Solar System

Which planet is known as the 'Red Planet'?

• Mars

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Venus

What is the largest moon in our solar system?

• Titan

• Callisto

• Europa

• Ganymede

What are the rocky remnants that orbit the sun mostly between Mars and Jupiter called?

• meteors

• planets

• comets

• asteroids

What are small icy bodies that orbit the sun and develop a glowing coma as they near the sun called?

• comets

• asteroids

• meteors

• planets

What are the sudden brightening events on the sun's surface called?

• lunar flares

• solar flares

• stellar eruptions

• solar storms

What is the star at the center of our solar system?

• Moon

• Mars

• Earth

• Sun

What are the three main layers of the sun?

• Photosphere, Chromosphere, Corona

• Core, Radiative Zone, Convective Zone

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere

• Mantle, Crust, Outer Core

Which planet is known as the 'Morning Star' or 'Evening Star'?

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

Which moon of Jupiter is known to have active volcanoes?

• Europa

• Callisto

• Io

• Ganymede

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

• Vesta

• Juno

• Ceres

• Hygiea