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The Solar System

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The cold planet is.......

a)

Earth

b)

Uranus

c)

Mercury

2.

Our planet is.......

a)

Earth

b)

Uranus

c)

Mercury

3.

The nearest planet is.......

a)

Earth

b)

Uranus

c)

Mercury

4.

The largest planet is.......

a)

Earth

b)

Uranus

c)

Jupiter

5.

The planet with big number of colored rings rotating around it.

a)

Saturn

b)

Uranus

c)

Jupiter

6.

the blue planet is.......

a)

Neptune

b)

Uranus

c)

Jupiter

7.

Bodies that revolve around some planets are........

a)

sun

b)

moons

c)

planets

8.

the largest body in the solar system.....

a)

The Sun

b)

moons

c)

planets

9.

The smallest planet

a)

Earth

b)

Uranus

c)

Mercury

10.
What planet is it?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
11.

How many planets are there in the solar system?

a)

10

b)

4

c)

5

d)

8

12.

I am the 5th planet from the Sun.

a)
b)
13.

What’s the name of this planet?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

14.

What’s the name of this planet?

a)

Earth

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Saturn

15.

It's the smallest planet in our solar system.

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

16.

It's the hottest planet. It is surrounded by poisonous gas.

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

17.

This planet is covered by water.

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

18.

It's fourth planet from the sun.

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Pluto

d)

Earth

19.

It is the sixth planet from the Sun. And it is surrounded by big rings. They're made of ice, dust, and rock.

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

d)

Earth

20.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called.....?
a)
Jovian Planets
b)

Awesome Planets

c)
Gas Giants
d)
Inner Planets
21.
Which planet is the hottest?
a)
Earth
b)
Neptune
c)
Mercury
d)
Venus
22.
What do we call Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?
a)
Outer Planets
b)

Terrestrial Planets

c)
Inner Planets
d)
Oort Cloud
23.
What is the only planet known to contain life?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
24.
What characteristics do Earth and Venus share? 
a)
They rotate in the same direction
b)
They are both similar size and density
c)
They have the same gases in their atmospheres
d)
They were born at the same time
25.
Which planet is now characterized as a dwarf planet?
a)
Neptune
b)
Pluto
c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

26.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
27.

Which planet is the closest to the sun?

a)
Uranus
b)
Mercury
c)
Neptune
d)
Earth
28.
What is the center of our solar system?
a)
moon
b)
earth
c)

The Sun

d)
Jupiter
29.

These 4 planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) are known as

a)

terrestrial planets

b)

gas giants

c)

dwarf planets

d)

solar planets

30.

These four planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are classified as ...

a)

terrestrial planets

b)

gas giants

c)

solar planets

d)

the best planets

31.

Where is the Asteroid Belt located in the Solar System?

a)

near Neptune

b)

between Mercury and Venus

c)

between Mars and Jupiter

d)

around the Sun

32.

Earth is one of .... planets that orbit the sun.

a)

five

b)

eight

c)

seven

d)

ten

33.

A ..... is a large celestial body that emits light and heat.

a)

planet

b)

galaxy

c)

star

d)

moon

34.

A ..... is a large collection of stars, gas, and dust

a)

moon

b)

star

c)

planet

d)

galaxy

35.

The ....... is the space with all the matter and energy in it.

a)

universe

b)

moons only

c)

starts only

d)

planets only

36.

A ...... is a dark body that orbits the sun.

a)

star

b)

planet

c)

galaxy

d)

solar system

37.

All these planets are terrestrial planets except .....

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

38.

The four planets that orbit furthest from the sun are called gas giant planets. They are

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Venus

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

c)

Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, and Mars

d)

Mars, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

39.

Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called:

a)
Asteroids
b)
Comets
c)

Meteoroids

d)
Meteors
40.
Asteroids "hang out" in our solar system in a place called:
a)
The Kupier Belt
b)
The Oort Cloud
c)
The Planetary Rings
d)
The Asteroid Belt
41.

Which planets are made primarily of rock?

a)

Gas Giants

b)

Terrestrial

42.

Between which 2 planets do we find the asteroid belt?

a)

Mercury and Jupiter

b)

Earth and Mars

c)

Mars and Jupiter

d)

Jupiter and Saturn

43.
The luminous celestial body around which Earth and other planets revolve and from which they receive heat and light.
a)
satellite
b)
planet
c)

The sun

d)
star
44.

8 celestial bodies that revolve around the Sun in the solar system. [ _______ ]

a)

satellites

b)

planets

c)

stars

d)

rocks

45.

A natural chunk of rock or dust existing outside of Earth’s atmosphere.

a)

meteor

b)

meteorites

c)

Meteoroids

46.
A small object that enters Earth's atmosphere from space and burns due to friction, emitting light.
a)
meteor
b)

meteorite

c)

meteoroid

47.
Remains of meteoroids that strike the surface of Earth or the Moon.
a)

meteors

b)
meteorites
c)

meteoroids

48.
A celestial body that revolves around a planet.
a)
moon
b)
star
c)
comet
d)
meteor
49.

A celestial body of ice, dust, and rock with an elongated and elliptical orbit.

a)

Asteroid

b)

comet

c)

moon

d)

planet

50.

A meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere and produces a streak of light.

a)

Dwarf Planet

b)

Meteor

c)

Comet

d)

Sun