Solar System Presentation Quiz

Question 1

Which planet is the 5th largest, has 1 moon, and is made up of 71% water?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Question 2

Which planet rotates faster than any other planet?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 3

Which planets have distinct layers and geologic evidence of current or past volcanic activity?

Accepted Answer

terrestrial planets

Question 4

Which planet has an atmosphere of hydrogen sulfide, a compound that smells like rotten eggs?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 5

Which planet rotates sideways (parallel to the plane of its orbit)?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 6

Mysterious dark spots appear and disappear on the surface of ________________.

Accepted Answer

Neptune

Question 7

Which type of planets are small and rocky, closest to the sun, and have few to no moons?

Accepted Answer

terrestrial planets

Question 8

What is the shape of the orbit that the planets revolve in?

Accepted Answer

elliptical

Question 9

The tallest volcanic mountain, Olympus Mons, is located on ________.

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 10

This planet has a crust made of iron oxide and has geologic evidence of past rivers and lakes.

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 11

Which planet is the least dense planet in the solar system and would float on water?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 12

Which planets have a small core, no solid surface, rings of dust and ice, and many moons?

Accepted Answer

Jovian planets

Question 13

What is the name of the largest dwarf planet?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Question 14

The__________ is a spherical shell of icy objects in the outermost region of the solar system.

Accepted Answer

Oort Cloud

Question 15

Between which two planets does the Asteroid Belt lie?

Accepted Answer

Mars and Jupiter

Question 16

What is the Great Red Spot and what planet is it located on?

Accepted Answer

cyclone, Jupiter

Question 17

Where is 99.85% of all mass in the solar system found?

Accepted Answer

sun

Question 18

Which planets share their obits with other bodies of similar size and are not gravitationally dominant

Accepted Answer

dwarf planets

Question 19

Which planet is the hottest and is a similar size to Earth?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 20

Which planet has no true atmosphere and is the smallest planet in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 21

What planet has intense winds and clouds of frozen methane, which could possibly rain diamonds?

Accepted Answer

Neptune

Question 22

The nebular theory suggests that the solar system began to form

Accepted Answer

4.6 billion years ago

Question 23

Which planet has the longest period of revolution around the sun?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 24

Which planets have rings? (choose all that apply)

Accepted Answer

Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter

Question 25

The process where planets grow larger as matter collides and accumulates together is known as

Accepted Answer

accretion

Question 26

Which planet has a mass greater than all of the other planets in the solar system combined?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 27

What belt consists of icy rocks and is a major source of comets?

Accepted Answer

Kuiper Belt

Solar System Presentation Quiz

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Solar System Presentation Quiz

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