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Total questions: 64
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Name
Class
Date
1.
Which planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Venus
b)
Mercury
c)
Mars
d)
Earth
2.
__________ is the fifth planet in order from the sun.
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Jupiter
d)
Saturn
3.
What is the only planet with 21% oxygen?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
4.
__________ is the third largest planet in the solar system?
a)
Neptune
b)
Uranus
c)
Saturn
d)
Jupiter
5.
__________ takes 165 years to orbit the sun.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
6.
This planet is known as the "red planet."
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Jupiter
7.
NASA's latest mission to _____ is called Messenger.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Saturn
8.
This is the stormiest planet.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
9.
This planet is also known as "The Evening Star."
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Jupiter
10.
Its moons are named after Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream.
a)
Uranus
b)
Neptune
c)
Saturn
d)
Jupiter
11.
This planet has the Borealis Basin.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Pluto
12.
The planets that can be seen without a telescope.
a)
Mercury, Venus, Mars
b)
Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune
c)
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
d)
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
13.
This planet spins once on its axis every 9.84 hours.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
14.
This is the only planet with liquid water on its surface.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
15.
Which planet is the brightest?
a)
Neptune
b)
Saturn
c)
Venus
d)
Mars
16.
A small planet with a diameter of 3100 miles.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Earth
17.
This planet has the largest mountain.
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
18.
This planet is the second largest.
a)
Neptune
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Saturn
19.
NASA sent Spacecraft Juno to this planet.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Venus
d)
Mars
20.
This planet has 300 times the mass of Earth.
a)
Uranus
b)
Saturn
c)
Neptune
d)
Jupiter
21.
The bright globe of this planet is surrounded by rings.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
22.
This planet is closest to Earth.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
The Moon
23.
This planet was first seen by William Herschel in 1781.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
24.
This is the second smallest planet.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
25.
This planet takes 365 1/4 days to orbit the sun.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
26.
This "planet" is no longer considered a planet.
a)
Eris
b)
Ceres
c)
Neptune
d)
Pluto
27.
_____ is the second planet from the sun.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Earth
28.
This planet is most similar to Earth.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Jupiter
29.
This is the hottest planet.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
30.
A star near the end of its life whose atmosphere expands outwards, increasing the radius greatly while reducing its surface temperature.
a)
Main Sequence Star
b)
White Dwarf
c)
Nebula
d)
Red Giant
31.
This planet has a giant red spot on it larger than the planet Earth.
a)
Saturn
b)
Neptune
c)
Uranus
d)
Jupiter
32.
The birthplace of stars.
a)
Nebula
b)
Asteroid Belt
c)
Main Sequence
d)
The Moon
33.
Our year is based on:
a)
The Earths Rotation on its axis
b)
The Earth's Revolution around the sun
c)
The 23.5 degree tilt of the Earth
d)
The seasons
34.
A light year is a measurement of:
a)
time
b)
volume
c)
distance
d)
area
35.
The inner and outer planets are separated by:
a)
comets
b)
asteroid belt
c)
kuiper belt
d)
gases
36.
Our sun is mainly made out of what two elements?
a)
Helium and Oxygen
b)
Carbon Dioxide and Helium
c)
Hydrogen and Iron
d)
Hydrogen and Helium
37.
Uranus’ atmosphere is composed mostly of what?
a)
Methane
b)
Carbon
c)
Acid
d)
Helium
38.
A star that is between 8-40% our stars mass will become a ________at the end of its life.
a)
Brown Dwarf
b)
Red Giant
c)
Supernova
d)
Black Hole
39.
This is the main cause of the seasons?
a)
the Earth's rotation
b)
the Earth's revolution
c)
the Earth's tilt
d)
the moon
40.
When a portion of the Earth is tilted towards the Sun it receives more:
a)
direct sunlight
b)
indirect sunlight
41.
When the Moon, Sun and Earth are in line (full and new Moons), the gravitational pull is added resulting in a:
a)
spring tide
b)
neap tide
42.
When the Moon blocks the Sun from reaching the Earth it is called a:
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
43.
A lump of metal or rock that is pulled down through Earth's atmosphere by gravity.
a)
meteoroid
b)
meteor
c)
meteorite
d)
comet
44.
What type of galaxy do we live in?
a)
Irregular
b)
Elliptical
c)
Spiral
45.
Over half of all known galaxies are ______ and they make up the larger ones.
a)
Irregular
b)
Elliptical
c)
Spiral
46.
A lump of metal or rock that is pulled down through Earth's atmosphere and reaches the ground.
a)
Meteoroid
b)
Meteor
c)
Meteorite
d)
Comet
47.
What is the name for a system if stars, gas and dust?
a)
Solar System
b)
Galaxy
c)
Universe
d)
Matter
48.
A large, nearly round space object that orbits a star is called a _________.
a)
Moon
b)
Satellite
c)
Planet
d)
Meteoroid
49.
What is? everything that exists throughout space.
a)
Galaxy
b)
Solar System
c)
Universe
50.
What is a ball of hot gases that gives off light and other types of energy?
a)
Star
b)
Planet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
51.
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
52.
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waning Crescent
53.
a)
Full Moon
b)
First Quarter
c)
Third or Last Quarter
d)
New Moon
54.
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
55.
a)
Full Moon
b)
New Moon
c)
First Quarter
d)
Third or Last Quarter
56.
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
57.
a)
Full Moon
b)
First Quarter
c)
Third or Last Quarter
d)
New Moon
58.
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waning Gibbous
59.
What is basically made up of ice and rock flying through space. It has a glowing part and a stream of gas and dust behind it?
a)
Meteor
b)
Comet
c)
Meteorite
d)
Meteoroid
60.
The area between Mars and Jupiter that is filled with tens of thousands of asteroids is known as what?
a)
The Milky Way Galaxy
b)
The Asteroid Belt
c)
The Kuiper Belt
d)
The Main Sequence
61.
Which planet has the fastest winds in our solar system?
a)
Uranus
b)
Saturn
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
62.
About how long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?
a)
28 days
b)
29 days
c)
30 days
d)
365 days
63.
How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once on its axis?
a)
24 hours
b)
28 days
c)
365 days
d)
610 days
64.
Name the planets in order, starting with the planet closest to the Sun.
a)
Venus, Mars, Earh, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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