Solar System and Astronomy

Question 1

Which planet has the shortest year?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 2

Which of these is NOT part of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

The Southern Cross

Question 3

How long does it take Earth to revolve around the sun?

Accepted Answer

365 days

Question 4

What is a satellite?

Accepted Answer

An object that orbits something else

Question 5

How many planets are in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

8

Question 6

What type of rain is believed to fall on Saturn?

Accepted Answer

Diamonds

Question 7

What do we use to measure the distance between planets?

Accepted Answer

Light years

Question 8

Which planet is tilted on its side?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 9

What is gravity?

Accepted Answer

Force that pulls objects together

Question 10

What is the name of our Sun?

Accepted Answer

Sol

Question 11

What is the name of the galaxy we live in?

Accepted Answer

Milky Way

Question 12

Why do scientific models change over time?

Accepted Answer

New evidence is found

Question 13

Aboriginal people used the sky to:

Accepted Answer

Keep time and navigate

Question 14

What is a constellation?

Accepted Answer

A group of stars that form patterns

Question 15

What type of graph can help us show planet data?

Accepted Answer

Bar graph

Question 16

Who changed the solar system model to have the Sun at the centre?

Accepted Answer

Copernicus

Question 17

Why is it hard to make a perfect model of the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Sizes and distances are very different

Question 18

Which planet is famous for its giant red storm?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 19

What star formation is important in Aboriginal astronomy?

Accepted Answer

The Southern Cross

Question 20

Which planet is known for having strong winds and a blue colour?

Accepted Answer

Neptune

Question 21

Which planet is known for its red appearance?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 22

Who thought the Earth was at the centre of the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Ptolemy

Question 23

How many moons does Earth have?

Accepted Answer

1

Question 24

What is a model in science?

Accepted Answer

A smaller representation

Question 25

What is an asteroid?

Accepted Answer

A rock floating in space

Question 26

What planet do we live on?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Question 27

Which planet has rings?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 28

What makes a planet a planet?

Accepted Answer

It orbits a star and is round

Question 29

Which planet is the largest in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 30

What is the smallest planet in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 31

Who are recognised as the first astronomers in Australia?

Accepted Answer

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Question 32

What are the four terrestrial planets?

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Question 33

What is the hottest planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 34

What is it called when a planet spins on its axis?

Accepted Answer

Rotate

Question 35

What is the centre of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Sun

Question 36

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 37

What happens to temperature the further a planet is from the Sun?

Accepted Answer

It gets colder

Question 38

Is it possible to create an exact scale model of the solar system on a table?

Accepted Answer

No, it's practically impossible

Question 39

What do we call planets that orbit other stars?

Accepted Answer

Exoplanets

Question 40

What is the name of the scientist who discovered 17 exoplanets?

Accepted Answer

Michelle Kunimoto

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