THE SOLAR SYSTEM QUIZ

1. What is the center of our solar system?

• The Sun

• The Moon

• The Asteroid belt

• The Milky Way

One full spin of an object around an axis is called?

• A rotation

• A year

• A revolution

• A month

The blocking of the sunlight by the moon as the moon passes between the sun and the earth is?

• A new moon

• A solar eclipse

• A full moon

• A lunar eclipse

The only two planets that have no moons are?

• Pluto and Mercury

• Saturn and Venus

• Mercury and Venus

• Venus and Mars

The closet star to Earth is?

• Venus

• The Sun

• The Milky Way

• The Moon

An imaginary line through a spinning object is called?

• An orbit

• An axis

• An equator

• None of these

The sun, the nine planets, their moons and other objects that orbit the sun are called?

• The Milky Way

• The solar system

• The universe

• Outer space

What does the moon do around Earth?

• Rotates

• Revolves

• None of these

• Shines

What planets are known as the gas giants?

• Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus

• Saturn, Venus, Neptune and Uranus

• Saturn, Venus, Jupiter and Neptune

• Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune

The darkening of the moon as it passes through Earth's shadow is?

• A solar eclipse

• A new moon

• A lunar ellipse

• A full moon