The solar system - Quiz

1. How did the solar system come into being?

• A cloud of interstellar gas and dust collapsed.

  
  

• A group of stars collided.

  
  

• A black hole formed.

  
  

• A supernova explosion occurred.

  
  

What is the composition of Terrestrial planets?

• Made of helium and hydrogen.

  
  

• Made of rocky material.

• Made of ice and rock

• Made of water and methane.

  
  

Which planet in the solar system has the shortest orbit?

• Earth

  
  

• Mars

  
  

• Venus

  
  

• Mercury

  
  

What is the Kuiper Belt?

• A flat disc of rocky objects.

  
  

• A spherical collection of icy debris

• A group of asteroids.

  
  

• A group of comets.

  
  

What is the Oort Cloud?

• A flat disc of rocky objects.

  
  

• A spherical collection of icy debris.

• A group of asteroids.

  
  

•  A group of comets.

  
  

What is the largest planet in the solar system?

• Saturn

  
  

•  Uranus

  
  

•  Jupiter

  
  

• Neptune

  
  

What is the significance of the solar system's configuration?

• It is a special place to call home.

•  It is the only known planetary system.

  
  

•  It is the largest planetary system.

  
  

•  It is the oldest planetary system.

  
  

There are over 500 known solar systems in the Milky Way galaxy. 

• True

• False

The solar system was formed by a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. 

• True

• False

The solar system is located in the Milky Way's Orion star cluster. 

• True

• False