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WorksheetsSpace Unit
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 24mins
___________ separates the inner planets and outer planets of our solar system.
Orion's Belt
The Kuiper Belt
Meteor Belt
Asteroid Belt
The largest planet in our solar system.
Mars
Pluto
Mercury
Jupiter
The earth has _______ natural satellites.
two
one
none
seven
The sun and the planets, moons, and other objects that orbit the sun.
Astronomy
Kuyper Belt
Solar System
Constellation
A large round object that orbits the sun on its own path.
Meteor
Asteroid
Meteorite
Planet
A giant ball of extremely hot gas that produces light.
Comet
Axis
Star
Planet
A small piece of space matter orbiting the sun; most are a few millimeters long, but they can be up to a meter long.
Comet
Asteroid
Meteoroid
Eclipse
A large chunk of rock that orbits the Sun in the asteroid belt; can be a couple of meters to hundreds of kilometers long.
Meteor
Asteroid
Kuiper Belt
Galaxy
What are the FOUR outer planets?
MARS, NEPTUNE, PLUTO, EARTH
PLUTO, NEPTUNE, URANUS, SATURN
JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE
MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH, MARS
WHAT SEPARATES THE INNER PLANETS FROM THE OUTER PLANETS?
THE SUN
THE MOON
THE MILKY WAY
THE ASTEROID BELT
FILL IN THE BLANK
_________________ is a giant, gaseous planet. You can see the huge storm, called the Great Red Spot, which has been raging for at least 400 years. It has a moon named LO
JUPITER
SATURN
URANUS
NEPTUNE
SATURN IS THE ONLY PLANET WITH RINGS
TRUE
FALSE
WHICH PLANET IS AN ICE PLANET THAT ROTATES ON ITS SIDE
JUPITER
SATURN
URANUS
NEPTUNE
THIS IS THE LAST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM AND CAN HAVE WINDS AS FAST AS 2000KM/HR
JUPITER
SATURN
URANUS
NEPTUNE
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS DWARF PLANET THAT IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED A PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?
(a)
THE MILKY WAY IS:
A SOLAR SYSTEM
A GALAXY
A UNIVERSE
A PLANET
CHECK ALL OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE A PLANET A PLANET.
DOESN'T GIVE OFF LIGHT
ORBITS A SUN
HAS ENOUGH GRAVITY TO MAKE IT A BALL
KEEP OTHER THINGS OUT OF ITS ORBIT
CAN SUSTAIN LIFE
WHAT ARE THE FOUR INNER PLANETS?
MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH, JUPITER
EARTH, JUPITER, SATURN, MERCURY
EARTH, VENUS, MERCURY, PLUTO
MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH, MARS
WHAT IS THE CLOSEST PLANET TO THE SUN?
MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
WHICH PLANET IS SECOND FROM THE SUN BUT IS HOTTER THAN OTHER PLANETS BECAUSE OF ITS THICK ATMOSPHERE?
EARTH
VENUS
MERCURY
PLUTO
WHAT IS THE ONLY PLANET THAT HAS WATER, OXYGEN, LAND AND LIFE?
EARTH
VENUS
MARS
MERCURY
WHAT PLANET IS PICTURED HERE WITH A ROVER EXPLORING ITS RED SURFACE?
EARTH
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
the path an object takes as it revolves around a star, planet, or moon
revolve
orbit
rotate
space probe
6th planet from the Sun; an outer planet
Saturn
Pluto
Earth
I frozen chunk of ice and gases that orbits the sun in an elliptical pattern.
Meteroid
asteroid
dust
comet
Where is the asteroid belt located?
Venus and earth
mars and jupiter
sun and mercury
neptune and uranus
A probe, satellite, rocket, rover, and telescope all need to be able to do what?
collect rock samples
Transport equipment
conduct experiments
communicate with Earth
An object that revolves around another object in space (natural or manmade)
mirror
microscope
oscilloscope
satellite
Have human beings ever set foot on Mars?
Yes
No
Which is NOT a gaseous giant?
Neptune
Saturn
Uranus
Mars
