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Solar System Quiz review
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1
What does the word "orbit" mean?
The imaginary line an object spins around
The path an object follows around another object
the invisible force that attracts on object to another
2
What planet is the
Spirit
rover visiting?
Earth
Mercury
Mars
Venus
3
Where can we find the
Voyager 1
and
Voyager 2
spacecraft?
Interstellar Space
Near Jupiter
Near Pluto
4
Mars is the ________ planet from the sun.
6th
8th
7th
4th
5
Which planet has polar ice caps like Earth?
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Mercury
6
What planet will the
New Horizons
spacecraft visit in July 2015?
Saturn
Uranus
Pluto
Neptune
7
Which U.S. President started a massive space exploration program that put a man on the moon?
Barack Obama
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Franklin Roosevelt
8
What do you call a natural or artificial object that revolves around the Earth?
Satellite
Asteroid
Space Station
Comet
9
What gas gives Neptune it's distinct blue color?
Propane
Methane
Carbon dioxide
Water vapor
10
What do we call the inner, rocky planets that are found between the sun and the asteroid belt?
Gas Giant Planets
Dwarf Planets
Terrestrial Planets
11
What direction does the tail of a comet point?
Toward Jupiter
Toward the Sun
Away from the sun.
Toward Earth
12
What space object do we call "shooting stars?"
Ateroids
Stars
Comets
Meteors
13
What planet, besides Earth, could be called a "Goldilocks" planet?
Ceres
Mercury
Venus
Mars
14
Who is known as the
Father of Modern Rocketry
?
Isaac Newton
Robert Goddard
Wehrner von Braun
Hero of Alexandria
15
Which two space objects are mostly made of rock and metal?
Asteroids and Meteors
Asteroids and Comets
Meteors and Comets
16
Which planet spins on its side?
Jupiter
Venus
Uranus
Pluto
17
Which planet is the hottest?
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
18
What is this a picture of?
New Horizons Spacecraft
Hubble Space Telescope
Juno Spacecraft
19
Ceres is a dwarf planet in the Asteroid Belt. The Asteroid Belt is between which two planets?
Mars and Jupiter
Mars and Earth
Jupiter and Uranus
Jupiter and Saturn
20
This is the largest planet in our solar system.
Uranus
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune