Quiz about The Solar System

Question 1

How many planets are in our solar system (not including pluto)

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

9

Answer

10

Answer

7

Question 2

Name the planets in order from the one closet to the Sun

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

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

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

Question 3

Which planet is the largest planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Saturn

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Earth

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Mars

Question 4

What are the rings of Saturn made of?

Accepted Answer

Rock, Frozen gases, Ice crystals, and water

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Rocks and Dust

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Ice Crystals

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Stars

Question 5

A small, icy body that orbits the Sun. Is made of a main body and a tail.

Accepted Answer

Comet

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Asteroid

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Meteor

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Meteoroid

Question 6

A chunk of rock that burns up upon entering a planet's atmosphere

Accepted Answer

Meteor

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Comet

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Meteoroid

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Asteroid

Question 7

What six things make up our Solar System?

Accepted Answer

Sun, Planets, Moons, Asteroids, Comets, Meteors

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Galaxies, Planets, Stars, Asteroids, Planets, Moons

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Sun, Planets, Moons, Stars, Asteroids, Comets

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Planets, Stars, Galaxies, Comets, Meteors, Sun

Question 8

What planet do we live on?

Accepted Answer

Earth

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Sun

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Mars

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Jupiter

Question 9

What are the terrestrial planets?

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Mercury, Earth, Mars, Neptune

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Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Neptune

Question 10

What are the gaseous planets?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Mars

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Mercury Venus, Earth Neptune

Question 11

How do moons move?

Accepted Answer

Moons revolve around their planet and rotate on their axis

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Moons rotate around their planet and revolve on their axis

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Moon rotate around their planet and rotate on their axis

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Moons revolve around their planet and revolve on their axis

Question 12

Which planet is closest to the sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

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Earth

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Mars

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Neptune

Question 13

Which planet is NOT considered a gas giant?

Accepted Answer

Venus

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Jupiter

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Saturn

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Neptune

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of a dwarf planet?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

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Mercury

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Mars

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Neptune

Question 15

The four inner planets are ______________.

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars

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Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Neptune

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Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Earth

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Mercury, Earth, Uranus, Mars

Question 16

The smallest planet in the solar system is _____________

Accepted Answer

Mercury

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Venus

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Mars

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Neptune

Question 17

The hottest planet is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Venus

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Mercury

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Mars

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Earth

Question 18

The only planet with water in the surface is __________________.

Accepted Answer

Earth

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Mercury

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Venus

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Mars

Question 19

The four outer planets are ________________.

Accepted Answer

Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus

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Jupiter, Earth, Uranus, Mars

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Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Uranus

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Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Mercury

Question 20

The planet with the largest rings is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Saturn

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Jupiter

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Neptune

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Uranus

Question 21

All inner planets are alike because______________.

Accepted Answer

They have a solid and rocky surface

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They are the largest

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They are the coldest

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They have many moons

Question 22

All outer planets are alike because ______________.

Accepted Answer

They are made mostly of gas

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They are warm

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They are small

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They have few moons

Question 23

The sun, moon, and earth all rotate on an __________.

Accepted Answer

Axis

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Axle

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Pivot

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Point

Question 24

This planet is known as the Red Planet

Accepted Answer

Mars

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Earth

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Neptune

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Saturn

Question 25

Which planet is the coldest?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

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Neptune

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Earth

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Antarctica

Question 26

The center of our Solar System is the _____.

Accepted Answer

sun

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moon

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Earth

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Atlantic Ocean

Question 27

The Earth revolves around the sun. It takes about ________ for the Earth to complete one revolution.

Accepted Answer

365 1/4 days

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28 days

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24 hours

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3 years

Question 28

The Earth rotates (spins) on its axis.  It takes about ______ for the Earth to complete one rotation.

Accepted Answer

24 hours

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28 days

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a week

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365 days

Question 29

The rotation of the Earth gives us _____.

Accepted Answer

day and night.

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months.

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weeks.

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years.

Question 30

The force that keeps the planets in orbit is  _____.

Accepted Answer

gravity

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friction

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sunlight

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static electricity

Question 31

A constellation is a

Accepted Answer

a pattern of stars.

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star.

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a body of water.

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a pattern of planets.

Question 32

What does this picture show?

Accepted Answer

Earth rotating

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Earth floating

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Earth revolving

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Earth orbiting

Question 33

What does this picture show?

Accepted Answer

Earth REVOLVING around the sun

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Mars REVOLVING around the sun

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Earth ROTATING around the sun

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Mars REVOLVING around the sun

Question 34

When Earth spins, it turns around an imaginary line called a(n)

Accepted Answer

axis

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rotation

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orbit

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ellipse

Question 35

Shraddha and Srinath want to develop a model of how Earth moves in space. In their model, Shraddha will represent Earth and Srinath will represent the sun. Which of the following should NOT be part of shraddha and Srinath 's model?

Accepted Answer

Srinath walks in a circle around Shraddha.

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Shraddha spins in circles.

Answer

None of these

Answer

Shraddha walks in a circle around Srinath .

Question 36

Why does the sun seem to change position in the sky?

Accepted Answer

Earth's rotation

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Earth's orbit

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The sun's rotation

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The sun's orbit

Question 37

What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

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D.

Question 38

What does orbit mean?

Accepted Answer

The path a planet takes around the sun.

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The spinning of the planet.

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When a rocket blasts into space.

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To fly into outer space.

Question 39

What is the name of the this Dwarf Planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Ceres

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Earth's Moon

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Mercury

Question 40

Do all planets have moons.

Accepted Answer

No not all planets have moons.

Answer

Yes they all have moons.

Question 41

How many moons orbit the planet Earth?

Accepted Answer

1 moon

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2 moons

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No moons

Question 42

What is the only planet that has life on it?

Accepted Answer

Earth

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Mars

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Venus

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Pluto

Question 43

How many moons does the planet Mercury have?

Accepted Answer

0 moons

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1 moon

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3 moons

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2 moons

Question 44

What is the Moon?

Accepted Answer

It is a satellite

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It is a planet

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It is a star

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It is a comet

Question 45

What is the Sun?

Accepted Answer

It is a Star

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It is a satellite

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It is a comet

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It is a planet

Question 46

The earth is made of three layers . Choose the correct statement related to layers of earth.

Accepted Answer

The outer most layer is CRUST, Inner most layer is CORE and between CRUST and CORE is MANTLE.

Answer

The outer most layer is CRUST, Inner most layer is MANTLE and between CRUST and MANTLE is is CORE.

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The outer most layer is MANTLE , Inner most layer is CORE and between MANTLE and CORE is is CRUST.

Answer

None of these

Question 47

All planets in our solar system are the same size.

Accepted Answer

false

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true

Question 48

Name the star closest to Earth.

Accepted Answer

Sun

Answer

Polaris

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Vega

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Alpha Centauri

Question 49

Mars is often called __________ due to red rusty dust.

Accepted Answer

Red Planet

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Blue Planet

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Green Planet

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Orange Planet

Question 50

What causes our seasons here on Earth?

Accepted Answer

The revolution of Earth around the sun and Earth's tilted axis

Answer

Stars in our universe

Answer

Our revolution around the moon

Answer

Earth's tilted axis and our rotation

The Solar System

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