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Science
6th -
8thgrade
How Well Do You Know the Solar System?
15 questions
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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is in the center of our solar system?
Earth
Asteroid
Sun
Milky Way
- 2. Multiple Choice
The planet that averages 150 million km, or one AU, from the Sun.
Mars
Jupiter
Earth
Neptune
- 3. Multiple Choice
The solid portion of a comet
Tail
Heart
Coma
Nucleus
- 4. Multiple Choice
A planet that appears reddish-yellow due to iron oxide in its rocks.
Jupiter
Mars
Uranus
Neptune
- 5. Multiple Choice
The Great Red Spot, a continuous storm, is located on the planet.
Neptune
Uranus
Jupiter
Mars
- 6. Multiple Choice
____ are small pieces of rock moving through space.
Meteorites
Meteroids
Meteors
Meatier
- 7. Multiple Choice
Pieces of rock that actually strike Earth’s surface are called
Meteorites
Meteoroids
Meteors
Comets
- 8. Multiple Choice
Most asteroids are located in an area between the orbits of ____.
Earth and Mars
Mars and Jupiter
Jupiter and Saturn
Neptune and Pluto
- 9. Multiple Choice
This planet is second largest in the solar system, is the sixth planet from the Sun, and has the lowest density.
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Venus
- 10. Multiple Choice
What causes the greenhouse effect on Venus and Earth?
a lot of plants
solar energy trapped by gases in their atmosphere
how close they are to the Sun
glass enclosures
- 11. Multiple Choice
Where is the tail of a comet located?
In front, away from the sun
In front, toward the sun
In back, away from the sun
In back, toward the sun
- 12. Multiple Choice
The large, solid, main part of the comet is the
Tail
Coma
Nucleus
Asteroid
- 13. Multiple Choice
Two planets with similar mass and size are ____.
Saturn and Uranus
Earth and Pluto
Mars and Jupiter
Venus and Earth
- 14. Multiple Choice
The small, rocky, inner planets, in order, beginning closest to the sun
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth
Mars, Earth, Mercury, Venus
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
- 15. Multiple Choice
The order of the large, gaseous, outer planets - closest to the Sun and outward
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,Neptune
Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune
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