Solar System Quiz

What is the largest planet in the solar system?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Mars

• Venus

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Which planet is known as the 'Red Planet'?

• Saturn

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Mars

What causes the Earth to have seasons?

• The tilt of the Earth's axis

• The amount of water on the Earth's surface

• The rotation speed of the Earth

• The distance of the Earth from the Sun

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What is the name of the imaginary line around which a planet rotates?

• equator

• orbit

• circle

• axis

What are small rocky bodies that orbit the sun called?

• asteroids

• galaxies

• planets

• comets

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What is the name of the icy body that releases gas or dust known as a 'dirty snowball'?

• planet

• meteor

• asteroid

• comet

What is the name of the layer of the sun's atmosphere that is visible during a solar eclipse?

• corona

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

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What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?

• Apollo 11

• Hubble

• Challenger

• Sputnik 1

What is the name of the first human to walk on the moon?

• Buzz Aldrin

• John Glenn

• Michael Collins

• Neil Armstrong

Which space probe was the first to visit Jupiter?

• Apollo 11

• Voyager 1

• Pioneer 10

• Hubble Space Telescope