WorksheetsVirginia Science
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______
gas
metal
water
rock
Which planet is NOT one of the
"Gas Giants"?
Uranus
Venus
Neptune
Saturn
Which planets have rings?
Just Saturn
Saturn and Jupiter
Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, and Mars
all 4 of the outer planets
a small rocky body orbiting the sun, ranging from the size of a small house to dust particles
nebula
terrestrial planets
collision
asteroids
A name for the large planets composed mostly of gases, including Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
terrestrial planets
inner planets
nebula
gas giants
Put the objects in order from the sun.
Sun, Mercury, Asteroid Belt, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Asteroid Belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Asteroid Belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Asteroid Belt, Uranus, Sun
Select all that apply to the inner planets
Rocky
Small
Made of gas
Slow
Select all that apply to the outer planets
Small
Made of gas
Behind the asteroid belt
Has rings
The planets are all equally distanced from each other.
According to the chart above, how does the diameter of Pluto compare to the diameter of Venus?
Venus is about five times smaller than Pluto
Pluto is about two times smaller than Venus
Pluto is about six times smaller than Venus
Venus is about the same size as Pluto
The sun is
a planet
an asteroid
an enormous meteor
a star
Jupiter has
many moons
a solid, rocky surface
its own sun
only two moons
The Mars Rover discovered
the atmosphere is mostly nitrogen
that Mars is three times bigger than Earth
there is iron oxide in the soil
there are people living on Mars
Where is the asteroid belt located?
In between Mars and Jupiter
In between Uranus and Neptune
Beyond the Oort Cloud
In between Mercury and Venus
