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A Quiz to review the planets of the solar system.
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What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Io
Jupiter
Saturn
Sun
2
What planet rotates sideways on its axis?
Uranus
Neptune
Earth
Pluto
3
What planet has no atmosphere?
Mercury
Earth
Venus
Saturn
4
What are the characteristic of inner planets?
gas planets, many moons, farthest from the Sun, no rings
rocky, closest to the Sun, no/few moon, no rings
rocky, closest to the Sun, may moon, rings
None of the above statements are correct.
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What is the only known planet where water exists as a solid, liquid, and gas?
Pluto
Jupiter
Earth
Mars
6
How many planets are in our solar system?
7
9
12
8
7
Saturn's rings are made up of....
methane
rock and ice
hydrogen
dust only
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What causes Uranus and Neptune to be blue in color?
oxygen
hydrogen
cobalt
methane
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What is between the inner and outer planets?
asteroid belt
the Moon
Haley's comet
the Sun
10
What causes Mars to appear red?
methane
red clay
iron oxide
sunlight
11
What is the name of the storm on Jupiter?
The Great Red Spot
The Tornado
The Storm
The Hurricane
12
What planet is known for its dazzling rings?
Moons
Phoebe
Saturn
Jupiter
13
What are the characteristics of the outer planets?
made of gas
rings
all of the answers are correct
many moons
14
A comet is...
a WNBA basketball team
a planet
a fragment of rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere
a large body of ice and rock that travels around the Sun
15
All planets in our solar system ______ around the Sun.
rotate
spin
revolve
orbit
16
What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Neptune
Saturn
Mercury
Jupiter
17
A fragment from space that survives the Earth's atmosphere and land on Earth's surface is a...
comet
meteorite
star
planet
18
What planet has extreme temperature differences (extremely hot and cold)?
Earth
Neptune
Venus
Mercury
19
In 2006, what planet's status was demoted to a dwarf planet?
Pluto
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
20
Which planet has a thick cloud cover that causes extremely high temperatures?
Pluto
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
