1) What is at the centre of our solar system? a) sun b) planets c) stars d) asteroids 2) Our solar system is located in which galaxy? a) Milk Way b) Andromeda c) Milky Way d) Triangulum 3) What is the order of the planets from the sun? a) Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune b) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune c) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto d) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune 4) The sun is a.... a) massive ball of burning gasses b) the largest star c) a big, hot planet d) the smallest object in our solar system 5) The sun's mass accounts for what percent of the matter in our solar system? a) 98 b) 89 c) 88 d) 99 6) What allows for life on Earth? a) The heat from the sun b) The rotation of the earth c) The other planets in the solar system d) The cold from the atmosphere 7) What is the coldest planet in our solar system? a) Mercury b) Uranus c) Venus d) Neptune 8) How long does it take for light from the sun to travel to the Earth? a) 8 seconds b) 8 hours c) 8 minutes d) 8 years 9) What are Saturn's rings made of? a) Water and gas b) Ice particles and gas c) Gas and rocks d) Water and ice particles 10) What revolves around the Earth? a) The sun b) The moon c) Other planets d) Asteroids 11) How far is the sun from Earth? a) 98 thousand miles b) 89 million miles c) 93 million miles d) 39 thousand miles 12) How many Earth's would fit into the sun? a) 3.1 thousand b) 3.1 million c) 1.3 thousand d) 1.3 million 13) How many inner and outer planets are there? a) 4 inner and 4 outer b) 6 inner and 2 outer c) 2 inner and 6 outer d) 4 inner and 5 outer 14) What is the hottest planet? a) Mercury b) Venus c) Earth d) Mars 15) What separates the inner and outer planets? a) Meteor Belt b) Black hole c) Asteroid Belt d) Ice chunks 16) A meteor is a) lumps of rock or iron that orbit the sun b) a meteoroid that hits the Earth c) a small piece of dirt or rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere. 17) A meteoroid is a) a small piece of dirt and rock outside the Earth's atmosphere. b) a small piece of dirt or rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere. c) a meteoroid that hits the Earth. 18) A meteorite is a) a small piece of dirt or rock. b) lumps of rock or iron that orbit the sun. c) a meteoroid that hits the Earth. 19) The difference between a meteor, meteoroid and meteorite is... a) their colour b) their size c) their shape d) their location 20) There are______________ days in a year. a) 356.25 b) 365 c) 256 d) 365.25 21) What causes seasons? a) The tilt of the Earth as the sun orbits it. b) The tilt of the Earth as it orbits the sun. c) The Earth spinning on its axis. d) Light from the sun reflecting off the moon. 22) What causes day/night? a) The Earth orbiting the sun. b) The Earth's rotation on its axis. c) The reflection of the sun on the moon. d) The Earth blocking light from the sun. 23) The Earth orbits the sun in a... a) circle b) oval c) square d) triangle 24) The earth rotates on.... a) the North and South Pole b) an invisible axis c) the equator d) The Northern and Southern Hemispheres 25) Why is a year longer on some planets and shorter on others? a) The speed of orbit around the sun b) Planets are different sizes c) Planets rotate in different directions 26) Why are we not able to walk on Jupiter? a) It is made up of gas b) It is way too cold c) It is way too hot d) There is not enough gravity 27) The name given to groups of stars that create 'pictures' is... a) constellations b) creations c) star figures 28) Moon phases are caused by... a) As the sun travels around the moon, different parts are illuminated by the Sun. b) As the Moon goes around the Earth, different parts are illuminated by the Earth. c) As the sun travels around Earth, different parts of the Sun are illuminated by the other planets. d) As the Moon goes around the Earth, different parts of it are illuminated by the Sun 29) When the Earth is between the sun and the moon, what kind of a moon do we have? a) full b) new c) crescent d) quarter 30) How are we able to see the moon? a) Reflection from the sun's light b) It creates it's own light c) Reflection from other planets 31) In a solar eclipse a) The moon goes between the sun and Earth, blocking the moon. b) The Earth is positioned between the moon and the sun, blocking the moon. c) The moon goes between the sun and the Earth, blocking the sun. d) The Earth is positioned between the moon and the sun, blocking the Earth. 32) In a lunar eclipse a) The moon goes between the sun and the Earth, blocking the moon b) The Earth is between the moon and the sun, blocking the moon. c) The moon is between the sun and Earth, blocking the sun. d) The Earth is between the moon and the sun, blocking the Earth.

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