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WorksheetsPlanets Inner and Outer
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is an outer planet?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Makemake
2.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
Atmospheric gases trap solar heat and warm the surface
b)
Volcanic activity heats the greenhouse
c)
Plants on the surface emit gases and make it green
d)
Solar energy is absorbed by the rings around the planet
3.
Which if the following planets is the smallest?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Venus
4.
What are the inner planets composed of?
a)
gases and ice
b)
rock and ice
c)
gases and rock
d)
rock
5.
What is another name for the inner planets?
a)
extraterrestrial planets
b)
terrestrial planets
c)
gas giants
d)
gas dwarfs
6.
Which statement is true?
a)
Venus has been explored by rovers
b)
Mars has a greenhouse effect
c)
Earth is the only planet with evidence of water
d)
Mars has a thinner atmosphere than Venus
7.
Which of the following planets has a greenhouse effect?
a)
Earth and Venus
b)
Venus and Mercury
c)
Saturn and Earth
d)
Venus and Mars
8.
What are the outer planets mostly composed of?
a)
rock and ice
b)
gases and ice
c)
rock
d)
rock and ice
9.
Which planet has no atmosphere?
a)
Earth
b)
Venus
c)
Mercury
d)
Mars
10.
What is another name for the outer planets?
a)
extraterrestrial planetgas
b)
terrestrial planets
c)
gas giants
d)
gas dwarfs
11.
Which outer planets have rings?
a)
Just Saturn
b)
Saturn and Jupiter
c)
Jupiter, Neptune, and Saturn
d)
all 4 of them
12.
Which planet is farthest from the Sun?
a)
Neptune
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Jupiter
13.
Which planet has the most moons?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Venus
d)
Uranus
14.
Which 2 planets have NO moons?
a)
Earth and Mercury
b)
Mars and Mercury
c)
Venus and Mars
d)
Mercury and Venus
15.
Which outer planet rotates sideways?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
16.
Which planet has a thick atmosphere and is the hottest planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
17.
Which planet has no atmosphere and looks like our moon?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
18.
True or False
The planets are all equally distanced from each other.
The planets are all equally distanced from each other.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
True or False
The Earth is the center of the solar system.
The Earth is the center of the solar system.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
21.
What is a common characteristic of the inner planets?
a)
Large
b)
Gaseous
c)
Rings
d)
Rocky Surface
22.
What is a common characteristic of the inner planets?
a)
Large
b)
Gaseous
c)
Rings
d)
Rocky Surface
23.
True or False
The planets are not lined up in a perfectly straight line
The planets are not lined up in a perfectly straight line
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Which planet has no atmosphere and looks like our moon?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
25.
Which planet has a thick atmosphere and is the hottest planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
26.
Which planet is covered in water?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
27.
Which planet has iron in its soil and is the red planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
28.
Which planet is the smallest?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
29.
Which planet is Earth's sister planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
30.
Which planet rotates to give day/night every 24 hours?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
31.
Which planet has had rovers sent to it to study its soil?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
32.
What is in between the inner planets and the outer planets?
a)
Asteroid belt
b)
Kuiper belt
c)
Sun
d)
Moon
33.
Which planet is the largest?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
34.
Which planet has the biggest rings?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
35.
Which planet rotates on its side?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
36.
Which planet has a Great Dark Spot?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
37.
Which planet has hurricanes and one large one that makes up the Great Red Spot?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
38.
What force keeps the planets orbiting the sun?
a)
Gravity
b)
Magnetism
c)
Electricity
d)
Friction
39.
Planets that are farther from the sun
a)
take more time to orbit
b)
take less time to orbit
40.
Planets that are closer to the sun
a)
take more time to orbit
b)
take less time to orbit
41.
The moon was created due to Earth's collision with a planet named Thea which resulted in matter orbiting the Earth for billions of years eventually forming our moon.
a)
False
b)
True
42.
The moon was created due to Earth's collision with a planet named Thea which resulted in matter orbiting the Earth for billions of years eventually forming our moon.
a)
False
b)
True
43.
Which planet is the largest?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
44.
The sun is a
a)
planet
b)
star
c)
asteroid
45.
What planet has rings made of ice and rock?
a)
Saturn
b)
Earth
c)
Mercury
d)
Shenaniganz
46.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
47.
Why was Pluto removed from the list of planets in 2006?
a)
It broke one of the laws and had to be punished
b)
It was voted out by the other planets
c)
It's small size and irregular orbit
d)
People didn't like its color
48.
Which planet is the smallest inner planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
49.
Venus was...
a)
a sun god
b)
the goddess of love
c)
the goddess of water
d)
the god of fire
50.
Which is considered to be earth's twin because it is close in size?
a)
Uranus
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Venus
51.
Which planet is do we think once had liquid water on it?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Saturn
52.
Which planet has an atmosphere made up of sulfuric acid and carbon dioxide, has tons of storms, rains acid rain and tons of non-stop, active volcanoes?
a)
Earth
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Mars
53.
Which planet has been classified now as a dwarf planet?
a)
Uranus
b)
Neptune
c)
Saturn
d)
Pluto
54.
The following describes which planet:
*close to Earth's size
*hottest planet
*second planet from the Sun
*close to Earth's size
*hottest planet
*second planet from the Sun
a)
Jupiter
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
55.
The following describes which planet:
*5th planet from the Sun
*largest planet
*has faint ring of dust
*has 63 moons
*5th planet from the Sun
*largest planet
*has faint ring of dust
*has 63 moons
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
56.
Which planet is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun and Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Venus
c)
Neptune
d)
Jupiter
57.
Which planet is the 7th planet from the Sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Uranus
c)
Neptune
d)
Jupiter
58.
Which of the following planets cannot support life?
a)
Mars
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
All of the above
59.
The following describes which planet:
*all water is frozen and once had active volcanoes
*has severe dust storms at hurricane speeds
*4th planet from the Sun
*all water is frozen and once had active volcanoes
*has severe dust storms at hurricane speeds
*4th planet from the Sun
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
60.
Which planet has a large red spot?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
61.
The following describes which planet:
*has one moon
*has canyons, craters, mountains, volcanoes, more than 70% of the surface is covered by water
*has one moon
*has canyons, craters, mountains, volcanoes, more than 70% of the surface is covered by water
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
62.
Which planet has the largest, most impressive ring system?
a)
Saturn
b)
Uranus
c)
Neptune
d)
Jupiter
63.
Which planet has large storm systems like the Great Dark Spot?
a)
Neptune
b)
Uranus
c)
Mars
d)
Saturn
64.
Which planet is known as Earth's twin because of its characteristics?
a)
Mars
b)
Jupiter
c)
Venus
d)
Saturn
65.
Which planet is tipped on its side?
a)
Venus
b)
Earth
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
66.
Which planet are known as the inner planets?
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus Neptune
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
67.
Which is the ONLY planet known to support life?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Venus
d)
Uranus
68.
Which planet is called the Red Planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Earth
c)
Mars
d)
Neptune
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