Cycle 5 Solar System Quiz

What is the name for the top most layer of the Sun's atmosphere?

Which layer of the sun produces energy via nuclear fusion?

What is the name of the authority for assigning designations to celestial bodies?

What is the "path of an object in space as it moves around another object due to gravity"

Which planet has the highest mountain and deepest valley in the solar system?

What is the name of the Constellation below?

What do we call the cool, dark features on the Sun's surface?

What is a hot ball of gas held together by its own gravity?

What is a stream of energized, charged particles which travels through the solar system?

What is a small icy body that orbits the Sun?

What planet is the most compatible for life? (not including the Earth)

What are the smaller, earth-like planets called?

What is a small, solid, rocky body that orbits the sun?

Planets, their moons, and other objects that revolve around the Sun?

What is the specific name for the current north star?

What do you call the smaller patterns within a constellation?