Solar System Practice Quiz

Which planet is the largest planet in our solar system

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Mars

• Earth

Which of the following is a gas giant?

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

• Neptune

Where is the asteroid belt located?

• between Earth and Mars

• between Jupiter and Saturn

• between Mars and Mercury

• between Mars and Jupiter

Supports life

Composed of rock

3rd planet from sun

• Venus

• Earth

• Mercury

• Mars

Which of the following is the hottest planet from the list below?

• Earth

• Neptune

• Mercury

•  Venus

What is the final stage of a low mass star?

• White Dwarf

• Black Hole

• Red Giant

• Neutron Star

What is the final stage of a high mass star?

• White Dwarf

• Black Hole

• Red Giant

• Neutron Star

What is the name of the cosmic cloud of dust and gas that is the first stage in the birth of a star?

• Protostar

• Spiral Galaxy

• Quasar

• Stellar Nebula

In a very high mass star, a supernova triggers the formation of a __________ which has a gravitational pull so strong that even light cannot escape.

• White Dwarf

• Neutron Star

• Stellar Nebula

• Black Hole

Which is true about the sun?

• We can walk on the sun.

• It is a star.

• It is a moon.

• It is a planet close to Earth.