Worksheets Name
Solar System
Class
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 2hrs 58mins
Date
Instructor name: Amy Root
1. Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a) Sun b) Jupiter
c) Earth d) Pluto
2. Which planet is closest to the sun?
a) Uranus b) Mercury
c) Neptune d) Earth
3. Which is the second closest planet to the sun?
a) Earth b) Saturn
c) Venus d) Mercury
4. Which planet is third from the sun?
a) Mars b) Pluto
c) Venus d) Earth
5. Which is the fourth planet from the sun?
a) Mars b) Saturn
c) Earth d) Jupiter
6. Which planet is fifth from the sun?
a) Saturn b) Jupiter
c) Mars d) Earth
7. Which is the sixth planet from the sun?
a) Earth b) Uranus
c) Saturn d) Neptune
8. Which planet is seventh from the sun?
a) Saturn b) Earth
c) Venus d) Uranus
9. Which planet is farthest from the sun?
a) Neptune b) Pluto
c) Earth d) Uranus
10. A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.
a) Asteroid b) Comet
c) Moon d) Meteor
11. A small object that appears as a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere.
a) Asteroid b) Comet
c) Moon d) Meteor
12. A small rocky object orbiting the sun.
a) Asteroid b) Comet
c) Moon d) Meteor
13. A natural satellite of a planet.
a) Asteroid b) Comet
c) Moon d) Meteor
14.
Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______
a) gas b) metal
c) water d) rock
15.
Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.
a) rotation b) revolution
c) phase d) comet
16.
One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.
a) axis b) rotation
c) revolution d) satellite
17. One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.
a) The inner planets all have water b) the inner planets are much bigger than the
outer planets
c) the outer planets are gas planets d) the outer planets have rings, and the inner
planets don't
18. The GAS GIANTS or Outer planets are:
a) Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn b) Saturn, Neptune, Pluto, Mars
c) Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune d) Earth, Mars, Saturn, Neptune
19. The inner planets are:
a) Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Mercury b) Saturn, Uranus, Mars, Earth
c) Earth, Pluto, Neptune, Mars d) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
20. Which planet is the hottest planet?
a) Mercury b) Mars
c) Venus d) Saturn
21. Why do the sun and moon appear to move across the sky?
a) the rotation of the solar system makes the b) the rotation of the earth make the sun and
sun and moon seem to move moon seem to move
c) the sun and moon revolve around earth d) the earth revolves around the sun and moon
22. Why does the moon appear to shine?
a) It is like a star and gives off light b) it refracts light from space
c) It reflects light from the sun d) It absorbs light from the sun
23. The planet with the shortest year is
a) Earth b) Neptune
c) Pluto d) Mercury
24. which model of the solar system has the sun in the center with all of the planets orbiting it?
a) heliocentric b) geocentric
25. What holds the moon, the planets, and all other objects in orbit around the sun?
a) ocean tides b) magnetism
c) gravity d) the sun's heat and light
26.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a) Winter b) Spring
c) Summer d) Fall
27. The main elements in a star's composition are _______ and ________.
a) hydrogen, helium b) carbon, helium
c) hydrogen, iron d) helium, dark matter
28. Which term best describes the size of our sun?
a) dwarf b) average
c) supergiant d) smallest
29. Which statement describes stars from coolest to hottest?
a) blue, red, yellow b) blue, yellow, red
c) yellow, blue, red d) red, yellow, blue
30. Which term is used for a cloud of dust and gas?
a) solar dust b) nebula
c) gas giant d) terrestrial
31. A less bright star can seem to be brighter because it is
a) really huge b) far away
c) cooler in temperature d) closer
32. A very bright star can seem to be dimmer because it is
a) further away b) very close
c) cooler in temperature d) sparkling
33. What is the earliest stage of a star's life cycle?
a) protostar b) white dwarf
c) neutron d) red giant
34. Which stage of its life cycle does a star spend most of its time in?
a) nebulae b) red giant
c) protostar d) main sequence
35. The color of a star tells us its
a) magnitude b) temperature
c) size d) age
36. Brightness of a star as seen from Earth
a) parallax b) apparent magnitude
c) absolute magnitude d) spectrum
37. ______ is a force that causes dust particles to stick together in a nebula.
a) nuclear fusion b) gravity
c) hydrogen d) friction
38. The life cycles of stars are determined by their:
a) mass (size) b) color
c) distance from Earth d) luminosity
39.
Which of these puts the main parts of an average star's life cycle in the correct order?
a) protostar> b) protostar >
main sequence> main sequence>
red giant > white dwarf>
white dwarf red giant
c) main sequence> d) protostar>
protostar> red giant >
white dwarf> main sequence>
red giant white dwarf
40. A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity is...
a) Universe b) Solar System
c) Planet d) Galaxy
41. Bigger stars have longer lives than smaller stars.
a) true b) false
42. What is an asteroid?
a) rocky, metallic tiny planet that orbits the sun b) chunk of dirt and ices
c) a mixture of gases d) a smaller chunk of stony matter, also known
as a shooting star
43. What is a meteor?
a) rocky, metallic tiny planet that orbits the sun b) chunk of dirt and ices
c) a mixture of gases d) a smaller chunk of stony matter, also known
as a shooting star
44. A pattern of stars is called what?
a) constellation b) solar system
c) galaxy d) bunch
45. What makes the sun, stars, and moon to appear to change position in the sky?
a) earth's revolution b) moon phases
c) seasons d) earth's rotation
46. What causes seasons?
a) earth's distance to the sun b) earth's tilt and revolution
c) earth's tilt and rotation d) the moon
47. Fill in the blanks.
The sun rises in the ______ and sets in the ___________.
a) north, south b) south, north
c) east, west d) west, east
48. About how many days does it take to moon to go through a complete cycle?
a) 7 days b) 365 days
c) 29 days d) 20 days
49.
When the visible (lit) portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is:
a) waning b) full
c) waxing d) new
50.
Approximately how much time passes between the new moon and full moon?
a) one month b) two weeks
c) 3 days d) 24 hours
51.
When the Earth is between the moon and sun, it is most likely a:
a) new moon b) full moon
c) waxing crescent d) waxing gibbous
52. What causes the moon's phases
a) Where you are standing on Earth b) the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon
from the sun
c) The tilt of Earth d) how fast the moon is moving
53. Why do we always see the same side of the moon from Earth?
a) because the phases change b) because it rotates and revolves at the same
rate
c) because half of the moon always receives d) The moon changes positions
sunlight
54. Define Waxing
a) Moon is increasing and light part appears to b) Completely illuminated
be growing
c) dark side is facing earth d) Moon is decreasing and light part appears to
be shrinking
55.
Name the moon phase
a) Waxing Gibbous b) Waxing Crescent
c) Waning Crescent d) Waning Gibbous
56.
Name the moon phase
a) Waning Crescent b) Waxing Crescent
c) Waning Gibbous d) Waxing Gibbous
57. The phase of the moon that occurs between the sun and Earth
a) Full moon b) Waxing crescent
c) Waning Crescent d) New Moon
58. What is the correct order of the moon phases?
a) new, full, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter b) new moon, 1st quarter, full moon, 3rd quarter
c) 1st quarter, 3rd quarter, new moon, full moon d) new, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter, full
59.
Which constellation is best known because it contains the “big dipper,” which looks like a ladle.
a) Ursa Major b) Ursa Minor
c) Orion d) Polaris
60.
What constellation is this?
a) Orion b) Ursa Major
c) Canis Major d) Cassiopia
61.
What constellation is this?
a) Ursa Major b) Andromeda
c) Orion d) Cassiopeia
62.
What constellation is this?
a) Lyra b) Cygnus
c) Aquila d) Delphinus
63.
What constellation is this?
a) Pegasus b) Andromeda
c) Hercules d) Cassiopeia
64.
What constellation is this?
a) Draco b) Ursa Minor
c) Corona Borealis d) Cepheus
65. When does a lunar eclipse occur?
a) At night b) When the moon's shadow is on the earth
c) when the moon comes between the sun and d) During the day
earth
66. During a lunar eclipse, what color does the moon appear?
a) Black b) Red-orange
c) Yellow-green d) White
67. A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a) New b) Cresent
c) Gibbous d) Full
68. A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a) New b) Cresent
c) Gibbous d) Full
69. Which of the following is not true about a total solar eclipse?
a) It can be viewed once a year from every spot b) It is dangerous to look at without the proper
on earth device
c) When it happens, the moon blocks all of the d) You must be within the moon's umbra to see
sun except the corona it
70. Where must you be to see a total solar eclipse?
a) a corona b) an orbit
c) the moon's shadow d) the earth's shadow
71. What do we call the sun's outer atmosphere that you see during a solar eclipse?
a) an umbra b) a corona
c) an orbit d) a shadow
72. The order of a lunar eclipse is..
a) Sun-Earth-Moon b) Earth-Sun-Moon
c) Moon-Sun- Earth d) Earth-Moon-Sun
73. You would see a partial solar eclipse if you were within the Moon’s penumbra.
a) True b) False
74.
We do NOT have a solar or lunar eclipse each month because...
a) The tilt of the moon's orbit is at 5 degrees b) The moon is too small
c) The moon's orbital distance changes d) All choices
Answer Keys
1. a) Sun 2. b) Mercury 3. c) Venus
4. d) Earth 5. a) Mars 6. b) Jupiter
7. c) Saturn 8. d) Uranus 9. a) Neptune
10. b) Comet 11. d) Meteor 12. a) Asteroid
13. c) Moon 14. d) rock 15. a) rotation
16. c) revolution 17. c) the outer planets are gas 18. c) Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus,
planets Neptune
19. d) Mercury, Venus, Earth, 20. c) Venus 21. b) the rotation of the earth
Mars make the sun and moon
seem to move
22. c) It reflects light from the 23. d) Mercury 24. a) heliocentric
sun
25. c) gravity 26. c) Summer 27. a) hydrogen, helium
28. b) average 29. d) red, yellow, blue 30. b) nebula
31. d) closer 32. a) further away 33. a) protostar
34. d) main sequence 35. b) temperature 36. b) apparent magnitude
37. b) gravity 38. a) mass (size) 39. a) protostar>
main sequence>
red giant >
white dwarf
40. d) Galaxy 41. b) false 42. a) rocky, metallic tiny
planet that orbits the sun
43. d) a smaller chunk of stony 44. a) constellation 45. d) earth's rotation
matter, also known as a
shooting star
46. b) earth's tilt and 47. c) east, west 48. c) 29 days
revolution
49. c) waxing 50. b) two weeks 51. b) full moon
52. b) the amt of sunlight 53. b) because it rotates and 54. a) Moon is increasing and
reflected onto the moon revolves at the same rate light part appears to be
from the sun growing
55. b) Waxing Crescent 56. a) Waning Crescent 57. d) New Moon
58. b) new moon, 1st quarter, 59. a) Ursa Major 60. a) Orion
full moon, 3rd quarter
61. d) Cassiopeia 62. b) Cygnus 63. a) Pegasus
64. b) Ursa Minor 65. a) At night 66. b) Red-orange
67. a) New 68. d) Full 69. a) It can be viewed once a
year from every spot on
earth
70. c) the moon's shadow 71. b) a corona 72. a) Sun-Earth-Moon
73. a) True 74. a) The tilt of the moon's
orbit is at 5 degrees
