaxy

d)

Red Giant

9.
Which planet is the hottest?
a)
Earth
b)
Neptune
c)
Mercury
d)
Venus
10.
What is the only planet known to contain life?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
11.
Our galaxy is called the
a)
Earth Nebula
b)
The Hubble Galaxy
c)
The Milky Way
d)
The Snickers
12.
The Milky Way Galaxy is a 
a)
spiral
b)
lenticular
c)
elliptical 
d)
irregular
13.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
14.
Which of the following is the largest?
a)
The Milky Way Galaxy
b)
A red giant star
c)
The moon
d)
Jupiter
15.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular 
d)
Irrational
16.

How do scientists tell if a star is warm or cool?

a)

by its size

b)

by its age

c)

by its color

d)

by its shape

17.

What is a star made of?

a)

many kinds of gases

b)

many kinds of solids

c)

both gases and solids

d)

gases, solids, and liquids

18.

Which of the following components form a galaxy?

A-Stars

B-Planets

C-Gas

D-Dust

a)

B, C and D

b)

A,C and D

c)

A, B and C

d)

All the above

19.

Which type of galaxy is known for its irregular shape?

a)

Elliptical

b)

Spiral

c)

Irregular

d)

Lenticular

20.
How old do scientists think the Universe is?
a)
13.8 billion years old
b)
4.5 billion years old
c)
24,000 years old
d)
5 years old
21.

Which of these people was the first to set foot on the Moon?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Jim Lovell

c)

Luke Skywalker

d)

Orville Wright

22.

How long does it take the Moon to make a revolution around the Earth?

a)

12 hours

b)

27 Earth days

c)

One year

d)

Three months

23.

What do many astronomers think caused the formation of the Moon?

a)

An asteroid

b)

A comet

c)

The sun

d)

A volcanic eruption

24.

What causes the moon to shine?

a)

The sun

b)

Its red-hot surface

c)

Pixie dust

d)

Electricity

25.

The moon is not visible in the night sky during which phase?

a)

Waning crescent

b)

Waxing gibbous

c)

Full moon

d)

New moon

26.
We see the same side of the moon all the time.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
When the moon looks round, it is called a _______ moon.
a)
half
b)
crescent
c)
full
d)
craters
28.
How many phases does the moon go through?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
10
d)
16
29.
What does the moon not have?
a)
Craters
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Gravity
d)
Light
30.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT MOON PHASE
a)
FULL MOON
b)
NEW MOON
c)
WAXING GIBBOUS
d)
WAXING CRESCENT
31.

Our sun is a _______________ star.

a)

red

b)

white

c)

blue

d)

yellow

32.
What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent
a)
Supreme Continent
b)
United States
c)
Eurasia
d)
Pangea
33.

How many dwarf planets are there?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

10

d)

Too many to count

34.

What year was Pluto reclassified as a dwarf planet?

a)

1978

b)

2006

c)

2018

d)

It hasn't happened yet, but it will soon

35.

How many hours does it take Haumea to complete one rotation around the Sun?

a)

1 hour

b)

4 hours

c)

7 hours

d)

10 hours

36.

Which dwarf planet is the largest?

a)

Haumea

b)

Pluto

c)

Ceres

d)

Eris

37.

Can dwarf planets have moons and rings?

a)

No

b)

Yes

38.

Dwarf planets are ____________ than other planets.

a)

brighter

b)

closer

c)

larger

d)

smaller

39.

Dwarf Planet that used to be a planet

a)

Ceres

b)

Eris

c)

Pluto

d)

Make-Make

40.

Which dwarf planet is the smallest and closest to the sun?

a)

Ceres

b)

Pluto

c)

Haume

d)

Makemake

41.

Which dwarf planet is the furthest from the sun and is -390 degrees farenheit?

a)

Pluto

b)

Haume

c)

Makemake

d)

Eris

42.

Which dwarf planet has no atmosphere, is a perfect sphere and it is red in color?

a)

Eris

b)

Makemake

c)

Haume

d)

Pluto

43.

Which dwarf planet is located in the Asteroid Belt?

a)

Ceres

b)

Pluto

c)

Eris

d)

Haume

44.
How many moons does Mercury have?
a)
67
b)
4
c)
0
d)
1
45.

What position planet is Venus in the solar system?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

46.

What is Mars’s nickname?

a)

the Red planet

b)

the Big Red

c)

the Red car

d)

the Earth

47.

What is the composition of Jupiter?

a)

Tin Foil

b)

Rock

c)

Gasses

d)

Cardboard

48.

Saturn is the only planet with rings?

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Is Uranus smaller, same size, or larger than Earth?

a)

Smaller

b)

Same Size

c)

Larger

50.

What is Neptune's atmosphere made out of?

a)

Air

b)

Everything on this except air

c)

Helium

d)

Methane

e)

Hydrogen