Space Trivia!

Which planet is the smallest one and constantly shrinking by a slight amount each day?

• Earth

• Mercury

• Mars

• Venus

Which planet is named after the Roman god of the sea, the counterpart to the Greek god Poseidon, and holds the famous rumors for there being raining diamonds within?

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

The planet (a)   is the coldest one, the first to be discovered with a telescope, and was originally mistaken by the astronomer who found it, William Herschel, as a comet or a star.

A day on this planet is longer than a year, unlike our other planets, it spins clockwise on its axis, and it remains extremely hot to the point where it is the hottest planet in the solar system.

• Venus

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Mars

The magnetic pole of this planet is creeping westward, and it is not actually round, contrary to most presumptions.

• Earth
• Mars
• Venus
• Jupiter

This planet can float in water, and it is believed one of its moons may contain an early form of life.

• Mars
• Venus
• Saturn
• Jupiter

The Curiosity rover was dispatched here, and most scientists predict it will gain noticeable rings after the collision of its moons in the distant future.

• Mars
• Venus
• Jupiter
• Saturn

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This planet contains more than 1,600 active volcanoes, although it is difficult to observe them under its thick, blanket-like atmosphere.

• Mars
• Venus
• Earth
• Jupiter

This planet was suggested to be named after a historical king of England, and will have its next summer solstice in the year of 2028.

• Mars
• Pluto
• Neptune
• Uranus

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This planet has the largest temperature fluctuations in the solar system, and does have surface ice located near the poles of itself.

• Mars
• Venus
• Mercury
• Jupiter