Solar System Quiz

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Mars

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Mars

• Saturn

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What is the force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?

• gravity

• centrifugal force

• friction

• magnetism

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What is the force that pulls objects towards the center of the Earth?

• friction

• electricity

• magnetism

• gravity

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What is the term for the movement of a planet around the Sun?

• orbit

• rotation

• revolution

• spin

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What is the term for the spinning of a planet on its axis?

• orbit

• revolution

• rotation

• tilt

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The Earth revolves around the sun. How many days does one revolution take?

• 300

• 356

• 365

• 265

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Why do day and night exist on each planet?

• The rotation of the planet around its axis.

• The rotation of the planet around the equator.

• The revolution of the planet around its axis.

• The revoltion around the sun.

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How does the sun release energy?

• Nuclear bomb exploding.

• Nuclear fission of hydrogen atoms

• Nuclear fusion of hydrogen atoms

• It just does.

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Which planet is the farthest from the Sun?

• Mars

• Venus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

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