Planets and Earth's Structure Quiz

Which planet is referred to as the "evening star" and completes a revolution faster than Earth?

• Venus

• Mars

• Mercury

• Neptune

One of these planets is both the brightest and the hottest, but not the closest to the sun. Which is it?

• Earth

• Venus

• Mercury

• Jupiter

Despite being farther from the sun than Earth, which planet takes fewer days than a year to revolve around it?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

• None

Which planet has more satellites than Saturn but takes fewer years to orbit the sun?

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Mars

• Neptune

Which two planets are called "twins," but one supports life while the other does not?

• Mars and Jupiter

• Mercury and Venus

• Venus and Earth

• Earth and Neptune

Which planet rotates in 24 hours but takes longer than 200 times that to revolve once around the sun?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Venus

• Mars

Which planet is known to have a halo ring, is the second largest, but takes nearly 30 Earth years to complete a revolution?

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Saturn

A planet that has ice on its surface, multiple satellites, and takes 12 Earth years to go around the sun is...

• Uranus

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Neptune

Which of the following is the coldest, yet not the farthest from the sun?

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Jupiter

Identify the planet that has the same number of satellites as fingers on one hand and is surrounded by methane gas.

• Mars

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Venus