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Solar System Test Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
They are small and have rocky bodies. 
a)
this describes the inner planets 
b)
this describes the outer planets 
2.
Uranus is different that other planets because it rotates on it's side. 
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The 2nd planet from the Sun is...
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
4.
Mercury is the ____ planet from the sun. 
a)
1st
b)
2nd 
c)
3rd
d)
4th
5.
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
6.
This is the smallest planet in the solar system
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
7.
Only planet known to have life
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
8.

Which of the following statements is correct?

a)

Pluto was once classified as a dwarf planet, but is now classified as a main planet

b)

Pluto was never classified as a planet

c)

Pluto has always been considered a planet

d)

Pluto was once considered a planet, but no longer is

9.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
10.

Which planet is closest in size to Earth?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Neptune

11.

What is the effect of the Sun's gravity on the planets in our solar system?

a)

It pushes the planets away from the Sun.

b)

It has no effect on the planets.

c)

It keeps the planets in their orbits.

d)

It causes the planets to collide with each other.

12.

Order the Inner Planets

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

1)
2)
3)
4)
13.

Order the Outer Planets

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

1)
2)
3)
4)
14.
What are the different phases of the moon shown in the image?
15.

The moon is the Earth’s _______.

a)

Satellite

b)

Star

c)

Planet

d)

None of the above

16.

The Moon gets its light from the

a)

It reflects the Earth's light

b)


It reflects the other stars' light

c)

It makes its own light

d)

It reflects the Sun's light

17.

Revolution causes ________

a)

Day and Night

b)

Seasons

c)

Tides

d)

All of the above

18.

What causes the seasons?

a)

How close we are to the sun.

b)

The tilt of the Earth

c)

The rotation of the Earth

d)

Solar Storms

19.

When the visible (lit) portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is:

a)

waning

b)

full

c)

new

d)

waxing

20.

About how many days does it take to moon to go through a complete cycle?

a)

29 days

b)

7 days

c)

365 days

d)

20 days

21.

How long does it take the Earth to rotate?

a)

24 hours/1 day

b)

24 hours/1 week

c)

365 days/ 1 year

d)

It always rotates

22.

What does rotating cause?

a)

Seasons

b)

Weather

c)

Day and Night

d)

Tides

23.

What does revolving cause?

a)

Day and Night

b)

A day to pass

c)

Tides

d)

Seasons

24.

How long does it take the Earth to revolve?

a)

365 days/1 month

b)


365 days/ 1 year

c)

24 hours/1 day

d)

24 hours/1 week

25.

The reason for the different seasons (winter, summer, spring, fall) is because the Earth is _______

a)

Spinning around all year

b)

Rotating

c)

None of these

d)

Titled on its axis

26.

Why does the sun look so big to us?

a)

It is the closest star to Earth.

b)

It is farthest star from Earth.

c)

It is the biggest star.

d)

It is the hottest star.

27.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Used to observe distant galaxies

Has captured stunning images of space

Astronauts work here

Invented by Edwin Hubble

Orbits the Earth

Research center

Hubble Telescope
International Space Station
28.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

One of them in our Solar System

A large body in space that orbits

8 of them in our Solar System

Produces its own heat and light

A hot ball of burning gases

Does not produce its own heat and light

Stars
Planets
29.

What is a strength of our Solar System Model?

a)

It does not show us the distance between planets

b)

The model shows us the planets order.

c)

The model does not show the planets size to scale the Sun.

d)

it is not a clear picture of planets' orbits

30.

The Sun is a star. Scientists have explained that the reason the Sun looks larger than other stars is that the Earth is much closer to the Sun than to other stars. Lena has noticed some of the stars in the night sky look smaller than others.

What is the best prediction that Lena could make about the stars?

a)

The stars that look largest are moving toward the Earth.

b)

The stars that look smallest are closest to the Earth.

c)

All stars are the same distance from the Earth.

d)

The stars that look largest are closest to the Earth.