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Planets-Gr.5 BBS Science

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is this rotation or evolution?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

2.

The revolution of the Earth causes day and night.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

It takes 365 days for the Earth to orbit the Sun.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

One full rotation takes 24 hours.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, it is winter.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

There is less daylight in winter.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

The axis is the path the Earth or a planet takes around the Sun.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

All the planets in our solar system rotate around themselves and revolve around the sun.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Its structure is considered to be like a large dirty snowball.

a)

A- Comet

b)

B- Meteor

c)

C- Asteroid

10.

It is made up of dust and rock that burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere.

a)

A- Comet

b)

B- Meteor

c)

C- Asteroid

11.

What do all the inner planets have in common?

a)

They all have water.

b)

They all have the same size.

c)

They all have rocky surface.

12.

Which planet is warmer and closest planet to the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

13.

The force of Earth’s gravity keeps earth in its orbit around the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Earth has a shorter year than Mars.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A friend says that a person cannot walk on the surface of Saturn. Is this right?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What effect does gravity have on the outer planets?

a)

It keeps the water.

b)

It helps trap the temperature.

c)

It keeps them in motion around the sun.

17.

What are some common characteristics of all outer planets?

a)

Small.

b)

Have rocky surfaces.

c)

They do not have clearly defined surfaces, we only see their atmospheres.

18.

The eighth planet from the sun that is the smallest of the gas giants is..

a)

Saturn

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

19.

The four planets in our solar system beyond Mars..

a)

Outer planets

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

20.

The sixth planet from the sun that has very large rings..

a)

Outer planets

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

21.

Saturn is the only planet that has rings that orbit it.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Outer planets have rocky surfaces.

a)

True

b)

False