Test Your Knowledge On Solar System! Trivia Questions
(124).jpg "Test Your Knowledge On Solar System! Trivia Questions - Quiz")
Quiz Description
- 1.Which planet receives the most energy from the sun?
- A.
Earth
- B.
Neptune
- C.
Asteroid
- D.
Moon
- 2.If a rocket leaves Earth and travels through the solar system away from the sun, which object’s orbital path will the rocket pass first?
- A.
Moon
- B.
Venus
- C.
Pluto
- D.
Mars
- 3.Earth revolves around the Sun in 365 days. Mars revolves around the sun in 687 days. Which planet has the shortest year?
- A.
Earth
- B.
Mars
- 4.Jupiter rotates in 10 hours. Earth rotates in 24 hours. Which planet has the shortest day?
- A.
Earth
- B.
Jupiter
- 5.The inner planets are closer to the sun. The outer planets are further from the sun. Which planet takes the longest to orbit the sun?
- A.
Saturn
- B.
Mars
- C.
Jupiter
- D.
Neptune
- 6.Of the inner planets, which has the shortest year?
- A.
Earth
- B.
Mars
- C.
Mercury
- D.
Venus
- 7.Which best completes the statement? As a planet’s distance from the Sun increases, the planet’s period of revolution ___.
- A.
Increases
- B.
Decreases
- C.
Shows no change
- 8.Larger and further from the sun
- A.
Inner planets
- B.
Outer planets
- 9.parts of our solar system
- A.
Innerplanets, asteroids, outerplanets, dwarf planets, comets, moons, the sun
- B.
Andromeda galaxy
- C.
Exoplanets
- 10.rocky, smaller, warmer planets with few moons
- A.
Inner planets
- B.
Outer planets
- 11.primarily orbit the sun
- A.
Inner planets
- B.
Outer planets
- C.
Both
- 12.rotate on their axis
- A.
Inner planets
- B.
Outer planets
- C.
Both
- 13.Earth
- A.
Inner planet
- B.
Outer planet
- C.
Dwarf planet
- D.
A moon
- 14.Which best explains why we use models to represent the solar system?
- A.
The solar system is very far away and cannot be measured.
- B.
The solar system has never been explored, so only models are used.
- C.
The solar system is so large that real distances are hard to work with.
- D.
The solar system has many parts, so only models are used.
- 15.Which of the following is responsible for the movement of planets within the solar system?
- A.
Heat
- B.
Size
- C.
Mass
- D.
Gravity
- 16.Which of the following is least like the other three?
- A.
Pluto
- B.
Saturn
- C.
Uranus
- D.
Neptune
- 17.A student creates a model of the solar system. She uses a basketball to represent Jupiter and a golf ball to represent Earth. Which would be best to use for representing Earth’s Moon?
- A.
An orange
- B.
A grapefruit
- C.
A pea
- D.
A baseball
- 18.What is an asteroid?
- A.
Ice and dust
- B.
A large rock in space
- C.
A very small piece of rock
- 19.What are the Galilean Moons?
- A.
Jupiter's 4 largest moons
- B.
Mars' moons
- 20.How does the sun generate heat and light?
- A.
Nuclear fusion
- B.
Reflected light
- C.
Inertia
Recent Quizzes
Back to top