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Venus: At one time, the Greeks associated Venus with what goddess?
Aphrodite
Hera
Diameter
Apollo
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Earth: Earth is the ________ densest planet
7
1
3
5
3
Mercury: How many astronomical units (AU) is the planet Mercury from the Sun? 1 AU = 149600000.
.38
.99
65
84
4
Jupiter: A probe used the gravity of Jupiter to speed it up. What was the destination?
Pluto
Nepune
Uranus
Mars
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Neptune: Mars is often described as 'the Red Planet'. Which color does Neptune appear to be?
Red
Blue
Green
Pink
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Jupiter: What is the shape of the Great Red Spot found in Jupiter's atmosphere?
Circle
Square
Oval
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Mercury: Mercury's year is how many Earth's days?
88
12
102
365
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Mars: The Romans named Mars after their god of war. What is the Greek name for Mars?
Apollo
Mars
Zeus
Ares
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Pluto: In Roman mythology, Pluto is the god of the underworld. Who is his Greek counterpart?
Percy Jackson
Ares
Zeus
Hades
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Saturn: Saturn is the least what of all the planets?
Temperature
Dense
Size
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Neptune: Neptune a relatively small 13. Which of Neptune's moons is the largest?
Titanic
Titania
Titan
Triton
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Mars: Mars has two small moons called Phobos and Deimos. What are there relationship with Ares?
Friends
Mother and father
Children
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Jupiter: Jupiter is named for the Roman equivalent of which Greek god?
Apollo
Zeus
Hera
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Mercury: What does the surface of Mercury look like?
The Moon
Titan
The Earth
Io
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Uranus: How many of Uranus' satellites were know before the Voyager 2 flyby?
12
7
5
13
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Saturn: The largest satellite of Saturn is which of these?
Saturn V
Voyager 2
Rhea
Titan
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Pluto: Study by astronomers have shown what strange phenomenon occuring on Pluto?
It is getting hotter
It is changing color
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Venus: What is odd about the way Venus spins?
It spins the the opposite of all the planets except Uranus
IT IS PERFECT
It spins the fastest
It spins the the opposite of all the planets except Jupiter
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Neptune: What was the first probe to explore Neptune?
NASA
New Horizons 2
Titania
New Horizons 1
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Pluto: Of what is Pluto the Roman god?
The dead
Lighting
Ares
Sea
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Neptune: After what are Neptune's moons named?
Lighting gods
Zeus's sons and daughters
Sea gods
Poseidon's sons and daughter
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Jupiter: What is Jupiter's largest moon?
Io
The Moon
Titan
Ganymede
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Mercury: How many moons does the planet Mercury have?
0
73
1 Million
2
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Uranus: How many additional satellites did Voyager 2 find?
13
10
12
7
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Earth: How many tectonic plates are on Earth
17
8
7
87
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Mars: Why is Mars red?
Because it is. Duh
Because of the rust from iron
Because of the rust from titanium
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Earth: Earth is the __________ largest planet.
2
5
4
54
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Earth: How many layers does Earth have.
4
84
2
5
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Saturn: Saturn was the first planet known to have ____________.
Storms
Craters
Rings
Sunspots
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Saturn: Is Saturn the only planet in our solar system that has rings?
Yes
No, all Gas Giants have rings
No, all the planets have them
No, only some planets
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Jupiter: Jupiter is the _____________ planet from the Sun.
First
Seventh
Last
Fifth
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Saturn: Saturn is named (in Roman mythology) for the god of _____________.
Agriculture
Sea
Lighting
Sun
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Mars: Does Mars have the Largest Volcano In The Solar System?
Yes
No
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Mercury: What is the rotation of Mercury in Earth days?
.94
54
59
1224
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Pluto: Name the spacecraft that was launched in 2006 to do a flyby survey of Pluto?
New Horizons 1
New Horizons 2
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Earth: What is the mass compared to Earth?
1
.99
.23
=
37
Neptune: By 2015, how many moons (satellites) was Neptune known to have?
5
13
14
22
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Venus: Venus is the _____________ largest planet?
1
4
6
2
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Uranus: What color does Uranus appear to be in a small telescope?
Blue
Pink
Red
Green
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Mars: Did Mars have water?
Duh
Yes
No
I don't see any, so no!
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Uranus: Some astronomers do not consider Uranus to be a gas giant. They refer to it as what?
Ice Planet
Ice Giant
Water Giant
Water Planet
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Venus: Approximately how many centimeters of (not all water rain hit Venus's surface each year?
1cm
555cm
12cm
0cm
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Uranus: What are the moons of Uranus named after?
Greek mythology
Roman mythology
Egyptian mythology
Characters from the works of Shakespeare and Pope
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Venus: Venus is the _______ planet.
Coldest
Hottest
Smallest
Largest
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Pluto: Another moon was discovered along with Nix. What is its name?
Nix 2
Hydra
Nix 3
Titan
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Solar System: How many planets are in the Solar System
0
9
7
8