Quiz about The Solar System

Question 1

Planet or Star: a ball of burning hot gases

Accepted Answer

Star

Answer

Planet

Question 2

Planet or Star: travels in an orbit

Accepted Answer

Planet

Answer

Star

Question 3

Planet or Star: temperature can differ based on distance from the Sun

Accepted Answer

Planet

Answer

Star

Question 4

Planet or Star: produces its own light

Accepted Answer

Star

Answer

Planet

Question 5

Planet or Star: reflects light from another source

Accepted Answer

Planet

Answer

Star

Question 6

Planet or Star: can be made of rock or gas

Accepted Answer

Planet

Answer

Star

Question 7

Which of the following explanations does NOT correctly compare planets and stars?

Accepted Answer

Stars are made of gas and plasma; planets are made of gas or rock

Answer

Planets orbit around stars

Answer

Stars are larger than planets

Answer

Stars can be seen in the sky at night and planets cannot

Question 8

The four inner planets are ______________.

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars

Answer

Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Neptune

Answer

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Earth

Answer

Mercury, Earth, Uranus, Mars

Question 9

The four outer planets are ________________.

Accepted Answer

Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus

Answer

Jupiter, Earth, Uranus, Mars

Answer

Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Uranus

Answer

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Mercury

Question 10

All inner planets are alike because______________.

Accepted Answer

They have a solid and rocky surface

Answer

They are the largest

Answer

They are the coldest

Answer

They have many moons

Question 11

All outer planets are alike because ______________.

Accepted Answer

They are made mostly of gas

Answer

They are warm

Answer

They are small

Answer

They have few moons

Question 12

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

Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 13

What are the gaseous planets?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Answer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Answer

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Mars

Answer

Mercury Venus, Earth Neptune

Question 14

A student made a model of how the Earth, Moon, and Sun orbit. She used ping-pong balls to represent each one. She painted each one a different color. Then, she placed the Moon and Earth close together and the Sun much further away. What is one limitation of the student's model?

Accepted Answer

She used the same size balls.

Answer

She made earth orbit the sun.

Answer

She moved the Sun away from the Earth and Moon.

Question 15

What is at the center of our Solar System and also the largest object in it?

Accepted Answer

The Sun

Answer

Earth

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

The Moon

Question 16

Click on all of the planets that are rocky.

Accepted Answer

Mars

Accepted Answer

Venus

Accepted Answer

Earth

Answer

Saturn

Answer

Neptune

Question 17

Sam and Anna are talking about the sun. Sam tells Anna that the sun is the largest star and that is why it looks so big and bright. Is he correct?

Accepted Answer

No, the Sun appears big and bright because it is the closest star to Earth.

Answer

No, the Sun appears big and bright because it is the hottest star.

Answer

Yes, the Sun appears big and bright because it is the largest star.

Answer

Yes, the Sun appears big, but not bright, because it is the largest star.

Question 18

Which of the statements below is NOT a discovery that scientists have made through the development of better telescopes and satellites?

Accepted Answer

They discovered that the Earth is the center of the universe.

Answer

They discovered new planets and asteroids.

Answer

They discovered that weather and mountains exist on other planets.

Answer

They discovered that there are billions of stars in the galaxy.

Question 19

Which piece of equipment would give us the most information about Mars?

Accepted Answer

a space probe

Answer

binoculars

Answer

a telescope

Answer

space shuttle

Question 20

What characteristics do the inner planets share?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Answer

They are the closest planets to the Sun.

Answer

They are warmer and smaller than the other planets.

Answer

They are made of solid, rock-like materials.

Question 21

Which statement about the order of the planets from the Sun is true?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun.

Answer

Earth is the closest planet to the Sun.

Answer

Mercury is the fourth planet from the Sun.

Answer

Venus is the third planet from the Sun.

The Solar System

22 questions

Planet or Star: a ball of burning hot gases

Planet or Star: travels in an orbit

Planet or Star: temperature can differ based on distance from the Sun

Planet or Star: produces its own light

Planet or Star: reflects light from another source

Planet or Star: can be made of rock or gas

Which of the following explanations does NOT correctly compare planets and stars?

The four inner planets are ______________.

The four outer planets are ________________.

All inner planets are alike because______________.

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