stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
The Solar System Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
The Solar System
The Solar System
40 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
88 plays
This has a lot of solar system questions that we haven't learned yet.
Flashcards
40 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
40
Answers
1
What is a Meteor
A rock in fire
A small body of matter from outer space
a rock that is big
A metal
2
Which planet is not a gas giant?
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
Mars
3
What is the name of the force holding us to the Earth?
Gravity
Air
Gases
Atmosphere
4
Production of energy in the sun is the result of
nuclear fissure
nuclear fussion
nuclear fission
nuclear division
5
What is the name of the first satellite sent into space?
Amos
Sputnik
Kepler
Sina
6
What planet is famous for its big red spot on it?
The Sun
Mars
Jupiter
Neptune
7
What's the order of the 3 planets, from closet to the sun to farthest?
Mercury, Venus, Earth
Earth, Venus, Mars
Mars, Neptune, Earth
8
Phobos and Deimos are moons of what planet?
Venus
Mars
Pluto
Saturn
9
How many moons does Mars have?
4
1
0
2
10
What type of star is the sun?
Yellow Dwarf (main sequence)
Blue Giant
Orange Super Giant
White Dwarf
11
What is the name of a place that uses telescopes to research space?
An Observatory
Research Station
Space Lookout
NASA Lookout
12
Where is the Oort Cloud
After The Sun
Not in the Milky Way
After Neptune
Between Mars and Jupiter
13
The former asteroid ____________ is now classified as a dwarf planet.
Eros
Vesta
Pallas
Ceres
14
Which of the planets rotates on its side?
Venus
Earth
Uranus
Jupiter
15
True or false? Venus has more atmospheric pressure than Earth?
True
False
16
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Earth
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
17
What is the name of NASA’s most famous space telescope?
NASA Telescope
Spitzer Telescope
Hubble Space Telescope
A Normal Telescope
18
Which planet is nicknamed the ‘Red Planet’?
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
19
What is a Meteorite?
Something that reaches the Earth's surface without burning up
An object that orbits the sun
An object larger than a meteoroid
A rock made of metal
20
Which planet is closest in size to Earth?
Saturn
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
21
What is the brightest planet in the night sky?
Venus
Pluto
Saturn
Mars
22
Which of these planets rotates retrograde?
Earth
Mercury
Venus
Mars
23
The chemical element uranium was named after what planet?
Uranus
Earth
Venus
Pluto
24
What percent of the solar system does the sun cover
99.8%
70%
10%
98.5%
25
How many moons does Earth have?
3
6
1
4
26
What is the hottest planet in the Solar System?
Venus
Pluto
Mars
Saturn
27
How many moons of Saturn are waiting confirmation as of Jan. 2021?
15
3
29
30
28
What is a comet?
A rock
A small piece of metal
An object larger than a meteoroid
A body of ice
29
What is this
Asteroid
Meteor
Comet
Light
30
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Lance Armstrong
Alan Bean
Neil Armstrong
Edwin Aldrin
31
What's the closest star?
Mars
The North Star
The Moon
The Sun
32
Earth is located in which galaxy?
The Tadpole Galaxy
Black Eye Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy
The Milky Way Galaxy
33
The sun will end its lifespan by:
Exploding into a supernova
Creating a black hole
Becoming a red giant, then a white dwarf
Slowly collapsing into a cloud of dust and gas
34
Which planet has the largest ring system?
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
35
What is an Asteroid?
Gas that floats through space
A chunk of rock and ice that orbits the Sun
A small, rocky particle
A streak of light
36
Where is Pluto Located?
Meteor Belt
Kuiper Belt
Asteroid Belt
Kabien Belt
37
What is the closet planet to the sun??
Saturn
Earth
Mars
Mercury
38
Which planets are right next to Earth?
Venus & Saturn
Mars & Venus
The Sun & Mars
Saturn & Pluto
39
what is the planet farthest from the sun?
Mars
Saturn
Earth
Neptune
40
How old is the solar system?
4 billion years old
5.5 billion years old
4.5 billion years old
5 billion years old
