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25 questions regarding the solar system (mostly the planets) #solarsystem
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1
Which of the eight planets is farthest from the sun, and can only be seen by telescope?
Jupiter
Uranus
Mercury
Neptune
2
Which is the only planet not named after a Roman or Greek god?
Mars
Earth
Mercury
Saturn
3
Why does each planet in the solar system orbit around the sun?
asteroid belt
the sun's powerful gravity
solar winds
the planets' attraction to one another
4
What term means the same as a planet's year?
revolution
oval path
orbital period
spin cycle
5
Which of these planets is considered a "gas giant", along with Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus?
Neptune
Earth
Mars
Pluto
6
The outer solar system and the inner solar system are separated by...
sun
asteroid belt
milky way
black hole
7
Surprisingly, even though it is not the closest to the sun, which planet is the hottest?
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Earth
8
Which would not change no matter what planet's surface you visited?
the length of a year
your weight
your mass
the weather
9
With a circumference of 272,946 miles, it is the largest planet in our solar system.
Neptune
sun
Uranus
Jupiter
10
Which inner planet was named for the Roman goddess of love and beauty?
Saturn
Mars
Earth
Venus
11
What makes up 99% of the mass in our solar system?
the sun
the asteroid belt
the moons
all the planets
12
According to NASA, why isn't Pluto considered the ninth planet anymore?
all the above
lack of gravity
its elliptical orbit around the sun
its small size
13
One revolution of the Earth is the same as one...
year
month
decade
day
14
In the 90's, there was a TV show called, "Third Rock from the Sun". Which planet was it about?
Mars
Earth
Venus
Pluto
15
What is the name of the galaxy that contains our solar system?
Milky Way
Tadpole
Whirlpool
Sunflower
16
Which planet has the shortest year? (only 88 Earth days)
Mercury
Neptune
Venus
Jupiter
17
Though it's next after Saturn in the order of planets, it's twice as far from the sun
Neptune
Uranus
Venus
Saturn
18
True or false, asteroids in the asteroid belt are actually an average of 600,000 miles apart
True
False
19
One characteristic that the "Gas Giants" have in common is...
their orbits are the same length
they're larger than the sun
they all have rings
they're all very hot
20
Because of the iron oxide mineral found on its surface, it is called "the Red Planet".
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Mercury
21
Which planet is named for the Roman god of freshwater and the sea?
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
Jupiter
22
What is the name of Saturn's largest moon that is known to have an atmosphere?
Dione
Titan
Janus
Rhea
23
Which two planets do not have a moon?
Jupiter & Saturn
Neptune & Uranus
Mercury & Venus
Mars & Earth
24
The large red oval visible on Jupiter is a ...
body of water
huge hole
large mountain
350 year old storm
25
A shooting star is a ...
comet
star
meteor
astreroide