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WorksheetsEarth & The Solar System Quiz
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 37mins
Which of the planets listed is the gaseous planet which is closest to the Sun?
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Uranus
Which of the following objects are described as orbiting the Sun?
1 and 2 only
1, 2 and 3
1, 2, and 4
1, 2, 3 and 4
What creates the periodic nature of the seasons?
The tilting of the Earth's axis
The orbiting of the Earth around the Sun
The combination of the orbiting of the Earth around the Sun and the Earth's tilting axis
The change in temperature of the Sun
Which of the following statements about the strength of a gravitational field is correct?
At the surface of a planet it depends on the diameter of the planet
Around a planet it decreases as the distance from the planet increases
The mass of the planet decreases as the distance from the planet increases
The mass of the planet increases as the distance from the planet increases
Which line in the table best describes the angle of the Earth’s axis from the vertical, and the effect of this tilt?
23.4° Rising and setting of the Sun
23.4° Changing of the seasons
66.6° Rising and setting of the Sun
66.6° Changing of the seasons
Which line in the table correctly identifies the length of one year, one day and daylight hours during an equinox, all as experienced on Earth?
356 days / 88 days / 12 hours
364 days / 12 hours / 12 hours
365 days / 28 hours / 12 hours
365 days / 24 hours / 12 hours
What is the approximate orbital speed of the Earth?
10,000 km/h
100,000 km/h
2.5 × 10^6 km/h
50 × 10^6 km/h
Which of the following gives the correct reason for why comets travel faster within the Solar System than they do when they are outside it?
A comet near to the Sun has more gravitational potential energy.
Comets closer to the Sun transfer gravitational potential energy to kinetic energy due to conservation of energy.
A comet which is outside the Solar System has less energy than one which is passing through it.
Comets closer to the Sun transfer kinetic energy to gravitational potential energy due to conservation of energy.
The radius of Jupiter's orbit is 778 × 10^6 km. What is the time taken for light from the Sun to reach the surface of Jupiter?
2600 ms
2600 s
0.39 s
3.9 × 10^4 s
Select the combination which best defines and describes an accretion disc.
1, 3 and 5
2, 3 and 5
1, 3 and 4
2, 3 and 4
Which row describes possible changes to the mass of the Earth and the distance between the Earth and the Moon that would cause the gravitational force to increase?
Double, Drop to one quarter
Stay the same, Stay the same
Halve, Stay the same
Drop to one quarter, Double
What is the orbital speed of Venus?
40,000 km/h
62,900 km/h
126,000 km/h
810,000 km/h
What is the orbital speed of Mars?
8.68 × 10^3 m/hr
1.38 × 10^4 m/hr
8.68 × 10^7 m/hr
2.08 × 10^7 m/hr
Choose the false sentence about galaxy
Our galaxy is called the Milky Way
Our Solar System is part of a galaxy
There are many other galaxies in the universe
A galaxy is only a group of stars and planets
The ñame of our galaxy is...
The revolution
The Milky Way
The Moon way
The rotation
Choose the true sentence about the Moon.
The Earth is the Moon satelite
It takes the Moon 24 hours to orbit around the Earth
A new Moon is when the Sun lights up al the Moon
The Moon is a non-luminous celestial body
Choose the false sentence about the Earth
Earth takes a day to complete a spin around its axis
Earth’s axis runs from the North Pole to the South Pole
Earth’s axis is not inclined
Earth spins on its axis, this movement is called rotation.
Choose the false sentence
Earth' inclines axis produces the seasons.
The seasons are Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.
In Spring days are shorter and it is warmer.
365 days last the orbita around the Sun.
How long does it take to the Earth to make one full revolution around the Sun?
365 days
24 days
1 week
356 days
How long is one Earth’s rotation?
60minutes
24 days
24 hours
24 months
Choose the FALSE sentence about the Sun
The Sun is the star of the Solar System
The Sun is a medium-sized star
The Sun is vital for life to exist in our planet
The Sun is a planet that gives us heat and light
Which planet is the brightest?
Neptune
Moon
Sun
Venus
Which is the largest planet in the Solar System?
Neptune
Jupiter
Mars
Uranus
