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Planets Review

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 2hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The correct order of the inner planets from the Sun to the Asteroid Belt.

a)

Mars, Earth, Venus, and Mercury

b)

Mars, Venus, Earth, and Mercury

c)

Mercury, Earth, Venus, and Mars

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

2.

What is the order of the inner planets from smallest to largest?

a)

Mercury, Mars, Venus, and Earth.

b)

Earth, Venus, Mars, and Mercury

3.

What is the order of the inner planets from heaviest to lightest.

a)

Earth, Venus, Mars, and Mercury

b)

Mercury, Mars, Venus, and Earth

c)

Earth, Mars, Venus, and Mercury

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

4.

Which inner planet was named after the Roman God of War?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

5.

Which inner planet was named after the Roman Goddess of Beauty?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

6.

Which inner planet was named after the Roman God's Messenger

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

7.

Which inner planet(s) has no natural satellites? (Check all that apply)

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

8.

Which inner planet has the most natural satellites?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

9.

Which inner planet has the hottest average temperature?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

10.

Which inner planet has no atmosphere?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

11.

Which inner planet resembles the surface of our moon?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

12.

Which inner planet is the smallest in the solar system?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

13.

Which inner planet is shrinking?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

14.

Which inner planet has the longest day?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

15.

Which inner planet has a run-away greenhouse effect?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

16.

Which inner planet has clouds of sulfuric acid?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

17.

Which inner planet is the brightest in our sky at dusk and dawn?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

18.

Which inner planet is mostly liquid water?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

19.

Which inner planet is in the Goldilocks Zone?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

20.

Which inner planet has a year consisting of 365.25 days?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

21.

Which inner planet has a day consisting of 24 hours?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

22.

Which inner planet is 1 AU from the Sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

23.

Which inner planet has an average temperature below freezing?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

24.

Which inner planet has a surface abundant in iron oxide?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

25.

Which inner planet has a limited water supply frozen at the poles?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

26.

Which inner planet rotates backwards on its axis?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

27.

Which inner planet has the tallest volcano?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

28.

True or False: Inner planets have rings around them.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

True or False: Inner planets have a solid land surface.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

True or False: Inner planets have a low density.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Which inner planet has the longest year?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

32.

What is the order of the inner planets from largest orbital radius to smallest?

a)

Mars, Earth, Venus, and Mercury

b)

Mercury, Mars, Venus, and Earth

c)

Earth, Mars, Venus, and Mercury

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

33.

What is the order of the inner planets from hottest to coldest?

a)

Earth, Venus, Mars, and Mercury

b)

Venus, Mercury, Earth, and Mars

c)

Mars, Earth, Mercury, and Venus

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

34.

One astronomical unit is

a)

The distance from the Sun to Mercury

b)

The distance from the Sun to Earth

c)

150,000 km

d)

300, 000 km

35.

When an astronomical body has the same rotational period as its orbital period around a partner it is said to be...

a)

Tidally Locked

b)

In retrograde

c)

Eclipsing

36.

The correct order of the outer planets from the Asteroid Belt to the Kuiper Belt.

a)

Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus

c)

Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter, and Uranus.

d)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

37.

What is the order of the outer planets from smallest to largest?

a)

Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

38.

What is the order of the outer planets from heaviest to lightest?

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus

c)

Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter

d)

Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, and Saturn.

39.

Which outer planet was named after the Roman King of the Gods?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

40.

Which outer planet was named after the Roman God of Agriculture?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

41.

Which is the only planet was named after a Greek God?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

42.

Which outer planet was named after the Roman God of the Sea?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

43.

Which outer planet has the most natural satellites?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

44.

Which outer planet has the coldest temperatures?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

45.

Which outer planet has a giant storm at its equator?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

46.

Which outer planet has a hexagonal storm at its North Pole?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

47.

Which outer planet has the shortest day?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

48.

Which outer planet has the longest year?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

49.

Which outer planet has the most elaborate ring system?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

50.

Which outer planet rolls on its side?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

51.

Which outer planet is the least dense planet in the solar system?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

52.

Which outer planet has winds that will break the sound barrier?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

53.

Which outer planet gives off more energy than it receives?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

54.

True or False: All outer planets have rings around them.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

True or False: Outer planets have a solid land surface.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

The correct order of the outer planets from coldest recorded temperatures to warmest.

a)

Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, and Jupiter

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus

c)

Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter, and Uranus.

d)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

57.

What is the order of the outer planets from smallest orbital radius to largest?

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus

c)

Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter

d)

Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, and Saturn.

58.

Which outer planet has the shortest day?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

59.

Which outer planet's poles face the sun?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

60.

The outer planets are also known as

a)

Terrestrial

b)

Gaseous

61.

The group that contains very few moons.

a)

Inner planets

b)

Outer planets

c)

Both

d)

Neither

62.

The group that contains the Gas Giants.

a)

Inner planets

b)

Outer planets

c)

Both

d)

Neither

63.

The group that contains Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars

a)

Inner planets

b)

Outer planets

c)

Both

d)

Neither

64.

The group that contains Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune

a)

Inner planets

b)

Outer planets

c)

Both

d)

Neither

65.

Closest to the sun

a)

Inner planets

b)

Outer planets

c)

Both

d)

Kuiper Belt

e)

Oort Cloud

66.

Lots of rings

a)

Inner planets

b)

Outer planets

c)

Both

d)

Neither

67.

This group has the shorter orbital radius.

a)

Inner planets

b)

Outer planets

c)

Both

d)

Neither

68.

Located between the inner and outer planets.

a)

Sun

b)

Kuiper Belt

c)

Asteroid Belt

d)

Oort Cloud

69.

Part of the Milky Way

a)

Inner planets

b)

Outer planets

c)

Both

d)

Neither

70.

The group with the smaller diameter.

a)

Inner planets

b)

Outer planets

c)

Both

d)

Neither

71.

The group that orbits the sun.

a)

Inner planets

b)

Outer planets

c)

Both

d)

Neither

72.
Terrestrial planets
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Asteroid belt
73.
Commonly referred to as ice giants.
a)
Mercury & Venus
b)
Earth & Mars
c)
Jupiter & Saturn
d)
Uranus & Neptune
74.
Solid, rocky surface
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Saturn
75.
Thick atmosphere
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
 Both
d)
Mercury
76.
Saturn's largest moon
a)
Europa
b)
Triton
c)
Titan
d)
Io
77.
Solar system's hottest planet
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Neptune
78.
Rotates on its side
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Saturn
d)
Uranus
79.
Home to the 'Great Red Spot'
a)
Mars
b)
Jupiter
c)
Saturn
d)
Miami
80.

Shorter Years

a)

Inner

b)

Outer

81.

Shorter Days

a)

Inner

b)

Outer

82.

Longer Years

a)

Inner

b)

Outer

83.

Longer Revolutions

a)

Inner

b)

Outer

84.

Inside the Asteroid Belt

a)

Inner

b)

Outer

85.

Jupiter

a)

Inner

b)

Outer

86.

Mercury

a)

Inner

b)

Outer

87.

Solid, Rocky Surface

a)

Inner

b)

Outer

88.

Have Rings and Many Moons

a)

Inner

b)

Outer

89.

Less Surface Gravity

a)

Inner

b)

Outer

90.

Earth

a)

Inner

b)

Outer

91.

Solid Core, thick gasious atmosphere

a)

Inner

b)

Outer

92.

Fast Rotational Periods

a)

Inner

b)

Outer

93.

Hottest Planet in the Solar System

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

94.

Largest, Most Massive planet in the Solar System

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune