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Planet Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What planet is farthest from the Sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Jupiter

2.

What planets is Earth in between?

a)

Venus and Mercury

b)

Venus and Mars

c)

Mars and Jupiter

d)

Mercury and Venus

3.

What planet is closest to the Sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

4.

Sun, Mercury, Venus, (a)  

5.

Which planet is known as the "Ice Giant"?

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

6.

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

7.

What planets are in our solar system? (Check all that apply)

a)

Sun

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

8.

What planet is the third closest to the Sun?

a)

Venus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Neptune

d)

Earth

9.

How many planets are in our solar system? (do NOT count dwarf planets)

(a)  

10.

The solar system consists of the sun, smaller objects, and ...

a)

8 planets and their moons

b)

6 planets 

c)

only moons

d)

more than 100 stars

11.

They are small and have rocky bodies. 

a)

this describes the inner planets 

b)

this describes the outer planets 

12.

The 2nd planet from the Sun is...

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Pluto

13.

Mercury is the ____ planet from the sun. 

a)

1st

b)

2nd 

c)

3rd

d)

4th

14.

The surface of this planet appears red due to rusting iron in the rocks.

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Pluto

d)

Venus

15.

This is the largest planet in the solar system.

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Uranus

d)

Venus

16.

This is the smallest planet in the solar system

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

17.

Only planet known to have life

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

18.

Which of the following statements is correct?

a)

Pluto was once classified as a dwarf planet, but is now classified as a main planet

b)

Pluto was never classified as a planet

c)

Pluto has always been considered a planet

d)

Pluto was once considered a planet, but no longer is

19.

The order of the planets is:

a)

Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus

c)

Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune

20.

Ms. Johns shows her class a correct model of the Solar System. What can the model show that is just like the real Solar System?

a)

how heavy the Earth is

b)

how big the planets are

c)

how fast the Sun spins

d)

how many planets there are

21.

Which planet is known as the 'Red Planet'?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

22.

Which planet is known for having the most extensive ring system?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

23.

What is the primary component of the Martian atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Hydrogen

24.

Which planet is known as the 'Morning Star' or 'Evening Star'?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

25.

Which planet has the highest mountain in the solar system, Olympus Mons?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus