Solar System Quiz

What is the central and dominant member of the solar system?

• Earth

• The Sun

• The Moon

• Jupiter

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Which shape best describes the largest members of the solar system, like planets and dwarf planets?

• Triangular

• Square

• Round-ish

• Irregular

What is the shape of the orbits of most objects in the solar system?

• Circular

• Elliptical

• Linear

• Hexagonal

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In which direction do most planets orbit the Sun?

• Retrograde

• Prograde

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

What are the objects called that have orbits inclined relative to the Sun’s equator?

• Planets

• Small bodies

• Large moons

• Solar winds

What objects tend to have especially eccentric and inclined orbits?

• Dwarf planets

• Comets

• Asteroids

• Moons

The ______________ is the central and dominant member of the solar system.

(a)  

• Sun
• Earth
• Mars
• Jupiter

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The ​ ​ (a)   belt and ​ (b)   cloud ​contain billions of icy objects.

• Oort
• Kuiper
• Asteroid
• Van Allen
• Meteor

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Bodies that rotate rapidly may appear _____________ at the poles.

(a)  

• squashed
• elongated
• opaque
• stretched

Many comets orbit the Sun in ​​ (a)   motion, opposite to the direction of the Sun’s rotation.

• retrograde
• prograde
• elliptical
• circular

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