Astronomy Quiz 1

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

• Neptune
• Pluto
• Earth
• Uranus

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Uranus
• Mercury
• Neptune
• Earth

The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.

• solar system
• earth
• rotation
• United States

The GAS GIANTS or Outer planets are:

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

Which is a frozen mass with a tail of trailing gases?

• A meteor

• A comet

• An asteroid

• A planet

What is the circular motion around the Sun?

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Axis

• Hemisphere

What protects the Earth from the Sun’s radiation?

• Other planets

• The moon

• The atmosphere

• Space

What force keeps the Earth in orbit around the Sun?

• A nearby galaxy’s gravitational pull

• The Moon’s gravitational pull

• The Earth’s gravitational pull

• The Sun’s gravitational pull

Where’s the Asteroid Belt?

• Earth and Uranus

• Neptune and Uranus

• Mars and Jupiter

• Edge of Jupiter

A mountain-size chink of ice and dust that orbits the sun is called?

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteorite

• Meteor