Solar System Quiz

Why are there seasons?

• Changing relative distance from the sun

• Natural side effect to rotation

• The 23.5 degree tilt of the Earth

• Getting closer or farther from the sun

What separates the inner and outer planets?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• An imaginary line made up by humans

• The asteroid belt

What are the basic necessities that must be on a planet or moon to have the chance for life?

• Heat, Water, and Air

• Energy, Methane, and Organic Molecules

• Food, Water, and shelter

• Hard Surface, Air, and Atmosphere

Why are there phases of the moon?

• The rotation of the Earth

• The moon orbits the Earth

• The moon is spinning

• The Moon Stays in one location

What is the order of the systems that occurs for a lunar eclipse to happen?

• Sun-moon-Earth

• Earth-Sun- Moon

• Sun-Earth-Moon

Does/did Mars have an atmosphere?

• Mars has always had an atmosphere but it had a more 'life friendly' composition in the past

• Only in the past does it have an atmosphere

• Only currently does it have an atmosphere

• It never had an atmosphere

What planets have ring systems?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

• Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

• Mars, Saturn, and Uranus

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

Do all of the gas giants have a solid core?

• Yes

• No

• None of the above

• All of the above

What type of moon occurs during a lunar eclipse?

• Supermoon

• Blood Moon

• Blue Moon

• Harvest Moon

How long do craters on Mercury last?

• 2-3 Years

• 100-1000 Years

• 1 Million Years

• Seemingly as long as the planet exists