Solar System 101

How old is our solar system?

• 10 million years

• 1 billion years

• 100 billion years

• 4.5 billion years

What is the smallest and closest planet to the sun?

• Mars

• Mercury

• Earth

• Venus

Which planet is known as the hottest?

• Mars

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Venus

What are the two categories of planets in our solar system?

• Large and Small

• Terrestrial and Jovian

• Hot and Cold

• Gaseous and Liquid

Which planet has the shortest orbit around the sun?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Earth

• Venus

What are the gas giants primarily made of?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Rock and Ice

• Helium and Hydrogen

• Water and Methane

Which planet is famous for rotating on its side?

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Jupiter

What lies between the Terrestrial and Jovian planets?

• The Asteroid Belt

• The Kuiper Belt

• The Milky Way

• The Oort Cloud

Where is the edge of the solar system considered to be?

• The Kuiper Belt

• The Oort Cloud

• The Asteroid Belt

• Beyond Neptune