Solar System Quiz

What is at the center of the solar system?

• Earth

• The Moon

• The Sun

• Mars

Which of the following is NOT a planet in our solar system?

• Mars

• Venus

• Pluto

• Jupiter

What are asteroids mostly made of?

• Gas and dust

• Metal and rock

• Water and air

• Ice and dirt

What causes the northern lights?

• Asteroids

• Comets

• The solar wind

• The Sun's radiation

Where do comets come from?

• The Sun

• The Oort Cloud and Kuiper Belt

• The Milky Way

• The asteroid belt

How often does the solar system orbit the center of the Milky Way galaxy?

• Every 100 million years

• Every 225 million years

• Every 500 million years

• Every 1 billion years

What is the main component of the Sun?

• Oxygen

• Carbon

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

What was the first human-made object to orbit Earth?

• Voyager 1

• Hubble Space Telescope

• Sputnik 1

• Apollo 11