Quiz about Solar System

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a terrestrial planet?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Mars

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Earth

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Venus

Question 2

Planets that have a hard, rocky surface.

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Terrestrial Planets

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Gas Giants

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Outer Planets

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

Question 3

A bowl-shaped depression on the surface of a moon or planet.

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Crater

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Maria

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Satellite

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Terrae

Question 4

The Gas Giants

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Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune

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Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Neptune

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Mercury

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Mars, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn

Question 5

Which of the following are characteristics of terrestrial planets?

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Smaller in size

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Warmer temperatures

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Solid, rocky surfaces

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Many moons

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Farther from the Sun

Question 6

Ancient people thought these dark areas of the Moon were seas of water. Scientists now know they are large, flat areas of dark-colored rock. We call them _____.

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Maria

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Terrae

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Poles

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Craters

Question 7

The overall term for any body that revolves around another object on an orbital path.

Accepted Answer

Satellite

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Meteorite

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Star

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Terrae

Question 8

Which of the following is the correct order of the planets from closest to the Sun to farthest away?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Mercury, Pluto, Venus, Earth, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune

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Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Mercury, Venus

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Uranus, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Mars, Saturn, Earth

Question 9

These are five smaller objects that also revolve around the sun. (Ceres, Haumea, Makemake, Eris, and Pluto)

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Dwarf Planets

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Moons

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Asteroids

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Comets

Question 10

A chunk of rock or metal that passes through the Earth's atmosphere and hits the Earth's surface. They also impact the surface of other planets and moons.

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Meteorite

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Comet

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Maria

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Meteoroid

Question 11

A _________ is a chunk of rock or metal that creates a bright streak in the sky as it burns up in the Earth's atmosphere.

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Meteor

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Comet

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Terrae

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Meteoroid

Question 12

The widespread death of entire species of living organisms. Scientists think that asteroid impacts have caused these.

Accepted Answer

Mass extinctions

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Natural satellites

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Elliptical orbits

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Gravitational Collapses

Question 13

Made mostly of ice (frozen gases) and a bit of rock and dust....these objects have a recognizable "tail" and extremely long orbits. They are most visible as their orbit nears the sun and will often "disappear" for long periods of time as they travel on their orbit back to the outer solar system.

Accepted Answer

Comet

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Meteorite

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Supernova

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Asteroid

Question 14

The path an object takes as it revolves around another object is called ________.

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its orbit.

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a rotation.

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one day.

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a moon.

Question 15

To spin on an axis. The Earth does this once every 24 hours. This movement gives us day and night.

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Rotate

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Revolve

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Gravitate

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Expand

Question 16

To move around another object on an orbital path. The Earth takes 365 and 1/4 days to do this movement. This movement (along with the tilt of the Earth) gives us seasons.

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Revolve

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Rotate

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Gravitate

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Expand

Question 17

The terrestrial planets.

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus

Question 18

The asteroid belt is the area where chunks of rock and debris orbit the sun in between ______ and ______.

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Mars and Jupiter

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Earth and Mars

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Jupiter and Saturn

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Mercury and Venus

Question 19

Humans have walked on the moon. (TRUE or FALSE)

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True

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False

Question 20

Which space object is at the center of the solar system and provides the gravity to hold the planets and other bodies in their orbital paths?

Accepted Answer

The Sun

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A black hole

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The Earth

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A satellite

Question 21

The force of attraction between all objects in the universe is called _________.

Accepted Answer

Gravity

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Expansion

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Terrae

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Extinction

Question 22

As an object's mass increases, its gravitational force _________.

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Increases

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Decreases

Question 23

As the distance between two objects increases, the gravitational force between them _________.

Accepted Answer

Decreases

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Increases

Question 24

Mostly made of gases, many moons, planetary rings, colder, larger, and farther from the Sun....these are all characteristics of ___________.

Accepted Answer

Gas Giants

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Terrestrial Planets

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Mercury ,Venus, Earth, and Mars

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Inner Planets

Question 25

The moon rotates once every 27.3 days.

The moon also revolves around the Sun once every 27.3 days. This means that....

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We always see the same side of the Moon from the Earth

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We never see the Moon at all

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We see all sides of the the moon

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Meteorites cannot hit the Moon's surface

Question 26

Smaller than a planet, these bodies revolve around a parent planet. The Earth has one and a planet such as Jupiter has many.

Accepted Answer

Moon

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Dwarf Planet

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Comet

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Asteroid

Question 27

What is the most massive object in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

The Sun

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Jupiter

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The Earth

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Pluto

Question 28

In our solar system...

Planets, moons, and other bodies tend to have "elliptical" orbits. This means that their path around another object is _____-shaped.

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Oval

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Irregularly

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Box

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Triangle

Question 29

Distances in our solar system are so great, that scientists based their measurement on the "distance from the Earth to the Sun." One of these lengths is called ____________.

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An astronomical unit

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An orbital length

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A solar cycle

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A interplanetary fraction

Question 30

Scientists believe that an impact with a large asteroid caused pieces of the Earth to fly outward into space....

Gravity collected these pieces and created another space object. Which object was this?

Accepted Answer

The Moon

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Mars

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Saturn's Rings

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The Sun

Question 31

Which is the best label for Box #1?

Rocky objects that are thought to be leftover pieces from the formation of the solar system.

Accepted Answer

Asteroid Belt

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Terrestrial Planets

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Gas-Ice Giants

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Exoplanets

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Kuiper Belt

Question 32

Which is the best label for Box #2?

The four inner planets that have solid, rocky surfaces.

Accepted Answer

Terrestrial Planets

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Asteroid Belt

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Gas-Ice Giants

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Exoplanets

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Kuiper Belt

Question 33

Which is the best label for Box #3?

The four outer planets that have deep atmospheres made mostly of hydrogen and helium.

Accepted Answer

Gas-Ice Giants

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Terrestrial Planets

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Asteroid Belt

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Exoplanets

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Kuiper Belt

Question 34

Which is the best label for Box #4?

The smallest planet. It has a surface covered with many impact craters.

Accepted Answer

Mercury

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Venus

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Jupiter

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Pluto

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Mars

Question 35

Which is the best label for Box #5?

"Earth's Twin." A runaway greenhouse effect within its atmosphere makes it the hottest planet.

Accepted Answer

Venus

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Mercury

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Jupiter

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Neptune

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Mars

Question 36

Which is the best label for Box #6?

The only planet known to have large amounts of liquid water and support life.

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Earth

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Mercury

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Venus

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Jupiter

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Mars

Question 37

Which is the best label for Box #7?

The "Red Planet." The most visited planet in the solar system. It is currently being explored by rovers!

Accepted Answer

Mars

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Mercury

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Venus

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Jupiter

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Saturn

Question 38

Which is the best label for Box #8?

The largest planet in the solar system! It has many moons and a giant storm known as the "Great Red Spot."

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Mercury

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Neptune

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Saturn

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Mars

Question 39

Which is the best label for Box #9?

The second largest planet. It is well known for having the most visible and complex set of rings.

Accepted Answer

Saturn

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Uranus

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Neptune

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Jupiter

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Mars

Question 40

Which is the best label for Box #10?

The third largest planet. It gets its bluish green color from a gas called methane.

Accepted Answer

Uranus

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Neptune

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Jupiter

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Saturn

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Mars

Question 41

Which is the best label for Box #11?

Named after the Roman god of the sea. This planet also gets its bluish green color from a gas called methane...not from ocean water!!!

Accepted Answer

Neptune

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Uranus

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Jupiter

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Saturn

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Mars

Question 42

Which is the best label for Box #12?

The most massive object and only star in the solar system. It is the main source of gravity that holds the planets and other objects in their orbits.

Accepted Answer

Sun

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Kuiper Belt

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Jupiter

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Asteroid Belt

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Pluto

Question 43

What makes up the rings of the Gas-Ice Giants?

Accepted Answer

Bits of ice, dust, and other debris.

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Asteroids.

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Water droplets.

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Billions of tiny exoplanets.

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