Space and Solar System Quiz

What is a space rock that reaches Earth's surface called?

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Meteoroid

Which planet in our solar system is the largest, but has a fast rotation of only 10 hours?

• Mercury

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Neptune

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which solar body is commonly referred to as a "shooting star?"

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

Which of the following is the correct order of the inner planets in terms of placement starting with the closest to the sun?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

• Mercury, Mars, Venus, and Earth

• Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury

• Mars, Mercury, Venus, Earth

What are eruptions of hot gas from the sun’s surface?

• Sunspots

• Solar Flares

• Prominences

• Solar winds

The sun’s energy comes from what?

• Attracting it with the force of gravity

• Nuclear fission

• Burning fuels such as oil

• Nuclear fusion

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

What layer of the sun means visible light and moves by radiation?

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

• Prominence

Which of the following is not found in our solar system?

• Eight planets

• North Star

• Sun

• Asteroids and comets

The stream of charged particles produced by the corona is called what?

• Solar Flares

• Sun Spots

• Solar wind

• Prominences

Which planet appears white or pale blue because of methane ice crystals and clouds high in its atmosphere?

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Saturn

• Neptune