Solar System Test

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Multiple Choice- Please choose the correct answer.

1. Which planet is closest to the sun?
a. Mars
b. Mercury
c. Venus
d. Uranus
2. When a planet moves around the sun, this is called
a. Rotation
b. Orbit
c. Revolution
d. Circle
3. All of these are Gas Planets expect
a. Jupiter
b. Neptune
c. Mars
d. Uranus
4. What planet is fifth farthest from the sun?
a. Jupiter
b. Saturn
c. Earth
d. Mercury
5. What are the outer planets?
a. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
b. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
6. There are how many planets in our solar system?
a. Nine
b. Ten
c. Fifteen
d. Eight
7. Inner planets are
a. Closest to the Sun
b. Farthest from the Sun
c. Small
d. Large
8. All the ________ revolve around the Sun.
a. Planets
b. Comets
c. Moons
d. Stars

9. The Sun is a
a. Planet
b. Star
c. Comet
d. Meteor
10. Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus together are known as
a. the Outer Planets
b. the Jovian Planets
c. the Gas Giants
d. all of the above
11. Which planet is covered with volcanic plains?
a. Mars
b. Venus
c. Uranus
d. Earth
12. Which planet has the nickname the Red Planet?
a. Mercury
b. Mars
c. Jupiter
d. Uranus
13. How many planets have rings?
a. 5
b. 3
c. 2
d. 4
14. Venus is made of
a. Ice
b. Rock
c. Lava
d. None of the above
15. Which of the following planets take the shortest amount of time to orbit the Sun?
a. Mercury
b. Mars
c. Earth
d. Jupiter
16. What is the gas that makes up most of the Martian atmosphere?
a. Water Vapor
b. Nitrogen
c. Oxygen
d. Carbon Dioxide
17. If the Earth was closer to the Sun, what would happen?
a. Temperatures would rise.
b. The oceans would dry up.
c. We would not survive.
d. All of the above.

18. What planet is the only one whose surface is mostly water?
a. Earth
b. Mars
c. Jupiter
d. Uranus
19. Jupiters day is about ______ hour(s).
a. 1
b. 10
c. 100
d. 1000
20. Neptune has how many moons?
a. 14
b. 50
c. 18
d. 4
21. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
a. Jupiter
b. Neptune
c. Earth
d. Saturn
22. Which planet has the most rings?
a. Saturn
b. Mars
c. Jupiter
d. Uranus
23. Which planet doesnt have rings?
a. Jupiter
b. Mars
c. Saturn
d. Uranus
24. A year on Saturn is how many years on Earth?
a. 9
b. 19
c. 29
d. 39
25. What planet do we live on?
a. Mars
b. Jupiter
c. Earth
d. Mercury

True or False: Choose the correct answer.

26. Uranus has moons.
27. There is water on Mar.
28. The Jovian planets are huge, rocky giants.
29. Mars is a terrestrial planet.

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30. Mercury is hard to see without a telescope.

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31. The temperatures on Mars remain fairly constant from day to night. T
32. A year on Venus is shorter than a day on Venus.
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33. The Earth is third form the Sun.
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34. All planets have moons.
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35. The solar system revolves around Earth.
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36. Uranus has rings.
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Short Answer: Write three to four sentence about five planets on the
attached line paper.
Mercury

Mars

Neptune

Saturn

Earth

Venus

Jupiter

Uranus

Essay: Answer the following questions with two or three paragraphs of

five sentences.
37. What is your favorite planet and why?
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38. What is your least favorite planet and why?

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