Download Solar System

Name:
Solar System
Part I. Multiple Choice. (2 points each)
1. What is in the center of our solar system?
Sun
2. The Earth rotates on its axis. The word axis meansAn imaginary line through a planet
3. The Andromeda Galaxy is
The closest galaxy to our galaxy
4. How many stars are in our solar system?
1
5. (1) Mercury (2) Venus (3) Earth (4) ________ (5) Jupiter
Which one of these belongs beside (4)?
Mars
6. An astronomer is someone who studies
Stars and planets
7. The planet farthest from the sun is:
Pluto
8. A star (in the solar system) is:
A large ball of gas
9. The earth orbits the sun in:
365 days, 1 year
10. The earth rotates one time in:
24 hours, 1 day
Part II: True and False (1 point each)
1. Neptune is the only planet that can support life.
False
2. The Earth is bigger than the moon.
True
3. Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system.
False
KEY
4. The Earth and the sun are the same size.
False
5. The gas planets are also the inner planets.
False
6. The rocky planets are also the inner planets.
True
7. To go from a New Moon to a Full Moon, it takes 14 days, or two weeks.
True
8. There are 9 known planets in our solar system.
True
9. The planets are named after mythical gods.
True
10. The Earth has three moons.
False
Part III: Interpretive Exercise: 3 points each.
1
Part IV: Fill in the Blanks: 2 points each
1 Asteroid Belt
2 Red Planet
3 Solar System
4 telescope
5 Jupiter
Part V. Planet Matching: 1 point each (In order)
G
D Saturn
B Earth
H Jupiter
J
F
E
C
I
A
Part VI: Short Answer: 3 points each
1. (1) Earth
2. (1) Mercury
(2) Jupiter
(3) Mars
(4) Mercury
(5) Neptune
(6) Pluto
(7) Saturn
(8) Uranus
(9) Venus
(2) Venus
(3) Earth
(4) Mars
(5) Jupiter
(6) Saturn
(7) Uranus
(8) Neptune
(9) Pluto
3. What is the difference between a moon and a planet?
A planet orbits the sun, and a moon orbits a planet. Planets are more spherical than
moons.
4. What are the differences between inner and outer planets?
Inner planets are separated from the outer planets by the asteroid belt. The inner planets
are rocky, while the outer planets are gaseous. The outer planets usually have more
moons than the inner planets. They also are the only planets that have rings.
5. What is the difference between the universe, a galaxy, and a solar system? Also
give an example of a galaxy.
The universe is everything and it includes all galaxies. A galaxy is a huge group of stars
in the universe. A solar system is a group of planets, moons , and other celestial bodies
that orbit a sun.