Solar System Quiz

What are the objects that travel around a star in a solar system?

• Only planets

• Planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids

• Only moons and asteroids

• Only comets and meteoroids

What is the term for a solar system with two stars?

• Binary star system

• Dual star system

• Twin star system

• Double star system

What is the term for a solar system with three or more stars?

• Triple star system

• Multistar system

• Tri-star system

• Quad star system

What is the reading level of the document?

• 900L

• 1000L

• 1130L

• 1200L

What is the boundary where the solar wind is abruptly slowed by pressure from interstellar gases called?

• The Kuiper Belt

• The Oort Cloud

• The Heliopause

• The Termination Shock

Who mathematically demonstrated orbital similarities for comets observed in 1456, 1531, 1607, and 1682?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Johannes Kepler

• Edmond Halley

• William Herschel

In what year did Voyager 2 cross the termination shock of the solar system?

• 1930

• 1977

• 2004

• 2007

What is the current classification of Pluto?

• A planet

• A star

• A dwarf planet

• An asteroid