Solar System quiz

____ is the largest planet in the Solar System

Answer explanation

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system with a diameter of 142,984 km and a mass equivalent to approx. 318 Earths!

Which planet rains diamonds?

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Mars

Answer explanation

Actually, scientists have suspected for over 40 years that both Neptune AND Uranus rain diamonds!

True or False: Saturn is the only planet in our Solar System with rings?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It has been theorized that all Jovian planets have rings. As of right now, we can conclude that Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune all have their own ring systems.

True or False: Our sun is average.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Although our Sun is about average in mass, it is still very special and certainly not average!

The sun is a ____ _____ star.

Answer explanation

The sun is currently fusing Hydrogen into Helium--meaning it is a Main Sequence star.

Our sun will become a...

• Supernova

• Blackhole

• Protostar

• White Dwarf

Answer explanation

Our sun does not have enough mass to become a stellar blackhole!!!

Planets orbit the sun in... motion

• the planets do not have a specific pattern of orbit.

• Circular

• Elliptical

• Spherical

Answer explanation

This is Kepler's first law of planetary motion!

What equation does Kepler's third law follow?

Planetary speed ____ (increases or decreases) as it approaches the sun

Answer explanation

Kepler's second law of planetary motion!

The inner planets of our solar system are larger than the outer planets

• True

• False