10 Things About The Solar System Your Teachers Never Told You

The video explores the vastness of our solar system, starting from the Sun and moving outward through the inner and outer planets, highlighting the immense distances and emptiness of space. It discusses the scale of planets compared to the Sun, the journey to Pluto, and the concept of the Oort Cloud, emphasizing the universe's vastness and the insignificance of human perception.

What is the main feature of the solar system that is often overlooked in classroom diagrams?

• The positions of the planets

• The Kuiper Belt

• The vast emptiness of space

• The size of the Sun

If the Sun's diameter is scaled down to 30 centimeters, how wide would Earth be?

• 1 mm

• 10 mm

• 2.7 mm

• 5 mm

How does the size of Jupiter compare to the Sun?

• Jupiter is twice the size of the Sun

• Jupiter is half the size of the Sun

• Jupiter is the same size as the Sun

• Jupiter is 10 times smaller than the Sun

What is the approximate location of Uranus in the solar system?

• Midway between the Sun and Pluto

• Near the Sun

• Close to Neptune

• Beyond the Oort Cloud

Why do some people no longer consider Pluto a planet?

• It is too close to the Sun

• It is extremely remote and small

• It has no moons

• It is larger than Mercury

How long would it take to reach the Oort Cloud at the speed of New Horizons?

• 10,000 years

• 1,000 years

• 9 years

• 100 years

What is the primary composition of the universe according to the video?

• Dark matter

• 99.999999999999958% nothing

• Galaxies and nebulae

• Stars and planets