Post-Test

Pre-Test

Name: ______________________________________ Date: _________________

 A. Identify the following planets.

_______________________1. The coldest planet

_______________________2. The hottest planet

_______________________3. The Morning or Evening Star.

_______________________4. The king of planets because of its size.

_______________________5. The planet with the most of numbers of moons.

_______________________6. The red planet.

_______________________7. The only known habitable planet.

_______________________8. The nearest planet to the sun.

_______________________9. Considered the most beautiful planet because of its visible rings.

_______________________10. The smallest planet.

B. Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. How many planets are there in our Solar System?

a. Ten                                          c. Eight

b. Nine                                        d. Seven

2. Which is the hottest part of the sun?

a. convention zone                       c. chromosphere

b. core                                        d. corona

3. Which statement explains why planets stay in their orbits as they revolve around the sun?

a. There is a very strong gravitational attraction between the sun and the planets?

b. All the planets have their own imaginary orbits as they revolve around the sun?

c. Some planets have strong gravitational attraction that keeps the small planets to stay

d. There is a strong magnetic force that keeps all planets stay in their orbit as they move around

the sun.

4. Aside from the planets, what are the other objects that make up our Solar System?

a. sun, moons, comets                                   c. sun, moons, asteroids, comets, meteoroids

b. sun, moons, asteroids                                d. sun, moons, asteroids, comets, meteorite

5. Earth is located in which galaxy?

a. Andromeda Galaxy                                    c. Milky Star Galaxy

b. Milky Way Galaxy                                     d. Traingulum Galaxy

6. Where can we most find the most number of asteroids?

a. Between the orbits of Venus and Earth

b. Between the orbits of Uranus and Neptune

c. Between the orbits of Saturn and Jupiter

d. Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

7. What is the name of the most famous comet that returns to Earth’s vicinity every 75 years?

a. Harvey’s Comet                                       c. Hale’s Comet

b. Hade’s Comet                                         d. Halley’s Comet

8. How many moons does Jupiter have?

a. 15                                                              c. 17

b. 16                                                              d. 18

9. Olympus Mons is a large volcanic mountain on which planet?

a. Saturn                                                          c. Neptune

b. Jupiter                                                         d. Uranus

10. Which is the only natural satellite of the Earth?

a. Ganymede                                                   c. Miranda

b. Triton                                                          d. Luna