Ch 3 Solar System Quiz

What is the smallest planet in the Solar System?

What is it called when a small rock enters our atmosphere and lands on the surface?

How many years does it take for Halley’s comet to orbit the sun?

Name the inner planets in the correct order (Starting with the closest to the Sun).

Which moon around Jupiter is very volcanically active?

What is the largest planet in the Solar System?

What is the name of the Mission/probe that explored all the outer planets?

Which planet has 2 moons?

What type of solar system do we live in?

The large, swirling gas storm on Jupiter is called

What year did Pluto become declassified as a planet and became a dwarf planet?

Which planet has a reddish-orange rusted surface?

What is the hottest planet in the Solar System?

What is a meteoroid that burns up in the Earth’s atmosphere?

Which planet has a moon larger than the planet Mercury?

Who published the Sun-centered model of the Solar System in 1543?

What is the only planet that does not have an atmosphere?

Which planet listed does not have a moon?

What planet has the lowest density than all the other planets? (meaning it could actually 
float on water)

What is the average distance called between the Earth and the Sun?

What planet has the largest mountain in the Solar System?

What object in space is known as a dirty snowball?

Which planets have methane that gives it a blueish-green color

Name the outer planets in the correct order (Starting with the closest to the Sun).

What is the scientific name for how the Solar System originated?

Which planet has rings around the planet?

Which planets have a similar size and mass?

Which planet is tilted completely on it's side?