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Solar System Quiz Quiz
Solar System Quiz Quiz
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20 student-created questions about planets, moon phases, the sun, and stars.
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How long does it take the Earth to revolve around the sun?
About 365 days (1 year)
Never, the Earth doesn't move
About 30 days (1 month)
About 24 hours (1 day)
2
How long does it take for the moon to complete all of its phases?
1 day
1 year
1 month
1 week
3
What is the sun's location in the winter and what kind of shadow would an object produce?
high; short
low; short
low; long
high; long
4
Which planet is known as the red planet?
Earth
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
5
How many planets are there in our Solar System?
8
1
7
9
6
True or False: The Earth and moon both rotate and revolve.
False
True
7
Which of the following is a characteristic of a comet?
chunk of frozen gases, rock, ice, and dust
tail always point away from the sun
all of the above
long orbits around the sun
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Which planet has life on it?
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Earth
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A piece of rock that breaks off of asteroids and travels through space.
meteor
meteoroid
dwarf planet
meteorite
10
Identify this moon phase.
Third quarter
Waxing crescent
First quarter
Full moon
11
Which seasons occur when the hours of daylight and darkness are equal in number?
summer and autumn
winter and spring
winter and summer
spring and autumn
12
Meteoroids that reach Earth's surface are called this.
meteorite
asteroid
meteor
moon
13
Identify this moon phase.
Waxing crescent
Waning gibbous
Waxing gibbous
Waning crescent
14
What is the sun's location in the summer and what kind of shadow would an object produce?
high; long
low; long
low, short
high; short
15
How long does it take the Earth to rotate once?
About 24 hours (1 day)
About 30 days (1 month)
Never, the Earth doesn't move
About 365 days (1 year)
16
Why do we have day and night?
Because the solar eclipse changes time
Because the moon moves around the Earth
Because Earth rotates
Because Earth revolves
17
________________ is considered a dwarf planet.
Earth
Mercury
Pluto
Jupiter
18
Meteoroid that burns up in Earth's atmosphere causing a streak of light.
meteorite
astroid
meteor
meteoroid
19
This describes weather patterns in a place over a long time.
climate
seasons
wind patterns
global warming
20
Identify this moon phase.
Waning crescent
Waxing crescent
Waxing gibbous
Waning gibbous
21
What is the invisible path that planets move around called?
constellation
revolves
orbit
rotates
22
Because of Earth's tilt & orbit, sunlight strikes different parts of Earth at different angles.
False
Ture
23
Which are the inner planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Pluto
Mercury, Pluto, Saturn, Earth
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
24
If I see a waning crescent moon tonight, which phase will see next?
new moon
full moon
first quarter
third quarter
25
Which season is it if the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun?
summer
autumn
winter
spring
26
Which of the following is a characteristic of the outer planets?
cores are very small
all of the above
mostly made up of gases
cold surfaces
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Which is the correct order of the planets closest to the sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,Neptune
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune,Uranus
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto
