Solar System Quiz

Which planet is known as the 'Red Planet'?

• Mars

• Venus

• Saturn

• Jupiter

Which planet is the largest in the solar system?

• Mars

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Saturn

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Which planet is closest to the Sun?

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Mercury

• Mars

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What causes the orbit of the planets around the Sun?

• Friction

• Magnetic force

• Solar wind

• Gravitational force

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What is the time taken by the Earth to complete one rotation on its axis?

• 1 month

• 48 hours

• 24 hours

• 12 hours

How did the solar system form?

• The solar system formed from a giant rotating cloud of gas and dust called the solar nebula.

• The solar system formed from a collision of two galaxies.

• The solar system formed from the gravitational pull of the moon.

• The solar system formed from a single massive explosion.

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Which planet is known as the 'Giant of the solar system'?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Saturn

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What is the approximate distance of the Earth from the Sun in Astronomical Units?

• 1.5 AU

• 0 AU

• 14,523 AU

• 1 AU

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Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...

• mass and distance 
• mass and matter
• distance and weight 
• weight and mass

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As mass increases, gravity ________________.

• Increases 
• Decreases 
• Stays the same 

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