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A quick quiz about planets in the solar system
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When was Uranus discovered?
1881
1178
1481
1781
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What is a solar prominence?
Glowing gas lifted off the surface of the Sun
When the Sun is closest to the Earth
Glowing lava lifted off the surface of the Sun
When the moon blocks out the sun
3
The width of a planet is also called its....
radius
triameter
diameter
mass
4
Which planet is smaller than Earth?
Saturn
Neptune
Mars
Jupiter
5
What is the Oort Cloud?
Comets orbiting the sun at the edge of the solar system
A group of stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
A big cloud that looks like a Dutch windmill
a belt of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter
6
How many times is the superstar Antares wider than the Sun?
800 times
1000 times
200 times
400 times
7
How many moons do Jupiter and Saturn have altogether
127
112
149
125
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What does tranquility mean?
angriness
scariness
calmness
death
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Which planet is bigger than Earth?
Venus
Jupiter
Mercury
Mars
10
What is the name of the comet that hit Jupiter?
Penguin
Ms. Taft
Shoemaker-Levy
Cole
11
How many times can the Ariane rocket be used to go into space?
1
8
5
2
12
What is methane gas?
the gas that gave the Hulk his powers
a gas used to fuel racing cars
used to inflate party balloons
a gas that can be found on some gas giant planets
13
When the moon blocks out the sun, this is called a solar...
ellipse
elastic
eclipse
equal lapse
14
What are Saturn's rings made of?
rocks
trees
asteroids
meteorites
15
What makes planets round?
Gravity
Strong winds
Rotation
Temperature
16
When did people live in space on the Russian space station Mir?
2000
1986
1976
1543
17
Which statement is correct?
The Sun revolves around the Moon
The Moon revolves around the Earth
The Sun revolves around the Earth
The Moon revolves around the Sun
18
What is Miranda?
One of Saturn's moons
One of Uranus' moons
One of Neptune's moons
One of Jupiter's moons
19
What is smaller than Venus and in the solar system?
Earth
Mars
Mars and Pluto
Pluto
20
True or False: Comets are made of rock and lava.
False
True
21
True or False: Many scientists believe that the dinosaurs died because an asteroid hit Earth.
True
False
22
Extrasolar planets are found inside our solar system
True
False
23
How fast can rockets travel?
15 000 km/h
30 000 km/h
40 000 km/h
20 000 km/h
