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Uranus: What are the moons of Uranus named after?
Egyptian mythology
Roman mythology
Greek mythology
Characters from the works of Shakespeare and Pope
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Earth: How many layers does Earth have.
2
84
4
5
3
Uranus: What color does Uranus appear to be in a small telescope?
Green
Pink
Blue
Red
4
Neptune: What was the first probe to explore Neptune?
Titania
New Horizons 2
NASA
New Horizons 1
5
Venus: Approximately how many centimeters of (not all water rain hit Venus's surface each year?
1cm
555cm
0cm
12cm
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Solar System: How many planets are in the Solar System
0
9
7
8
7
Earth: How many tectonic plates are on Earth
7
8
87
17
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Venus: What is odd about the way Venus spins?
IT IS PERFECT
It spins the fastest
It spins the the opposite of all the planets except Jupiter
It spins the the opposite of all the planets except Uranus
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Mercury: What is the rotation of Mercury in Earth days?
1224
.94
59
54
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Saturn: Saturn was the first planet known to have ____________.
Craters
Sunspots
Rings
Storms
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Mercury: How many astronomical units (AU) is the planet Mercury from the Sun? 1 AU = 149600000.
.99
65
.38
84
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Mars: The Romans named Mars after their god of war. What is the Greek name for Mars?
Apollo
Mars
Ares
Zeus
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Neptune: After what are Neptune's moons named?
Zeus's sons and daughters
Poseidon's sons and daughter
Sea gods
Lighting gods
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Uranus: How many additional satellites did Voyager 2 find?
10
7
12
13
15
Mars: Does Mars have the Largest Volcano In The Solar System?
No
Yes
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Uranus: Some astronomers do not consider Uranus to be a gas giant. They refer to it as what?
Water Planet
Ice Giant
Ice Planet
Water Giant
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Pluto: Another moon was discovered along with Nix. What is its name?
Titan
Hydra
Nix 3
Nix 2
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Saturn: Saturn is named (in Roman mythology) for the god of _____________.
Lighting
Sea
Agriculture
Sun
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Neptune: Mars is often described as 'the Red Planet'. Which color does Neptune appear to be?
Pink
Blue
Green
Red
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Earth: Earth is the __________ largest planet.
2
4
54
5
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Neptune: By 2015, how many moons (satellites) was Neptune known to have?
5
22
14
13
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Saturn: The largest satellite of Saturn is which of these?
Voyager 2
Saturn V
Rhea
Titan
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Venus: At one time, the Greeks associated Venus with what goddess?
Apollo
Diameter
Hera
Aphrodite
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Earth: What is the mass compared to Earth?
.23
1
.99
=
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Jupiter: What is Jupiter's largest moon?
Titan
Ganymede
The Moon
Io
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Saturn: Saturn is the least what of all the planets?
Size
Dense
Temperature
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Pluto: In Roman mythology, Pluto is the god of the underworld. Who is his Greek counterpart?
Hades
Percy Jackson
Ares
Zeus
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Venus: Venus is the _____________ largest planet?
4
1
2
6
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Saturn: Is Saturn the only planet in our solar system that has rings?
No, all the planets have them
Yes
No, all Gas Giants have rings
No, only some planets
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Earth: Earth is the ________ densest planet
3
5
7
1
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Pluto: Of what is Pluto the Roman god?
Ares
Sea
The dead
Lighting
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Mars: Why is Mars red?
Because of the rust from iron
Because it is. Duh
Because of the rust from titanium
33
Jupiter: What is the shape of the Great Red Spot found in Jupiter's atmosphere?
Circle
Oval
Square
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Mercury: What does the surface of Mercury look like?
The Earth
The Moon
Titan
Io
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Jupiter: Jupiter is named for the Roman equivalent of which Greek god?
Hera
Zeus
Apollo
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Mars: Mars has two small moons called Phobos and Deimos. What are there relationship with Ares?
Mother and father
Friends
Children
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Pluto: Name the spacecraft that was launched in 2006 to do a flyby survey of Pluto?
New Horizons 1
New Horizons 2
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Mercury: How many moons does the planet Mercury have?
73
1 Million
0
2
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Neptune: Neptune a relatively small 13. Which of Neptune's moons is the largest?
Titanic
Triton
Titania
Titan
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Jupiter: Jupiter is the _____________ planet from the Sun.
First
Fifth
Last
Seventh
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Mercury: Mercury's year is how many Earth's days?
12
88
102
365
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Venus: Venus is the _______ planet.
Smallest
Coldest
Hottest
Largest
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Mars: Did Mars have water?
No
Duh
I don't see any, so no!
Yes
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Jupiter: A probe used the gravity of Jupiter to speed it up. What was the destination?
Pluto
Nepune
Mars
Uranus
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Uranus: How many of Uranus' satellites were know before the Voyager 2 flyby?
13
7
12
5
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Pluto: Study by astronomers have shown what strange phenomenon occuring on Pluto?
It is changing color
It is getting hotter