Room 10 Solar System Quiz

How old is the sun? Pg 160

• 4.6 Billion Years Old
• 6.4 Billion Years Old
• 5.6 Billion Years Old
• 3 Millions Years Old

________ is a huge system of gas and dust. Pg 164

• Neptune
• Galaxy
• Asteroid
• Atmosphere

How many moons are in our solar system? Pg 166

• 147
• 153
• 10
• 3

A dark appearing area on the sun that is ________ than the surrounding area is called a __________? Pg 160

• Wetter, Sun Pool
• Dryer, Hot Spot
• Cooler, Sun Spot
• Hotter, Moon Spot

At the core, the deepest part of the sun, the temperature is ___________. Pg 162

• 1,500,000 C
• 150,000,000 C
• 15,000,000 C
• 150,000,000,000 C

People used to think that the Earth was the __________ of our solar system. Pg 169

• Beginning 
• Ending
• Starting
• Center

What is a comet? Pg 168

• A small body of dust, ice, and frozen gases
• A moon rock being pulled to Earth due to gravity
• A moon that is leaving our universe.
• A star that has a strong gravitational force.

Venus is very _______ ! Pg 175

• Hot
• Cold
• Gaseous 
• Lovely

Most asteroids are in the asteroid belt which is between which two planets? Pg 167

• Mars and Jupiter
• Earth and Mars
• Uranus and Saturn
• Venus and Earth

Which planet is closest to the sun? Pg 171-174

• Mercury
• Venus
• Jupiter
• Earth