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    The Solar system

    Unit Quiz
    Name________________________________________ Date_____________
    Directions: Read each question and choose the best answer.

    1. Which of these is the best way 3. Moon is to planet as planet


    to describe our solar system? is to _________.
    a It is a group of stars a orbit c star
    revolving around a b Neptune d dwarf planet

    single object.
    4. Which of these phrases would
    b It is a group of objects
    be a useful way to remember
    revolving around a
    the names and order of the
    single star.
    eight planets, listed from
    c It is a single star revolving nearest the Sun to farthest
    around a group of objects. from the Sun?
    d It is a single object revolving a My Very Energetic Mother
    around a group of stars. Just Served Us Nachos
    © iStockphoto.com/George Argyropoulos

    2. Which of these b My Excellent New Violin


    facts about the Usually Sounds Mighty Jazzy
    Sun is not true? c Neighbors Using Spicy

    a It is much larger Juice Might Enjoy
    than most other stars. Vegetable Mixtures
    b It provides energy in the d Every Jar Under My Nose
    form of light. Smells Very Moldy
    c Gravity holds the planets © iStockphoto.com/George Argyropoulos

    in orbit around the Sun.


    d It is about 150 million
    kilometers (93 million
    miles) from Earth.

    Unit Quiz continued on following page


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    ASSESSMENT The Solar System—Unit Quiz
    continued

    Name________________________________________ Date_____________

    5. Which planets are the largest 9. Which statement about planets


    ones in our solar system? and their moons is true?
    a Venus and Earth a Every planet in our solar
    b Saturn and Jupiter
    system has at least one moon.

    c Mars and Mercury b The Sun’s size is the reason

    that moons orbit planets.
    d Neptune and Uranus
    c Every moon in our solar
    6. Which of these system revolves around,

    Corporation
    © Jupiterimages
    planets would or orbits, its planet.
    probably be safest
    d All the moons in our solar
    to land on because
    system are covered with
    of its solid surface?
    oceans and clouds.
    a Neptune c Jupiter

    b Uranus d Mars
    7. Which planets are the

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    gas giants?
    a Saturn and Venus

    b Mars, Earth, Venus,


    and Mercury
    c Neptune, Uranus, 10. What makes Earth different

    Saturn, and Jupiter from any other planet?

    d All of the above a It is the only planet known



    to have living things on it.
    8. If you passed between Mars
    b It is the only planet known
    and Jupiter, and saw an area
    to have liquid water on its
    with rocks of different sizes
    surface.
    floating through space
    together, what would they c It is the only planet known
    most likely be? to have air that is safe for
    a comets c planets animals to breathe.

    d All of the above
    b asteroids d moons
    Unit Quiz continued on following page
    © Learning A–Z, Inc. All rights reserved. www.sciencea-z.com
    ASSESSMENT The Solar System—Unit Quiz
    continued

    Name________________________________________ Date_____________

    Directions: Use the table to answer questions 11–13. ( The planets are listed in alphabetical order.)
    FAST FACTS ABOUT THE PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

    Diameter Number of
    Planet Period of rotation Period of revolution
    (km) known moons
    23.96 Earth hours 365.24 Earth days
    Earth 12,756 1
    (1 Earth day) (1 Earth year)
    Jupiter 142,984 9.9 Earth hours 11.9 Earth years 63

    Mars 6,794 24.6 Earth hours 687 Earth days 2


    © iStockphoto.com/George Argyropoulos

    Mercury 4,879 59 Earth days 88 Earth days 0

    Neptune 49,528 16.1 Earth hours 164.8 Earth years

    Saturn 120,536 10.7 Earth hours 29.4 Earth years 60

    Uranus 51,118 17.24 Earth hours 84 Earth years 27

    Venus 12,104 243 Earth days 225 Earth days 0

    11. Using the diameter information 13. Which planets rotate faster
    from the table, which of these than Earth does?
    lists places planets in the correct a Jupiter, Neptune,

    order, from largest to smallest? Saturn, and Uranus
    a Venus, Jupiter, Mercury
    b Mars, Mercury, and Venus
    b Neptune, Uranus, Mars c All of the other planets

    c Mercury, Venus, Earth rotate faster than Earth does.
    d Saturn, Uranus, Earth d None of the other planets
    rotate faster than Earth does.
    12. What belongs in the blank box?
    a the diameter of Venus 14. Extended Response: Choose a

    planet in our solar system other
    b Saturn’s period of revolution than Earth. First, describe how
    c the number of known it is different from Earth. Then
    moons that Neptune has explain whether or not you
    would want to visit it and why.
    d the number of known
    moons that Mercury has

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    The Solar system

    Unit Quiz Answer Sheet


    I=inferential V=vocabulary L=literal/recall D=data analysis

    14. Extended Response: Responses will


    1. b L
    vary but must address both parts of
    2. a L the question.

    3. c V For the first part of the response,


    4. a I students should select a planet other
    than Earth and describe one or more
    5. b L ways it differs from Earth. These
    differences may include: facts from the
    6. d I
    data table in this quiz, descriptions of
    7. c L each planet’s appearance, the fact that
    the other planet is not known to sustain
    8. b V life or to have surface water, or other
    9. c I accurate information that contrasts the
    two planets.
    10. d L
    For the second part of the response,
    11. d D
    students should explain whether or
    12. c D not they would want to visit the planet
    they chose and why. Responses will
    13. a D vary. Reasons should support the choice
    to visit or not visit and may include:
    an interest in learning more about
    the planet; an eagerness to see special
    features up close; concerns about the
    time it would take to travel there and
    back; concerns about the availability
    of air, food, water, shelter, family, and
    friends; or any other valid reasons.

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