Planet Quiz

Which of the following is correct?

• The earth rotates around the sun in 365.25 days

• The sun rotates around the earth in 365.25 days

• The sun revolves around the earth in 365.25 days

• The earth revolves around the sun in 365.25 days

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Which planet is the largest with a diameter of 88.7 miles?

• Mercury

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Neptune

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Which planet’s atmosphere causes it to have the hottest surface temperature?

• Pluto

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Mercury

How old is the universe according to the Big Bang theory?

• 4.6 billion years ago

• 13.8 billion years ago

• 100 million years ago

• 1 trillion years ago

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What do we call the distance that light travels in one year?

• Planet Year

• Light Year

• Space Mile

• Star Year

Why do scientists study different types of galaxies?

• To understand how stars move.

• To learn how the universe has changed over time.

• To find new planets

• To discover new colors of stars

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What does the term illuminated mean?

• To grow

• To shrink

• To be lit up

• To be dim

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The term gibbous means?

• More than half is lit, but less than full

• Less than half the moon is lit

• The moon is exactly half way lit

• The moon is growing

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How long is the moon's revolution around Earth?

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Explain the life cycle of an extremely massive star.

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