To Scale: The Solar System

Question 1

The closest planet to our sun is...

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 2

Voyager 2, travelling 20 times faster than a bullet, took how long to get to Neptune?

Accepted Answer

12 years

Question 3

In 2024, we&#x27;ll be sending people back around the moon for the first time in over 50 years

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Saturn is almost twice as far away from the sun as Jupiter

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

The four inner planets are rocky. What are the four outer planets mostly made of?

Accepted Answer

Gas

Question 6

The earth in the video is represented by a marble. How many earths could fit inside the real sun?

Accepted Answer

Over 1 million

Question 7

As of 2023, only 24 people have seen the full circle of the earth with their own eyes

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

The outermost planet, Neptune, is how many times farther away from the sun than the earth is?

Accepted Answer

30

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