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The Solar System
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What do you remember about the Solar System? Take the quiz and find out!
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1
Mercury is the biggest planet in the Solar System.
True
False
2
What do Earth and Venus have
in common
?
Their atmosphere.
Their size and rotation.
Their shape and colour.
Their size and volcanic action.
3
Scientists usually send... to explore Mars.
space probes
observatories
telescopes
space crafts
4
The
Earth
is the ... planet from the Sun.
second
third
fourth
fifth
5
What is the order of the first
FOUR
planets?
Mercury- Venus - Earth- Mars
Mars - Mercury - Venus - Earth
Venus - Mercury - Earth - Mars
Mercury - Mars - Earth - Venus
6
The
inner
planets are small and...
made of metals and rocks.
made of gasses and rocks.
7
The
atmosphere
in Venus is made mostly of carbon dioxide.
False
True
8
What keeps the planets orbiting around the Sun?
Its gravity.
Its heat.
Its atmosphere.
Its size.
9
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto are the
OUTER
planets.
False
True
10
Which are the
INNER
planets?
Venus - Earth - Mars - Jupiter
Mercury - Venus - Earth - Mars
Mercury - Mars- Jupiter - Saturn
Earth- Mars - Jupiter - Mercury
11
The
Sun
is...
The biggest star.
The biggest comet.
The biggest asteoid.
The biggest planet.
12
The
Milky Way
is the name of...
the space.
our universe.
our galaxy.
13
The outer planets' orbit around the Sun is slower than the rest.
False
True
14
They are called
inner
planets because...
they are small.
they are closer to the Sun.
15
Which planet rotates on its axis in the
opposite
direction from the other planets?
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Mercury
16
What is the Sun
made of
?
Fire.
Molten rock.
Hot gasses.
17
The
outer
planets are...
dense and rocky.
massive and not dense.
18
Which is the fastest to complete its
orbit
around the Sun?
Earth
Mars
Mercury
Venus
19
The
inner
planets have more
moons
than the outer planets.
False
True
20
Venus
shines
as bright as...
a meteorite.
a comet.
the Moon.
an asteroid.
21
There is an asteroid belt between
Mars
and
Jupiter
.
False
True
22
The
inner
planets have a slower...
rotation.
revolution.
23
Which planet has the most
moons
?
Mars
Jupiter
Earth
Neptune
24
The outer planets are also called the
"Rocky Giants"
.
True
False
25
Mars has got TWO irregular...
meteorites.
moons.
asteroids.
comets.
26
It has a
reddish colour
and it is between the Earth and Jupiter... Which planet is it?
Venus
Saturn
Mars
27
Which is the
hottest
planet?
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Jupiter
28
The only ones which have rings are...
the inner planets.
the outer planets.
29
The Earth isn't the only planet with living beings. There is
water
and
oxygen
in other planets too.
False
True
30
Mercury is so close to the Sun, that it shines like a star. At night, you can see it from Earth!
False
True
