Solar System Quiz

What object in the Solar System has the greatest gravitational pull?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Moon
• Meteoroids

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What object contains 99.9% of our Solar System's entire mass?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Moon
• Meteoroids

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which of the following BEST describes the composition of the Sun?

• Hydrogen and Helium
• Iron and Nickel
• Hydrogen and Oxygen
• Light and Heat

Which of the following is NOT true about the planet Mercury?

• Mercury has the closest average distance from the Sun
• Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System
• Mercury is one of the most dense planets in the Solar System
• Mercury has more than one moon

Which of the following is true about planet Mercury?

• Mercury is the fastest traveling planet in the Solar System
• Mercury is the least dense planet in the Solar System
• Mercury is a gaseous planet
• Mercury has the greatest average temperature

Which of the following are terrestrial planets in our Solar System? (Select ALL that apply:)

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars
• Jupiter

Which of the following planets is most similar in size to planet Earth?

• Venus
• Mercury
• Earth
• Mars
• Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of the following planets in the Solar System has the highest average surface temperature?

• Venus
• Mercury
• Earth
• Mars
• Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the following planets in the Solar System has rings? (Select ALL that apply:)

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune
• Mercury

Which of the following planets has a liquid metal outer core responsible for the planets magnetic field?

• Venus
• Earth
• Jupiter
• Saturn