THE SOLAR SYSTEM QUIZ

What is the Sun mainly made from?

• Liquid lava

• Gas

• Rock

• Molten iron

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What are comets mostly made of?

• Rusty metal

• Poisonous liquid

• Dirty ice and dust

• Hot, liquid rock

What is the closest planet to the Sun?

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Venus

• Uranus

Which of these planets is the smallest?

• Earth

• Uranus

• Mercury

• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the name of the second biggest planet?

• Earth

• Mercury

• Saturn

• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How long does it take for light from the Sun to reach Earth?

• 1 minute

• 8 minutes

• Immediately

• 24 hours

To weigh roughly two-thirds less than what you do on Earth, which planet would you be on?

• Uranus

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

How old is the solar system?

• 5000 years

• 5 million years

• 4.5 billion years

• 500 million years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NASA stands for the National ____ and Space Administration. Fill in the blank.

• Astronomy

• Acrobatic

• Aeronautics

• Airplane

The first person in space was an American.

• True

• False