WorksheetsPlanets Quiz
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 12mins
Match the characteristics to those of inner and outer planets.
Closer together
Terrestrial, rocky
More dense
Smaller
Shorter revolution
More known about
Far apart
Made of mostly of gas
Less dense
Larger
Longer revolution
Less known about
Order the names of the planets starting from closest to the Sun.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Order the names of the planets starting from closest to the Sun.
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Match the name of the planet to its characteristic.
Hottest planet because of the Greenhouse Effect
Venus
Planet with the Great Dark Spot
Neptune
Fastest orbiting planet
Mercury
Planet with a sideways axis
Uranus
The "red planet"
Mars
Match the name of the planet to its characteristic.
The largest planet
Jupiter
Planet with the most rings
Saturn
Planet made of 2/3 water
Earth
Planet with the Great Red Spot
Jupiter
Planet with a canyon larger than the Grand Canyon
Mars
Which factors affect the gravitational pull of the planets?
Distance and mass
Temperature and size
Color and brightness
Speed and direction
Match the correct moon to its characteristics.
The largest in our solar system
Ganymede
Is the most geologically active
Io
Same hemisphere always faces Jupiter
Callisto
The smoothest surface
Europa
Has an underground ocean
Ganymede
The _______________ (more or less) mass an object has the _______________ (more or less) gravitational force it has.
more and more
more and less
less and more
less and less
The _______________ (closer or farther) two objects are together the _______________ (more or less) gravitational force it has.
farther and less
farther and more
closer and more
closer and less
