6th Grade Solar System Quiz
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The solar system is made up of the sun, the nine planets and other celestial bodies that orbit around it. Our solar system is believed to have been formed over 4 billion years ago. Below is a sixth-grade solar system quiz that will test what you understood about it. Take it up and see what you know so far.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
![I'm the closest planet to the sun.]( "I'm the closest planet to the sun.")
- A.
Venus
- B.
Earth
- C.
Jupiter
- D.
Mercury
- 2.I am the hottest planet.
- A.
Mercury
- B.
Venus
- C.
Jupiter
- D.
Mars
- 3.Earth is the only planet known to have life.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.I am between Mars and Jupiter.
- A.
The dwarf planets
- B.
The Galilean moons
- C.
Saturn's Rings
- D.
The asteroid belt
- 5.
![I have a spot on me that is bigger than earth.]( "I have a spot on me that is bigger than earth.")
I have a spot on me that is bigger than earth.- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.
![I am called the red planet. People are planning to visit me.]( "I am called the red planet. People are planning to visit me.")
I am called the red planet. People are planning to visit me.- A.
Jupiter
- B.
Venus
- C.
Earth
- D.
Mars
- 7.
![Saturn is the only planet with rings.]( "Saturn is the only planet with rings.")
Saturn is the only planet with rings.- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.
![I move through my orbit on my side like a football.]( "I move through my orbit on my side like a football.")
I move through my orbit on my side like a football.- A.
Jupiter
- B.
Saturn
- C.
Uranus
- D.
Neptune
- 9.
![I am the coldest planets and the farthest from the sun.]( "I am the coldest planets and the farthest from the sun.")
I am the coldest planets and the farthest from the sun.- A.
Jupiter
- B.
Saturn
- C.
Neptune
- D.
Uranus
- 10.
![There are four of us. We are the ___________________ moons of Jupiter.]( "There are four of us. We are the ___________________ moons of Jupiter.")
There are four of us. We are the ___________________ moons of Jupiter.- A.
Galilean
- B.
Asteriod
- C.
Newest
- D.
Ort
- 11.
![Comet's tails always point toward the sun.]( "Comet's tails always point toward the sun.")
Comet's tails always point toward the sun.- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Gravity decreases as the distance between objects increases.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.
![Gravity increases between objects when the mass of either object decreases.]( "Gravity increases between objects when the mass of either object decreases.")
Gravity increases between objects when the mass of either object decreases.- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.I am one of the moons of Jupiter.
- A.
Io
- B.
Pluto
- C.
Mercury
- D.
Titan
- 15.
![I am one of the moons of Saturn.]( "I am one of the moons of Saturn.")
I am one of the moons of Saturn.- A.
Io
- B.
Pluto
- C.
Mercury
- D.
Titan
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