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1
What makes Uranus' seasons so peculiar?
It rotates on its back.
It plays football during the summer.
It doesn't have seasons.
Its seasons are in reverse order to Earth's.
2
What sort of astronomical body is Pluto?
Planet
Moon
Asteroid
Dwarf planet
3
This planet, the largest in the Solar System, is named what?
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
Uranus
4
Which of these facts about Jupiter's moon Europa is true?
It has more water than Earth.
It is exactly 1,000km from Jupiter.
McDonalds has a store there.
It orbits both Jupiter and Saturn.
5
This is a Moon of Saturn - what is it called?
Titan
Titanium
Titration
Titanic
6
Phobos is an unusually shaped Moon orbiting which planet?
Neptune
Earth
Jupiter
Mars
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What causes Mars' rusty colour?
Red food dye.
Rust on its surface.
Copper minerals in the dirt.
Fossilised animals.
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Roughly how much of the solar system's mass is in the Sun?
19%
9%
99%
29%
9
How long does it take Mercury to orbit the sun once?
388 days
288 days
188 days
88 days
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Earth is the only planet in the universe to known have what?
Oceans
Life
An atmosphere
Water
11
Saturn's huge rings are mostly made of what?
Trees
Light
Water ice
Chunks of iron
12
Which of these unusual facts about Venus is NOT true?
It is roughly the same size as Earth.
Its oceans boiled away long ago.
It has ten moons.
It is hotter than Mercury but further from the Sun.
13
Neptune was named after the Roman God of... ?
The sky.
The sea.
Nothing.
The land.
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How come we never see the far side of the Moon?
It spins once for every time it orbits the Earth.
It does not rotate at all.
We do, but the far side and facing side look the same.
Aliens.
