Solar System and Planets

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are commonly known as

• the 4 giants

• the beasts

• the gas giants

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Mercury is the

• largest planet in the Solar System

• hottest planet in the Solar System

• closest planet in the Solar System

• farthest planet in the Solar System

What is the second smallest planet in the solar system?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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Phobos and Deimos are moons of what planet?

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Saturn

• Venus

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Which correctly pairs the planet pictured with its nickname?

• Jupiter – Swift Planet

• Venus – Swift Planet

• Mars – Red Planet

• Mercury – Red Planet

In 2006, Pluto was named a "dwarf planet," not a full "planet." Why?

• It is not in orbit around the sun

• It doesn't have enough gravity to be spherical in shape

• Its gravity hasn't cleared the space around it from many other objects

What is the Great Red Spot?

• A storm on Jupiter

• A large region of rust on Mars

• The largest volcano on Venus

• A smudge on the Hubble space telescope

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Which planet(s) have rings?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

• Saturn and Neptune

• Saturn and Uranus

• Saturn

Titan is the largest moon of what planet?

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

Which of the following occurs on Mars?

• Hurricanes

• Tidal waves

• Blizzards

• Dust storms