wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Solar System P4

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 3hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following lists Earth's compositional layers starting with Earth's center and ending with the outermost layer.

a)

mantle, crust, core

b)

crust, mantle, core

c)

crust, core, mantle

d)

core, mantle, crust.

2.

What is the main cause of earthquakes?

a)

large ocean waves called tsunamis

b)

movement of tectonic plates

c)

erosion of topsoil by rivers

d)

animals burrowing underground

3.

In the Earth's mantle, heat is transferred in large convection currents. Within these currents;

a)

cooler and hotter rock rise but do not sink

b)

hotter rock rises and hotter rock sinks

c)

hotter rock rises and cooler rock sinks

d)

hotter and cooler rock sink but do not rise

4.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

The Earth's lithosphere is made up of tectonic plates.

b)

The Earth's mantle is made up of continents.

c)

The Earth's mantle is made up of tectonic plates.

d)

The Earth's lithosphere is entirely made up of liquid magma.

5.

Which choice correctly completes the sentence?

___ reaches the Earth's surface through ___, then turns into ____.

a)

Magma; earthquakes; lava

b)

Lava; volcanoes; magma

c)

Lava, earthquakes,; magma

d)

Magma; volcanoes; lava

6.

Most tectonic plates move at rates of

a)

meters per second

b)

centimeters per second

c)

meters per year

d)

centimeters per year

7.
The crust of the Earth is made of:
a)
Many hard rocks broken into very large pieces called plates
b)
A hard layer that contains hot magma and molten rock
c)
A soft ball that contains Nickel and Iron
8.
Which layer of Earth is the thinnest? 
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
9.
This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
10.
What are the two types of crust?
a)
top crust,bottom crust
b)
oceanic crust, continental crust
c)
water,land
d)
none of the above 
11.
Our Earth is shaped like a ….
a)
sphere
b)
round
c)
cube
d)
prism
12.

The pathway of Earth to go around the Sun

a)
its place
b)
its orbit
c)
its equator
d)
its axis
13.
The earth takes … to make 1 complete rotation.
a)
24 days
b)
24 hours
c)
24 weeks
d)
24 months
14.
An imaginary line that goes through the center of the earth, from the North Pole to the South Pole is called as ….
a)
orbit
b)
axis
c)
equator
d)
path
15.

The earth takes … to make 1 complete revolution.

a)

around 365 hours

b)

around 365 weeks

c)

around 365 days

d)

around 365 months

16.
We experience day and night because ….
a)
the Earth's revolution
b)
the Earth's rotation
c)
the Moon's rotation
d)
the Moon's revolution
17.
An imaginary line as the path of the Earth revolves the Sun is called …
a)
orbit
b)
axis
c)
path
d)
equator
18.

When one side of Earth is having daytime, the other side is having nighttime.

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

19.

The Earth orbits around the Sun.

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

20.

The seasons change as the Earth orbits around the Sun.

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

21.

Sunrise and sunset occur because of __________.

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

22.

Places near the Equator (the center of the Earth) do not have much change in season because those places are always close to the Sun.

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

23.

The Sun is a

a)

Planet

b)

Moon

c)

Star

d)

Asteroid

24.

Which is the largest planet in our Solar System?

a)

Saturn

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

25.

Which of these planets is the farthest from the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Neptune

d)

Jupiter

26.

Which planet is sometimes called the "red planet"?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Uranus

27.

Which planet is the hottest in the Solar System?

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

28.
Which planet is the largest?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
the Sun
29.
What is the composition of most comets?
a)
rock, ice, salt carbon
b)
rock, ice magma, frozen gases
c)
ice, dust, rock, frozen gases
d)
ice, dust, rock, soil
30.

Which answer correctly orders the planets from the sun?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

31.

What is a the space rock that collides into Earth's surface?

a)

meteor

b)

asteroid

c)

meteorite

32.

How does a meteor compare to a meteorite?

a)

A meteor is moving through Earth's atmosphere and the meteorite actually lands on Earth

b)

Meteors are made up of Carbon and meteorites are made of ice

c)

A meteorite is moving through the Earth's atmosphere and the meteor actually lands on Earth

d)

They are the same thing

33.
The moon is a natural  ______ of Earth.
a)
comet
b)
axis
c)
satellite
d)
space probe
34.

The further the distance of the planet to the Sun, the more time they need to go around the Sun.

a)

true

b)

false

35.

We live in a galaxy that called ....

a)

The Milky Way

b)

The Milkita

c)

Andromeda

d)

Black Eye

36.

Which statement about gravity is true?

a)

gravity causes objects to pull towards one another

b)

gravity causes objects to push away from each other

c)

gravity only takes place between planets

d)

the moon doesn't have any gravity

37.

The Moon is not as bright as the Sun because ___________.

a)

it is a star

b)

it gives out only a little light

c)

it reflects light from the Sun

d)

the Moon is larger than the Sun

38.

All of the inner planets are made of _________ material.

a)

liquid

b)

icey

c)

rocky

d)

gassy

39.

What are the outer planets?


Select ALL that apply.

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

e)

Neptune

40.

What planet has thousands of beautiful, tiny rings made of chunks of ice and rock?

a)

Neptune

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Mars

41.

What planet rotates on a tilted axis and looks like it is laying on its side?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Pluto

d)

Uranus

42.
a group of stars that form a pattern
a)
comet
b)
constellation
c)
meteorite
d)
asteroid
43.

What is the floating rocky belt between Mars and Jupiter?

a)

Kuiper belt

b)

Asteroid belt

c)

Rocks belt

44.

What gases that makes up the Sun?

a)

Oxygen and hydrogen

b)

Hydrogen and water vapour

c)

Hydrogen and Helium

45.

Which layer is the largest layer of the Earth?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

46.
Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up and down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
47.

This layer of the earth is the thinnest part

a)

crust

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

inner core

48.
Beneath the crust is the ______, a thick layer of hot but solid rock. 
a)
core
b)
mantle
c)
lithosphere
49.

Which event causes an earthquake?

a)

erosion within the center of a crustal plate

b)

movement along a crustal plate boundary

c)

glaciers moving through a valley

d)

waves moving along a coast

50.
Earthquakes' magnitudes are measured on the __________ scale.
a)
Fahrenheit
b)
Richter
c)
Celsius
d)
Fault line 
51.

What is the main cause of earthquakes?

a)

large ocean waves called tsunamis

b)

movement of tectonic plates

c)

erosion of topsoil by rivers

d)

animals burrowing underground

52.

Which of the following lists Earth's compositional layers starting with Earth's center and ending with the outermost layer.

a)

mantle, crust, core

b)

crust, mantle, core

c)

crust, core, mantle

d)

core, mantle, crust.

53.

How do volcanic mountains form?

a)

Lava, ash and other materials from volcanic eruptions gradually build up over time.

b)

Volcanic mountains form below the surface then rise above the surface during earthquakes.

c)

Running water deposits sediments that builds up to form the mountains over time.

d)

Tectonic forces squeeze rocks together as two continental plates collide.

54.
The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________. 
a)
crust
b)
plates
c)
directions
d)
seismos
55.
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 
a)
seismogram
b)
focus seismic map
c)
focus
d)
seismograph 
56.
Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.
a)
tornadoes
b)
tsunamis
c)
lightening
d)
hailstorms
57.

Earthquakes happen every day. Most are too small for humans to notice.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

It is the study of earthquakes.

a)

Meteorology

b)

Geology

c)

Seismology

59.

Materials ejected during the eruption

a)

ash

b)

Lava

c)

water

d)

rocks

60.

Why Indonesia has a lot of active volcanoes?

a)

the country lies near plate boundaries

b)

Indonesia is very big

c)

densly populated area

61.

What causes a volcano to erupt?

a)

Pressure and gasses build up.

b)

heat builds up.

c)

Magma hits the surface and becomes lava.

d)

The Earth's crust moves.

62.

A path along the Pacific Ocean with approximately 450 volcanoes (it is shaped like a horseshoe).

a)

Tectonic Plates

b)

Earth's crust

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Ring of Fire

63.

When does magma become lava?

a)

When magma is in the magma chamber, it becomes lava.

b)

When magma reaches Earth's surface.

c)

Magma does not eventually turn into lava.

d)

Magma

64.

The long tube in the ground that connects the magma chamber to Earth's surface is called the _____________.

a)

Crater

b)

Pipe

c)

Vent

d)

Magma Chamber

65.

How many planets does the solar system have?

a)

1

b)

9

c)

5

d)

8

66.
What is the center of our solar system?
a)
moon
b)
earth
c)
sun
d)
Jupiter
67.

What are the four inner planets?

a)

Pluto,Earth,Mercury and mars

b)

Mercury venus earth and mars

c)

Ganymede, Jupiter, Earth, Saturn

d)

Mercury, Earth, Mars, Uranus

68.

The object in the solar system which gives of a lot of heat and light is ....

a)

Moon

b)

Earth

c)

Sun

d)

Asteroid

69.

The planet where we live is ....

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Jupiter

70.

An object that orbits another bigger object in space is called ....

a)

Star

b)

Comet

c)

Satellite

d)

Asteroid

Similar Resources on Wayground

B2 AQA Organisation

69 questions

B2 AQA Organisation

quiz

Worksheet

•

KG - 12th Grade

4th grade Virginia Science Review

74 questions

4th grade Virginia Science Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

4th Grade

Ecology Review

65 questions

Ecology Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

4th - 8th Grade

Materials and properties

69 questions

Materials and properties

quiz

Worksheet

•

2nd - 5th Grade

Electric Circuit Grade 4

73 questions

Electric Circuit Grade 4

quiz

Worksheet

•

4th Grade

Revision

69 questions

Revision

quiz

Worksheet

•

4th Grade

2nd 6 Week Science Review

68 questions

2nd 6 Week Science Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

1st - 5th Grade

Oceanic/Continental Landforms

71 questions

Oceanic/Continental Landforms

quiz

Worksheet

•

4th Grade