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WorksheetsAstronomy Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
The sun is in the ________________________ of our solar system.
outside
circle
center
moon
How many planets are in our solar system (not including pluto)
9
10
8
7
Which planet is the largest planet in our solar system
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Earth
What planet do we live on?
Mars
Venus
Earth
Saturn
What planet is closest to the sun?
Neptune
Mercury
Mars
Venus
What planet has thousands of beautiful, tiny rings made of chunks of ice and rock?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Which is the farthest planet from the sun?
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
What planet is known as the red planet because of its red looking surface?
Earth
Uranus
Saturn
Mars
Which of the following lists the correct order of the planets from the sun?
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Pluto
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What are the outer planets made of?
Rocks
Dust
Gases
Asteroids
The STREAK OF LIGHT produced by a falling chunk of rock from space is a _____ .
Meteorite
Shooting Star
Meteor
Asteroid
A piece of rock that did NOT burn up in the atmosphere and LANDED on Earth _____ .
Meteorite
Shooting Star
Meteor
Asteroid
What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?
gravity
friction
magic
distance
Evidence shows that interstellar bodies are moving away from Earth, some faster than others, which BEST suggests that the universe
Is Shrinking
Is Expanding
Was not formed by a big bang
Has always been the same size
Which theory do scientists believe MOST LIKELY explains the creation of the universe?
Big Bang Theory
Radiation Theory
Red Shift Theory
Butterfly Effect Theory
Over time, scientists have changed their model of our solar system. It has transitioned from
a sun-centered to an moon-centered model.
a sun-centered to an earth-centered model.
an earth-centered to a sun-centered model.
a moon-centered to an earth-centered model.
Many years ago, people believed that the Earth was the center of the solar system because from Earth, it looks as if the stars and the Sun
revolve around the Earth.
are controlled by the Earth.
are much smaller than the Earth.
move more quickly than the Earth.
Scientists believe that the universe is expanding. Which theory about the creation of the universe BEST supports this belief?
Creation Theory
Big Bang Theory
Protouniverse Theory
Bouncing Universe Theory
The ______________model was first summarized by Aristotle and Plato in the 4th Century BC and later updated by Ptolemy, a Greek philosopher, about 100-200 AD. In the model the Earth is motionless at the center of universe.
Geocentric
Gravocentric
Heliocentric
Solarcentric
The _____________ model is a model proposed by Nicholaus Copernicus, a Polish cleric, around 1500. His model proposed that all the planets revolve around the Sun and the moon revolves around Earth.
Big Bang
Geocentric
Heliocentric
Gravocentric
In this illustration, the rings around the Sun represent
Orbit
Sun Rays
Radiation
Dust Particles
