Solar System Quiz

Which planet is known as the 'Red Planet'?

• Neptune

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

Which planet is the largest in the solar system?

• Uranus

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

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What causes day and night on Earth?

• The tilt of the Earth's axis

• The gravitational pull of the moon

• The rotation of the Earth on its axis

• The movement of the sun around the Earth

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What is the average distance of Earth from the Sun?

• 93 million miles (150 million kilometers)

• 500,000 miles (804,672 kilometers)

• 1 billion miles (1.6 billion kilometers)

• 100 million miles (160 million kilometers)

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What is the hottest layer of the sun's atmosphere called?

• corona

• Outer core

• Crust

• Mantle

What are asteroids made of?

• Wood and paper

• Plastic and rubber

• Ice and snow

• Rock, metal, and other elements

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Which is the largest moon in the solar system?

• Callisto

• Ganymede

• Titan

• Europa

What is the name of the moon that orbits Mars?

• Deimos

• Europa

• Phobos

• Ganymede

What is the name of the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt?

• Mars

• Ceres

• Venus

• Jupiter

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What is the difference between a comet and an asteroid?

• Comets are made of cheese, while asteroids are made of chocolate.

• Comets are small, while asteroids are huge.

• Comets are made of ice and dust, while asteroids are made of metals and rocky material.

• Comets have rings, while asteroids do not.