WorksheetsTopic 10, Lesson 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Is this picture to scale?
Yes
No
Maybe
Why is it called a "solar" system?
there is a moon at the center
there is a planet at the center
there is a sun at the center
there is a void at the center
What force holds the solar system together?
gravitational force
inertia
friction
Newtons
Contains 99.85% of the mass of our solar system.
all the planets
all the moons
all the asteroids
the Sun
Our sun is a(n)
very large star
average star
A planet is round, orbits the sun, and has cleared out the region of the solar system along its orbit.
True
False
Inner Planets (4) - Terrestrials
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Jupiter
Mars
Outer Planets (4) - Jovian - Gas Giants Check all that apply.
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Mercury
Solid, dense, rocky
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Which of the following planets are considered 'big and gassy'?
Jupiter
Neptune
Mercury
Uranus
Saturn
Refer to the table comparing Earth and the Sun. Check all that apply to the Earth:
smaller
rock
larger
planet
star
Check all that apply. (Refer to the table comparing Earth and the Sun)
rock
star
larger
planet
gas
Which of the following are true about dwarf planets?
spherical
larger
small
5 known so far
cleared their orbits from debris
Asteroid Ida has a moon (satellite).
True
False
A very hot fluid-like gas consisting of electrically charged particles. Mark only one oval.
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
What force is responsible for solar system formation?
gravity
no force
frictional
GPE
A star and the celestial objects that orbit it.
Solar System
Galaxy
Planet
Cosmos
Number 5 on the solar system represents which planet?
Mercury
Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
Number 3 on the solar system represents which planet?
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Earth
Number 1 on the solar system represents which planet?
Mercury
Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
Number 6 on the solar system represents which planet?
Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Number 8 on the solar system represents which planet?
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
Number 7 on the solar system represents which planet?
Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Number 2 on the solar system represents which planet?
Mars
Earth
Mercury
Venus
Number 4 on the solar system represents which planet?
Mars
Earth
Mercury
Venus
