WorksheetsSolar System Trivia
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What planet is named for the most powerful of the Roman gods?
a)
Mars
b)
Neptune
c)
Jupiter
d)
Venus
2.
How many planets in our solar system have moons?
a)
Four
b)
Five
c)
Six
d)
Seven
3.
Which planet is farthest from the Sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Pluto
4.
What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
a)
Venus
b)
Earth
c)
Mercury
d)
Mars
5.
What is the tallest mountain in the solar system?
a)
Olympus Mons, on Mars
b)
Mount Everest, on Earth
c)
Skadi Mons, on Venus
d)
Mons Huygens, on the Moon
6.
What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
The Sun
7.
What former planet was demoted to a dwarf planet in 2006?
a)
Charon
b)
Ceres
c)
Neptune
d)
Pluto
8.
Which planet in our Solar System has an axis that is titled by 98 degrees?
a)
Neptune
b)
Uranus
c)
Saturn
d)
Venus
9.
How many moons does the planet Venus have?
a)
Zero
b)
One
c)
Two
d)
Four
10.
What planet is named for the Roman god of commerce, communication, travelers, and thieves?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Neptune
d)
Jupiter
11.
In 1781, what was the first planet to be discovered using a telescope?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Uranus
c)
Saturn
d)
Neptune
12.
Which is the largest of Mars' two moons?
a)
Deimos
b)
Phobos
c)
Ares
d)
Ganymede
13.
How long does it take for light to travel from the Sun’s surface to Earth?
a)
About 6 seconds
b)
About 4 minutes
c)
About 2 hours
d)
About 8 minutes
14.
In what month is the Earth closest to the Sun?
a)
January
b)
March
c)
July
d)
October
15.
The asteroid belt is located between the orbits of which two planets?
a)
Mercury and Venus
b)
Mars and Jupiter
c)
Jupiter and Saturn
d)
Uranus and Neptune
16.
What percentage of mass does our Sun take up in our solar system?
a)
about 78%
b)
about 86%
c)
about 94%
d)
more than 99%
17.
The Great Red Spot is a gigantic storm located on which planet in our Solar System?
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Saturn
18.
Of the four rocky planets in our solar system, which is the largest and most dense?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
19.
Our solar system is located in what galaxy?
a)
The Andromeda Galaxy
b)
The Milky Way Galaxy
c)
Sombrero Galaxy
d)
The Whirlpool Galaxy
20.
What is the largest moon in the Solar System?
a)
Earth’s Moon
b)
Titan, a moon of Saturn
c)
Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter
d)
Callisto, a moon of Jupiter
21.
Titan, Enceladus, Mimas & Iapetus are just some of the moons orbiting which planet?
a)
Neptune
b)
Mars
c)
Saturn
d)
Jupiter
22.
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
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