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Solar system

Total questions: 117

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The planet where we live is called...

a)

The Earth

b)

Venus

c)

The Sun

d)

Jupiter

2.

What’s the name of our planetary system?

a)

The Solar System

b)

The Sun

c)

The Earth

d)

The Milky Way

3.

Which force holds all the planets orbiting around the Sun?

a)

Gravity

b)

Magnetism

c)

Density

d)

The wind

4.
How long does it take to the Earth to do the ROTATION MOVEMENT?
a)
365 days
b)
24 hours
c)
24 hours + 6 hours
d)
28 days
5.
What is the Moon?
a)
It is a planet
b)
It is a satellite
c)
It is a star
d)
It is a comet
6.
What is the Sun?
a)
It is a satellite
b)
It is a Star
c)
It is a comet
d)
It is a planet
7.
Who is Neil Amstron?
a)
It was the first man on the Moon
b)
First man on Mars
c)
First man on Earth
d)
The man who invented telescope
8.
How many planets are there in the Solar System?
a)
eight
b)
three
c)
nine
d)
ten
9.

Which layer of the Earth?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Geosphere

10.

What is the planet ?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Pluton

11.

What´s the red planet ?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Venus

12.

what is the planet ?

a)

Uranus

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

13.

Which planet is the smallest?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Mercury

d)

Pluto

14.

Which planet is the largest?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Pluto

15.

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

a)

Pluto

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

16.

Which planet is Red in color?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

17.

Choose the correct order of the first 4 planets

a)

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars

b)

Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

d)

Mercury, Mars, Venus, Pluto

18.

How many planets are there in the solar system?

a)

seven

b)

ten

c)

nine

d)

eight

19.

What's the sun?

a)

a spaceship

b)

a meteor

c)

a satellite

d)

a star

20.

What's the farthest planet from the sun?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Mars

d)

Pluto

21.
Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mercury
d)
Saturn
22.
What planet is eighth in the Solar System?
a)
Uranus
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Mars
23.
Which is the second closest planet to the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
24.
Which planet is third from the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Pluto
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
25.
What is this?
a)
satellite
b)
planets
c)
stars
d)
moon
26.
How many planets are in the solar system?
a)
1 planet
b)
8 planets
c)
10 planets
d)
100 planets
27.
What is this?
a)
satellite
b)
planet
c)
star
d)
moon
28.
What is this?
a)
Moon
b)
Sun
c)
Earth
d)
Star
29.
What is this?
a)
Star
b)
Sun
c)
Moon
d)
Earth
30.
What is this?
a)
star
b)
sun
c)
earth
d)
moon
31.

What is the smallest planet in our solar system?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

32.

What is the fourth planet from the Sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

33.

What is the “Red Planet”?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

34.

What is the planet that has beautiful rings in the solar system?

a)

Uranus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

35.

What is the coldest planet?

a)

Saturn

b)

Uranus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

36.

When asteroid hit planets, what are they create?

a)

rocky

b)

craters

c)

asteroid

d)

mountain

37.

How many planets are there in the Solar System?

a)

eight

b)

three

c)

five

d)

ten

38.

What is the Sun?

a)

It is a satellite

b)

It is a Star

c)

It is a comet

d)

It is a planet

39.

what is the planet ?

a)

Uranus

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

40.

There are .......... planets in our Solar System

a)

ten

b)

eight

41.

We live in ..........

a)

Saturn

b)

The Earth

42.

There are ......... in a day.

a)

24 hours

b)

25 hours

43.

The Sun is a .............

a)

star

b)

planet

44.

There are seven days in a .......

a)

week

b)

year

45.

There are ......... seasons in a year.

a)

two

b)

four

c)

three

46.

There are ........ months in a year.

a)

twelve

b)

ten

c)

eleven

47.

The Earth moves around the

a)

Moon.

b)

Sun.

48.

THE SUN IS A ...

a)

A PLANET

b)

A STAR

49.

THE EARTH IS A ...

a)

STAR

b)

PLANET

c)

ROCK

50.

THE MOON IS A ...

a)

PLANET

b)

SATELLITE

51.

THE MOON ORBITS THE...

a)

EARTH

b)

SUN

52.

THE EARTH ORBITS THE ...

a)

MOON

b)

SUN

53.

THERE ARE 9 PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

a)

YES

b)

NO

54.

THERE ARE 5 SEASONS

a)

YES

b)

NO

55.

THE SEASONS ARE ...

a)

SPRING

b)

SUMMER

c)

NOVEMBER

d)

AUTUMN

e)

WINTER

56.

THERE ARE ... IN ONE DAY

a)

25 HOURS

b)

24 HOURS

57.

The Sun is a ...

a)

satellite.

b)

star.

c)

planet.

58.

The Earth is a ...

a)

satellite.

b)

star.

c)

planet.

59.

The Moon is a ...

a)

satellite.

b)

star.

c)

planet.

60.

Planets move around...

a)

The Earth.

b)

The Sun.

c)

The Moon.

61.

How many seasons are there?

a)

Forty.

b)

Four.

c)

Fourteen.

62.

What season is this?

a)

Spring.

b)

Summer.

c)

Autumn.

d)

Winter.

63.

What season is this?

a)

Spring.

b)

Summer.

c)

Autumn.

d)

Winter.

64.

What season is this?

a)

Spring.

b)

Summer.

c)

Autumn.

d)

Winter.

65.

What season is this?

a)

Spring.

b)

Summer.

c)

Autumn.

d)

Winter.

66.

We see The Sun...

a)

during the day.

b)

at night.

67.

We see The Moon...

a)

during the day.

b)

at night.

68.

The Sun lights up the

half of the Earth and the

Moon facing it.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Planets orbit the Sun.

They also reflect the

light of the Sun.

The Moon also reflects

the light of the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

The Earth and the Moon are not

constantly moving in space.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

THE MOON TAKES APPROXIMATELY 28

DAYS (OR A MONTH) TO ORBIT THE

EARTH.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

THE EARTH TAKES ____________ (A

YEAR) TO ORBIT THE SUN.

a)

365 1/4 DAYS

b)

365 DAYS

c)

366 DAYS

73.

In the Rotation movement The Earth turns around

a)

The sun

b)

The imaginary axis

74.

The Revolution movement causes

a)

The day and the night

b)

The seasons

75.

The Revolution movement takes

a)

24 hours

b)

365 days

c)

365 days and 6 hours

76.

The Rotation movement causes

a)

The day and the night

b)

The seasons

77.

The Rotation movement takes

a)

24 hours

b)

365 days

c)

365 days and 6 hours

78.

In the Revolution movement The Earth turns around

a)

The imaginary axis

b)

The sun

79.
The earth rotates every
a)
24 hours
b)
15 hours
c)
365 days
d)
hour
80.

The Earth's movement (revolution) around the sun causes _________

a)

heating

b)

seasons

c)

atmosphere

d)

years

81.

What causes day and night cycles?

a)

mars

b)

seasons

c)

Earth's rotation

d)

moon phases

82.
Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
orbit
d)
double axis
83.

The EARTH REVOLVES around the:

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

the Earth doesn't revolve

d)

Mercury

84.

It is ______ on the side of the Earth facing the Sun.

a)

night

b)

day

c)

summer

d)

winter

85.

It is ______ on the side of the Earth facing away from the Sun.

a)

night

b)

day

c)

summer

d)

winter

86.

The Sun lights

up the half of

the Earth facing

it. The other

side is in the

dark.

This gives us

day and night.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

Moon moves round the earth in about _____days

a)

10

b)

20

c)

26

d)

28

88.

There are ____planets in solar system

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

89.
Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
phase
d)
comet
90.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
91.

Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the

planets, moons, comets and asteroids.

a)

True

b)

False

92.

The Sun is at the centre of the solar system

and there are 8 planets which orbit the Sun.

Earth is one of these planets.

a)

True

b)

False

93.

Asteroids are rocky masses

that orbit the Sun. They are

similar to planets but much

______.

a)

smaller

b)

bigger

94.

Asteroids are rocky masses

that orbit the Sun. Nearly all of them

are in the asteroid belt

between Mars and Jupiter.

a)

True

b)

False

95.

A globe is a model of the

Earth. It is shaped like a

ball and it has a stick

passing through it from

the North Pole to the

South Pole. This

represents the Earth’s

axis. The Earth is tilted

on its axis.

a)

True

b)

False

96.

The Earth spins or

rotates on its axis.

It spins in an

___________

direction.

a)

anticlockwise

b)

clockwise

97.

A star that is the centre of our solar system.

a)

Sun

b)

orbit

c)

asteroids

d)

moon

98.

The movement of a body in space around a larger body in space.

a)

Sun

b)

orbit

c)

asteroids

d)

moon

99.

Rocky masses similar to planets but smaller.

a)

Sun

b)

orbit

c)

asteroids

d)

moon

100.

It orbits a planet or an asteroid.

a)

Sun

b)

orbit

c)

asteroids

d)

moon

101.

A model of the Earth.

a)

globe

b)

tilt

c)

clockwise

d)

anticlockwise

e)

rotate

102.

Lean to one side.

a)

globe

b)

tilt

c)

clockwise

d)

anticlockwise

e)

rotate

103.

In the direction of the hands of a clock.

a)

globe

b)

tilt

c)

clockwise

d)

anticlockwise

e)

rotate

104.

In the opposite direction of the hands of a clock.

a)

globe

b)

tilt

c)

clockwise

d)

anticlockwise

e)

rotate

105.

Turn around or spin.

a)

globe

b)

tilt

c)

clockwise

d)

anticlockwise

e)

rotate

106.

The _____________ is the closest star to the Earth.

a)

North Star

b)

moon

c)

Sun

d)

blue star

107.

Stars are always in the sky even though you can't see them during the day.

a)

True

b)

False

108.

_____________ are hot balls of burning gas.

a)

The moon

b)

Shadows

c)

Planets

d)

Stars

109.

The sun and the objects in space that orbit around the sun make up the ___________________.

a)

Solar System

b)

Moon

c)

Earth

110.

What is the pattern of changes the moon goes through as it travels around the Earth called?

a)

reflection

b)

sun phases

c)

moon phases

d)

full moon

111.

How long does it take Earth to make one revolution?

a)

One hour

b)

One day

c)

One year

d)

One season

112.

This is the biggest object in the Solar System

a)
b)
c)
d)
113.

All the planets go around this object in the Solar System

a)
b)
c)
d)
114.

Which object is closer to the Earth?

a)
b)
115.

The Sun is in the _______________ of the Solar System.

a)

left

b)

front of

c)

middle ( centre )

d)

right

116.

There are millions of them in the sky. What are they?

a)

planets

b)

sun

c)

moon

d)

stars

117.

Which is the hottest object?

a)
b)
c)
d)