Solar System Quiz

When the southern hemisphere has winter, what season does the northern hemisphere have?

• winter
• spring
• summer
• fall

The sun is a _______________.

• planet
• satallite
• galaxy
• star

About how many days does it take for the moon to complete a phase?

• 45 days
• 28 days 
• 1 day
• 365 days 

Earth's seasons are caused by the tilt of its axis and its revolution.

• True 
• False

New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon... What comes next?

• Waning Gibbous
• Waning Crescent
• New Moon
• Last Quarter

What moon phase is next?  New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter....

• Full Moon
• Waxing Gibbous
• Waning Crescent
• Last Quarter

How long does Earth's orbit around the sun take?

• 365 and 1/4 days

• 360 days

• 24 hours

• 2 years

What causes day and night here on our Earth?

• The different moon phases

• Asteroids

• The rotation of Earth

• Stars

This is the first planet from the Sun; it is very hot in the day and very cold in the night.

• Mercury

• Neptune

• Earth

• Jupiter

The fourth planet from the Sun; also known as the "red planet."

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars