WorksheetsSolar System Test Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which of the following statements is correct?
Pluto was once classified as a dwarf planet, but is now classified as a main planet
Pluto was never classified as a planet
Pluto has always been considered a planet
Pluto was once considered a planet, but no longer is
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
Which planet is closest in size to Earth?
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Neptune
What is the effect of the Sun's gravity on the planets in our solar system?
It pushes the planets away from the Sun.
It has no effect on the planets.
It keeps the planets in their orbits.
It causes the planets to collide with each other.
Order the Inner Planets
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Order the Outer Planets
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
The moon is the Earth’s _______.
Satellite
Star
Planet
None of the above
The Moon gets its light from the
It reflects the Earth's light
It reflects the other stars' light
It makes its own light
It reflects the Sun's light
Revolution causes ________
Day and Night
Seasons
Tides
All of the above
What causes the seasons?
How close we are to the sun.
The tilt of the Earth
The rotation of the Earth
Solar Storms
When the visible (lit) portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is:
waning
full
new
waxing
About how many days does it take to moon to go through a complete cycle?
29 days
7 days
365 days
20 days
How long does it take the Earth to rotate?
24 hours/1 day
24 hours/1 week
365 days/ 1 year
It always rotates
What does rotating cause?
Seasons
Weather
Day and Night
Tides
What does revolving cause?
Day and Night
A day to pass
Tides
Seasons
How long does it take the Earth to revolve?
365 days/1 month
365 days/ 1 year
24 hours/1 day
24 hours/1 week
The reason for the different seasons (winter, summer, spring, fall) is because the Earth is _______
Spinning around all year
Rotating
None of these
Titled on its axis
Why does the sun look so big to us?
It is the closest star to Earth.
It is farthest star from Earth.
It is the biggest star.
It is the hottest star.
Organize these options into the right categories
Used to observe distant galaxies
Has captured stunning images of space
Astronauts work here
Invented by Edwin Hubble
Orbits the Earth
Research center
Organize these options into the right categories
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
What is a strength of our Solar System Model?
It does not show us the distance between planets
The model shows us the planets order.
The model does not show the planets size to scale the Sun.
it is not a clear picture of planets' orbits
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?
The stars that look largest are moving toward the Earth.
The stars that look smallest are closest to the Earth.
All stars are the same distance from the Earth.
The stars that look largest are closest to the Earth.
