Solar System and Sun Quiz

What is the Sun's role in the Solar System?

• It is smaller than Jupiter.

• It is the smallest object.

• It is the largest object.

• It is the same size as Earth.

How many Earths would fit inside the Sun?

• Over a million

• About a thousand

• None

• Just one

What percentage of the Solar System's mass does the Sun comprise?

• 50%

• 75%

• 25%

• 99.8%

Why is the Sun considered average in size?

• It is the smallest star.

• There are stars both smaller and larger than it.

• It is the only star.

• It is the largest star.

How does the Sun's size compare to other stars?

• It is the largest star known.

• It is smaller than all other stars.

• It is average, with stars both smaller and larger.

• It is the only star in the universe.

What would happen if Earth were 80 times bigger?

• It would disappear.

• It would become a black hole.

• It would remain the same.

• It would become a Sun.

What was discovered about Neptune's Great Dark Spot?

• It is a new discovery.

• It is the largest storm in the Solar System.

• It is permanent like Jupiter's Great Red Spot.

• It no longer exists.

What is unique about the wind speeds around Neptune's Great Dark Spot?

• They are the fastest recorded in the Solar System.

• They are slower than Jupiter's.

• They are the same as Earth's wind speeds.

• They are the slowest in the Solar System.

What is the main reason we know little about Neptune's storms?

• Neptune is too close to the Sun.

• Neptune is too far from Earth.

• Neptune has no storms.

• Neptune is too small.

What is the humorous conclusion about the Sun?

• It is the largest star.

• It is an average-sized, hot gas ball.

• It is the smallest object in the universe.

• It is not a star at all.