Exploring The Planets: Neptune

What is the position of Neptune in the solar system?

• First

• Third

• Eighth

• Ninth

Neptune is more than ____ miles from Earth.

• 1 billion

• 2.5 billion

• 3 billion

• 4 billion

Why was Neptune named after the ancient Roman god of the sea?

• A) Its deep-blue color

• B) Its size

• C) Its distance from the sun

• D) Its discovery through a telescope.

Neptune was the second planet to be discovered through a ____.

• Microscope

• Telescope

• Satellite

• Spacecraft

What is one of the notable features of Neptune?

• Slow winds

• Fastest winds in the solar system

• No winds

• Moderate winds

What is the diameter of Neptune?

• 31,000 miles

• 25,000 miles

• 40,000 miles

• 20,000 miles

Neptune is made up mostly of gases, mainly hydrogen and ____. A) Oxygen B) Helium C) Nitrogen D) Carbon.

• Oxygen

• Helium

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

How many times bigger is Neptune's diameter compared to Earth's?

• Two times

• Three times

• Four times

• Five times

Neptune has no solid surface. True or False?

• True

• False

What surrounds Neptune?

• A) A system of narrow rings

• B) A thick atmosphere

• C) A large ocean

• D) A rocky surface.