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Solar System and Planets
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Questions about our solar system, planets, and other celestial objects.
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The mass of all the planets, asteroids, comets, etc. in the solar system is greater than the mass of the Sun.
True
False
2
Which is the only planet that we know for sure harbors life?
Mars
Earth
Mercury
Venus
3
Both Jupiter and Saturn have at least 80 moons.
False
True
4
Jupiter is more massive than all the other planets combined.
True
False
5
Which planet is famous for its visible rings?
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
Mars
6
Which planet takes the longest time (about 165 years) to orbit the Sun one time?
Venus
Saturn
Neptune
Mercury
7
The range of distance from a star that would have liquid water to support life is called
the water zone.
the habitable zone.
the liquid zone.
the life zone.
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Which planet has the highest average surface temperature?
Earth
Venus
Mercury
Mars
9
The terrestrial planets are less dense than the Jovian planets.
False
True
10
Which planet orbits the Sun on its side and is the seventh planet?
Venus
Earth
Uranus
Neptune
11
What do we call a piece of rock from space that makes it to the surface of the Earth?
a meteorite
a comet
an asteroid
a meteor
12
The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth.
True
False
13
Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is larger than Mercury.
True
False
14
Which planet has the nickname "the red planet" and is fourth from the Sun?
Saturn
Mars
Neptune
Jupiter
15
The Jovian planets are larger than the terrestrial planets.
True
False
16
What do we call the part of the solar system beyond Neptune that contains lots of comets and asteroids?
the zone of ice
the habitable zone
the Kuiper belt
the asteroid belt
17
Saturn has always had visible rings.
True
False
18
What do we call irregular chunks of rocky material found mostly in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?
dwarf planets
asteroids
comets
meteors
19
Which planet is the smallest and closest to the Sun?
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter
20
The Sun represents more than 99% of the solar system's mass.
False
True
21
The difference between asteroids and meteoroids is that
asteroids contain more metal.
asteroids are larger.
meteoroids are more dense.
meteoroids are less dense.
22
How many planets (not counting dwarf planets or moons, but including Earth) are in our solar system?
9
7
10
8
23
Which dwarf planet used to be considered the ninth regular planet from the Sun?
Mercury
Ceres
Titan
Pluto
24
Which planet is the largest, by far, using any possible measurement (diameter, mass, etc.)?
Jupiter
Earth
Saturn
Uranus
25
What do we call the force of attraction that keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun?
friction
gravity
magnetism
inertia