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Solar System Quiz
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5-4-3-2-1 We're going on a trip in our favorite rocket ship zooming through the solar system.
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Even though Neptune is so far from the Sun, it has its own internal heat source.
True
False
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Mercury has how many natural satellites?
None
Two
One
Three
3
Mars is named after which Roman God?
God of love
God of fire
God of the sea
God of war
4
When was Neptune offically discovered?
1964
1846
No one knows
1610
5
What is space weather?
When a planet acts like a cloud and goes over another planet
Sun's output on the geospace environment is auroralphenomena
Raining in space
When another star runs into the sun
6
What type of star is our sun?
A Red giant (A type of glowing star)
A Sequence star
A Blue giant (Another type of star)
A dwarf star
7
The axial tilt of Mercury is how many degrees?
23 degrees F
43 degrees F
About 43 degrees F
About 23 degrees F
8
Neptune's winds are the fastest in the solar system...
False
True
9
If gravity didn't exist what would happen?
Air would spring into the " vacuum" and we would die
Objects in motion would stay in motion "Newtons law"
Life as we know it wouldn't exist
Objects stopped would stay still "Newtons law''
10
Saturn's rings are made up of individual small particles of rock and ice.
True
False
11
What is the distance from earth to the sun?
92.96 million miles
96.92 miles
92.96 miles
96.92 million miles
12
What is the Greek name for Neptune?
Zeus
Poseidon
Ouranos
Apollo
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What is the Orbital Period of Venus?
225 days
465 days
458 years
225 years
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How old is the sun?
4 1/2 billion years old
53 years old
89, years old
5 1/2 million years old
15
Does Uranus have rings?
Yes
False
16
Does our solar system have......
Ten Planets
Fourteen Planets
Eight Planets
Six Planets
17
Saturn is named (in Roman mythology) for the god of _____________.
God of war
None of the above
God of agriculture
God of the sea
18
What planet is Venus sister's to?
Mercury
Neptune
Pluto
Earth
19
How many moons does Jupiter?
62 moons
67 moons
56 moons
1 moon
20
Which of the following spacecraft visited Jupiter?
Viking 1 and 2
Surveyor 3
Voyager 1 and 2
Mariner 10
21
Why do we study the sun?
Everything on earth depends on the sun
It effects our climate
If there was no sun it would effect our lives
Because we want to..........
22
How many rings Uranus have and what are they made of?
Four rings and they are made of just ice
Nine rings and they are made of rocks, dust, and ice
Nine rings and are only made of ice
Four rings and are made of rocks dust and ice
23
Saturn is the _____________ largest planet in the Solar System.
Third
Second
First
Saturn is not a planet
24
From smallest to largest what place is Mars size wise?
Third smallest
First smallest
Second smallest
Fourth smallest
25
What place is Mars from the sun?
Four spaces from the sun
One place from the sun
Three spaces from the sun
Two spaces from the sun
26
Jupiter is named for the Roman equivalent of which Greek god?
Poseidon
Hera
Cronos
Zues
27
Saturn was the first planet known to have ____________.
Sunspots
Craters
Satellites
Rings
28
How does the sun effect our climate?
The sun effects the ocean patterns.
The sun effects nothing it's just a giant star!
The Sun drives the weather on planet Earth.
The sun generates wind. Provides us with seasons also.
29
Why does earth have air and space doesn't?
Air cannot travel more than above the earth
Space is a vacuum therefore making all air sucked up
All the planets have invisible barrier that does not let air
Space pushes air back into earth so that humans can live
30
Uranus was found by ______________.
John Couch Adams
Galileo
Johann Gottfried Galle
William Hechler
31
Where is the sun located?
Inner rim of the Galaxy's Orion Arm
On the right side of the milky way
Always north of the earth
On the left side of the milky way
32
Copernicus was the first person to look at Jupiter through a telescope.
True
False
33
What place is Venus from the sun?
Two spaces away from the sun
Four spaces away from the sun
One space away from the sun
Three spaces away from the sun
34
How long is a year on Mars?
120 days
675 days
687 days
456 days
35
What is it called when Mercury passes in front of the Sun when viewed from the Earth?
Nothing
Eclipse
Transit
Conjunction
36
In what place is the earth in, planet wise?
Next to the sun
Eighth planet from the sun
Seventh planet from the sun
Third planet from the sun
37
What is earth
A dwarf star
An average planet
A dwarf planet
A star
38
Does Venus have a natural satellite?
No
Yes
39
What is the largest satellite of Uranus?
Titania
Arial
Oberon
Miranda
40
Depending on size what place is earth in?
Second from being the biggest
Fifth to being the biggest
Second from being the smallest
Fourth from being the smallest
41
Mercury is an ___________ planet
Unknown kind of planet
Dwarf planet
Average planet
Terrestrial planet
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How many layers does earth have?
Three layers
Five layers
Four layers
Ten layers
