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Fun quiz on basics of solar system planets
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What is a comet made of?
Asteroids
Rock
Ice and Dust
Gas
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Why does Mercury's temperature suddenly rise or drop?
It is goofy
It has too much gas
It is mercurial
It has no atmosphere
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What did Galileo originally think Saturn's rings were?
Rocks
Inner Tube
Handles
Rain
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How long is a day on Mercury?
59 Earth days
2 Earth days
199 Earth days
1 Earth day
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How many moons does Jupiter have?
63
1
2
1000
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What is another word for a moon?
A stone
A pizza pie
A satellite
A planet
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What is Mars' nickname?
The Red Planet
Pluto
Big Red
The Fire Planet
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Which of these is an inner planet?
Pluto
Saturn
Neptune
Venus
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Which of these is an ice giant?
Mercury
Venus
Uranus
Pluto
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How many moons does Venus have?
17
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555
1
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What is the hottest planet?
Venus
Earth
Mars
Mercury
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How is Earth special and different from the other planets?
It has an atmosphere
It supports life
It orbits the sun
It has a moon
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Venus is very similar to Earth, but how is its atmosphere different?
It is rainy
Its clouds are blue
Its clouds are hot and poisonous
It has ice crystals
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Which two elements make up the Sun's center?
Hydrogen & Helium
Methane & Oxygen
Salt & Pepper
Copper & Iron
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What are these: Pluto, Ceres, and Eris?
Jupiter's moons
Comets
Asteroids
Dwarf planets
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What is the largest rocky planet?
Mars
Earth
Venus
Mercury
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Does Neptune have rings?
Yes
Maybe
No
No
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What are solar flares?
Eruption of Mercury's volcanoes
SOS from dwarf planets
Methane gas exploding
Short bright spots on the sun
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What causes Neptune's blue-ish effect?
Methane gas
Its rocky surface
Rain
Ocean water
20
What do scientists call the nucleus of a comet?
A red nightmare
A flake
A dirty snowball
A dust bunny
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What do the atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune have in common?
They both have nitrates
Hydrogen, Helium, Methane
They both have water
Oxygen
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What are Terrestrial planets?
Made of gas
Made of grass
Made of rock
Made of ice cubes
23
What is the name of the space probe that visited Mercury in 1973?
USS Constitution
Mariner 10
Lady Liberty
Apollo 13
24
Why does the moon orbit Earth?
Earth's gravitational pull
It wants to see all sides
It's lost in space
It likes Earth
25
Which of these is a gas giant?
Mars
Pluto
Jupiter
Earth
26
Who was the first person to see four moons through his telescope?
Galileo
Jefferson
Pocahontas
John Smith
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Which planet has polar ice caps?
Mars
Jupiter
Mercury
Neptune
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How is Uranus' axis different from the other planets?
It zig zags
It has no axis
It is on its side
It is circular
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What is one thing Earth and Mars have in common?
They both have polar ice caps
They are both Jovian planets
They both have lakes and rivers
They both support life
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Which two planets don't have moons?
Mercury & Mars
Mercury & Venus
Earth & Mercury
Venus & Earth
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Who discovered Jupiter and Saturn?
Christopher Columbus
Galileo
Gutenberg
Einstein
