WorksheetsUnit 1 Review: Universe
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 34mins
What does helio mean?
earth
jupiter
sun
pluto
What does geo mean?
earth
sun
pluto
jupiter
What scientist discovered the Heliocentric Model?
Copernicus
Galileo
Ptolemy
Plato
What scientist discovered the Geocentric Model?
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Galileo
Plato
Which model states that earth is positioned at the center of the universe?
Heliocentric
Geocentric
Which model states that the Sun is positioned at the center of the universe?
Heliocentric
Geocentric
How old is the universe?
13.8 Billion years old
1.3 Billion years old
2,020 years old
13.7 Million years old
Our Solar System is in the Milky Way galaxy. What shape is this galaxy?
oval
rectangle
spiral
triangular
Using the bar graph, determine which planet is four times (4X) as far from the Sun as Earth.
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
Saturn
Olivia, Abigail, and Nora are on a space adventure! They're trying to map out the solar system. Can you help them figure out the correct order of the planets furthest from the sun?
Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune
Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn
Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Hey Zoe, Oliver and Abigail! Let's take a trip to outer space. Can you tell me which planet, being the fifth one from the sun, is also the largest in our solar system?
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Earth
James, Abigail, and Luna are on a space adventure! They come across a planet and Luna thinks it's a gas giant. Can you guess which planet they are looking at?
Venus
Earth
Mars
Neptune
Ethan, Charlotte, and Sophia are on a space adventure! They come across the asteroid belt. Can you help them figure out where it is located?
between Earth and Mars
between Jupiter and Saturn
between Mars and Mercury
between Mars and Jupiter
Imagine you are on a space adventure with Abigail and Ethan. You come across a planet that supports life, is composed of rock, and is the 3rd planet from the sun. Can you guess which planet it is?
Venus
Earth
Mercury
Mars
Abigail, Avery, and Ethan are on a space adventure! They've reached the 8th planet from the Sun, an outer planet. Can you guess which planet they've landed on?
Mars
Neptune
Earth
Anika, Grace, and Henry are on a space adventure! They are exploring the inner planets. What common characteristic would they find in these planets?
Large
Gaseous
Rings
Rocky Surface
Hey Benjamin, Hannah, and Luna! Can you guess which planet is the only one to do a funky dance and spin on its side? Also, it's the seventh one in line from the sun!
Earth
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
Noah, Michael, and Aria are on a space adventure! They've just passed the first planet from the sun and are now approaching the second one. This planet is a dry, rocky world shrouded in toxic clouds. Can you guess which planet they're visiting?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Daniel, Emma, and Sophia are on a space adventure! They come across a planet known as the "red planet". Can you help them identify which planet it is?
Venus
Mercury
Earth
Mars
Imagine this, Olivia, James, and Jackson! You're on a spaceship, zooming through the solar system. You come across the sixth planet from the sun. It's so light, it could float in water! Can you guess which planet it is?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Ethan, Noah, and Arjun are on a space adventure! Can you help them remember the correct order of the planets starting from the sun?
mars, venus, mercury, earth
venus, mercury, earth, mars
mercury, venus, earth, mars
mercury, earth, venus, mars
Imagine Charlotte, William, and Benjamin are astronauts exploring the universe. They come across a planet that is most similar to earth and is often referred to as her "sister" planet. Can you guess which planet they discovered?
Mars
Venus
Earth
Mercury
Imagine Benjamin, Harper, and Mia are astronauts exploring the universe. They come across the inner planets and notice some characteristics. Can you help them identify 3 common traits of these inner planets?
Rocky
Smaller
Gaseous
Terrestrial
Imagine Mia, Grace, and Lily are astronauts exploring the vast universe. They come across two sets of planets. One set is closer together, while the other is more spread out. Which set of planets are they likely to find closer together?
Inner Planets
Outer Planets
Which force in the Solar System is similar to the tension in the string?
What would happen to the planets in the solar system if the Sun’s gravitational force were to suddenly disappear?
They will stop spinning.
They will fly away in straight lines.
They will start moving toward the Sun.
They will stop moving and become static.
Planets in our solar system travel in their own orbital paths around the Sun. What causes the planets to continuously orbit the Sun instead of floating away into space?
Not enough room is available in space for planets to float freely.
The planets' magnetic poles prevent them from leaving their orbital paths.
Gravitational pulls of planets' moons are too strong for planets to float away.
The Sun's large mass causes it to have significant gravitational force, holding planets in their orbital paths.
