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Quiz on solar system

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY SOLAR SYSTEMS ARE THERE IN OUR GALAXY?

a)

300

b)

500

c)

200

d)

250

2.

WHEN WAS OUR SOLAR SYSTEM FORMED?

a)

ABOUT 4 MILLION YEARS AGO

b)

ABOUT 4.5 BILLION YEARS AGO

c)

ABOUT 4.BILLION YEARS AGO

d)

ABOUT 4.5 MILLION YEARS AGO

3.

IN WHICH STAR CLUSTER DOES OUR SOLAR SYSTEM LOCATED?

a)

ORION

b)

OREO

c)

SCORPION

d)

BEEHIVE

4.

HOW MANY PERCENT OF STARS IN THE GALAXY HOST PLANETARY SYSTEMS?

a)

20%

b)

15%

c)

12%

d)

25%

5.

HOW MANY LAYERS ARE THERE IN SUN?

a)

7

b)

6

c)

2

d)

3

6.

WHAT IS THE OUTERMOST LAYER OF THE SUN called as?

a)

PHOTOSPHERE

b)

CHROMOSPHERE

c)

CORONA

d)

CORE

7.

WHAT IS THE CORE TEMPERATURE OF THE SUN?

a)

27 MILLION DEGREE FAHRENHEIT

b)

30 MILLION DEGREE FAHRENHEIT

c)

27 BILLION DEGREE FAHRENHEIT

d)

27 BILLION DEGREE FAHRENHEIT

8.

HOW MUCH MASS OF SOLAR SYSTEM DOES THE SUN CONTAIN?

a)

99.2%

b)

98.9%

c)

99.8%

d)

90%

9.

HOW MANY INNER PLANETS ARE THERE?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

3

d)

6

10.

WHICH IS THE HOTTEST PLANET?

a)

MARS

b)

JUPITER

c)

VENUS

d)

MERCURY

11.

WHISH PLANET IS THE COLDEST PLANET?

a)

JUPITER

b)

NEPTUNE

c)

MARS

d)

SATURN

12.

WHICH GASEOUS PLANET SPINS FAST?

a)

NEPTUNE

b)

JUPITER

c)

SATURN

d)

URANUS

13.

HOW MANY MOONS DOES MARS HAVE?

a)

3

b)

0

c)

2

d)

1

14.

WHICH OF THESE PLANETS ARE MUCH DENSER?

a)

INNER PLANETS

b)

GASEOUS PLANETS

c)

OUTER PLANETS

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

15.

WHICH PLANET SPINS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AS COMPARED TO OTHER PLANETS?

a)

MARS

b)

VENUS

c)

JUPITER

d)

EARTH

16.

THE PLANET WITH ABOUT 82 MOONS IS _________

a)

JUPITER

b)

NEPTUNE

c)

MARS

d)

SATURN

17.

THE PLANET THAT TAKES ABOUT 84 EARTH YEARS TO REVOLVE AROUND THE SUN _____

a)

NEPTUNE

b)

JUPITER

c)

URANUS

d)

SATURN

18.

WHICH IS THE LARGEST MOON IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?

a)

DEIMOS

b)

PHOBOS

c)

GANYMEDE

d)

CALLISTO

19.

WHICH COMET CAUSE PERSEID METEOR SHOWER?

a)

HALLEY'S COMET

b)

SWIFT TURTLE

c)

BROOKS

d)

CHIRON

20.

WHICH IS THE NEAREST EARTH LIKE PLANET TO US?

a)

PROXIMA CENTAURI

b)

KEPLER 352 b

c)

PROXIMA b

d)

KEPLER 442 b