Touring the Solar System

Most of the planets in our solar system are named after which civilization's gods?

• Greek
• Roman

Which planet is named after the god of war?

• Mars
• Mercury

Which planet is represented by this symbol?

• Mercury
• Venus

Which planet is represented by this symbol?

• Saturn
• Jupiter
• Uranus

Which planet has the closest mean (average) distance to the Sun?

• Mercury
• Venus

Which planet has the farthest mean (average) distance to the Sun?

• Saturn
• Neptune
• Uranus

Which planet has the greatest diameter?

• Saturn
• Jupiter
• Mercury

Which planet has the smallest diameter?  (In fact, the moons Ganymede and Titan are larger!)

• Mercury
• Venus
• Mars

Which of the terrestrial planets has the greatest diameter?

• Earth
• Venus

If you had a glass of water, which planet would actually float?  (Remember:  water's density is 1 g / mL.)

• Earth
• Uranus
• Mercury