Astronomy Test Name: ____________________ Multiple choice questions. Choose the best answer. 1.

What is at the center of our solar system? a. The Earth b. The Moon c. The Sun d. Jupiter 2. In order, name the five planets that are closest to the sun. a. Earth, Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter b. Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Earth Venus c. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter d. Venus, Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Mars 3. In order, name the four planets farthest from the Sun. a. Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus b. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune c. Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter d. Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn 4. Which planet has rings? a. Uranus b. Venus c. Saturn d. Mars 5. Which planets do not have moons? a. Mercury and Venus b. Saturn and Uranus c. Mercury and Neptune d. Venus and Mars State whether the statement is True-or-False. Write out True and False in the blanks provided. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. T or F T or F T or F T or F T or F The asteroid belt is located between Mercury and Venus. Pluto is a dwarf planet. Many people think that moons are smaller than planets. If the object circles the sun it is called a planet, if it circles a world it is a moon. Luna is the name of Earths moon. Date: _____________

Short answer. Answer the questions to the best of your ability. 11. Now that Pluto is no longer included, how many planets are there in the Solar System?

12. What planet is nicknamed The Red Planet?

13. The moon Titan orbits what planet?

14. What is the third planet from the Sun?

15. Phobos and Deimos are moons of what planet?

Essay. Write four sentences about your favorite planet or moon in our solar system. Think about what you think makes it so interesting.

Astronomy Test Name: ____________________ Multiple choice questions. Choose the best answer. 1. What is at the center of our solar system? a. b. c. d. 2. The Earth The Moon The Sun Jupiter Date: _____________

In order, name the five planets that are closest to the sun. a. b. c. d. Earth, Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Earth Venus Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter Venus, Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Mars

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In order, name the four planets farthest from the Sun. a. b. c. d. Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn

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Which planet has rings? a. b. c. Uranus Venus Saturn

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Mars

Which planets do not have moons? a. b. c. d. Mercury and Venus Saturn and Uranus Mercury and Neptune Venus and Mars

Circle True-or-False. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. T or F T or F T or F T or F T or F The asteroid belt is located between Mercury and Venus. Pluto is a dwarf planet. Many people think that moons are smaller than planets. If the object circles the sun it is called a planet, if it circles a world it is a moon. Luna is the name of Earths moon.

Short answer. Answer the questions to the best of your ability. 11. Now that Pluto is no longer included, how many planets are there in the Solar System? 8 12. What planet is nicknamed The Red Planet? Mars 13. The moon Titan orbits what planet? Saturn 14. What is the third planet from the Sun? Earth

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Phobos and Deimos are moons of what planet? Mars

Essay. Write four sentences about your favorite planet or moon in our solar system. Think about what you think makes it so interesting.