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Topic 10, Lesson 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is this picture to scale?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

2.

Why is it called a "solar" system?

a)

there is a moon at the center

b)

there is a planet at the center

c)

there is a sun at the center

d)

there is a void at the center

3.

What force holds the solar system together?

a)

gravitational force

b)

inertia

c)

friction

d)

Newtons

4.

Contains 99.85% of the mass of our solar system.

a)

all the planets

b)

all the moons

c)

all the asteroids

d)

the Sun

5.

Our sun is a(n)

a)

very large star

b)

average star

6.

A planet is round, orbits the sun, and has cleared out the region of the solar system along its orbit.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Inner Planets (4) - Terrestrials

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

e)

Mars

8.

Outer Planets (4) - Jovian - Gas Giants Check all that apply.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

e)

Mercury

9.

Solid, dense, rocky

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

10.

Which of the following planets are considered 'big and gassy'?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Mercury

d)

Uranus

e)

Saturn

11.

Refer to the table comparing Earth and the Sun. Check all that apply to the Earth:

a)

smaller

b)

rock

c)

larger

d)

planet

e)

star

12.

Check all that apply. (Refer to the table comparing Earth and the Sun)

a)

rock

b)

star

c)

larger

d)

planet

e)

gas

13.

Which of the following are true about dwarf planets?

a)

spherical

b)

larger

c)

small

d)

5 known so far

e)

cleared their orbits from debris

14.

Asteroid Ida has a moon (satellite).

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A very hot fluid-like gas consisting of electrically charged particles. Mark only one oval.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

16.

What force is responsible for solar system formation?

a)

gravity

b)

no force

c)

frictional

d)

GPE

17.

A star and the celestial objects that orbit it.

a)

Solar System

b)

Galaxy

c)

Planet

d)

Cosmos

18.

Number 5 on the solar system represents which planet?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

19.

Number 3 on the solar system represents which planet?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

20.

Number 1 on the solar system represents which planet?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

21.

Number 6 on the solar system represents which planet?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Uranus

c)

Neptune

d)

Saturn

22.

Number 8 on the solar system represents which planet?

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

23.

Number 7 on the solar system represents which planet?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Uranus

c)

Neptune

d)

Saturn

24.

Number 2 on the solar system represents which planet?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

25.

Number 4 on the solar system represents which planet?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus