Solar System Trivia Facts Quiz! Ultimate Questions
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- 1.When meteorites or other objects strike the Moon, they create _____________.
- A.
Maria
- B.
Eclipses
- C.
Magnetic Fields
- D.
Impact Basins
- 2.The Sun and all objects orbiting it make up the solar system.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.The gas planet with the lowest density and hundreds of thin rings composed of rock and ice is ____________.
- A.
Jupiter
- B.
Saturn
- C.
Uranus
- D.
Neptune
- 4.Johannes Kepler discovered that the orbits of the planets are _____________.
- A.
Parabolic
- B.
Circular
- C.
Elliptical
- D.
Spherical
- 5.The second planet from the sun that is very hot and has sulfuric acid clouds is __________.
- A.
Mars
- B.
Venus
- C.
Mercury
- D.
Earth
- 6.One of the gas giants, _________, has an axis of rotation nearly parallel to the plane of its orbit.
- A.
Jupiter
- B.
Uranus
- C.
Mercury
- D.
Earth
- 7.The two planets with similar mass and size (sometimes called the twin planets) are _______.
- A.
Mercury and Jupiter
- B.
Saturn and Uranus
- C.
Earth and Pluto
- D.
Venus and Earth
- 8.The planet that averages 150 million km (93,000,000 miles) or one AU, from the Sun is _____.
- A.
Mars
- B.
Jupiter
- C.
Mercury
- D.
Earth
- 9.______________ is the largest moon in the solar system.
- A.
Callisto
- B.
Ganymede
- C.
Earth's Moon
- D.
Io
- 10.The largest known volcano in the solar system is an extinct volcano known as Olympus Mons found on the planet ________.
- A.
Mars
- B.
Jupiter
- C.
Mercury
- D.
Venus
- 11.The planet closest to the Sun is __________.
- A.
Mars
- B.
Venus
- C.
Mercury
- D.
Jupiter
- 12.The planet that appears reddish-yellow due to iron oxide in its rocks is ____________.
- A.
Mercury
- B.
Jupiter
- C.
Uranus
- D.
Mars
- 13.The largest of _____________ moons, Titan, is larger than the planet Mercury
- A.
Neptune's
- B.
Pluto's
- C.
Uranus's
- D.
Saturn's
- 14.The Great Red Spot, a continuous storm, is located on the planet__________.
- A.
Saturn
- B.
Uranus
- C.
Jupiter
- D.
Neptune
- 15.Methane gives ___________ their blue-green color.
- A.
Mars and Earth
- B.
Uranus and Neptune
- C.
Saturn and Jupiter
- D.
Neptune and Venus
- 16.The solid portion of a comet is called its _____________.
- A.
Coma
- B.
Core
- C.
Heart
- D.
Nucleus
- 17.A cloud of gases around the solid portion of a comet is known as the ____________.
- A.
Coma
- B.
Core
- C.
Heart
- D.
Nucleus
- 18.A __________ consists of small pieces of dust and rock moving through space.
- A.
Meteorites
- B.
Meteors
- C.
Meteoroids
- 19._________ published the Sun-centered model of the solar system in 1543.
- A.
Kepler
- B.
Magellan
- C.
Copernicus
- D.
Galileo
- 20.When small pieces of rock moving through space enter Earth's atmosphere and completely burn-up they are called __________.
- A.
Comets
- B.
Meteors
- C.
Meteorites
- D.
Asteroids
- 21.Pieces of rock that actually strike Earth's surface are called ____________.
- A.
Meteoroids
- B.
Comets
- C.
Meteors
- D.
Meteorites
- 22.Most asteroids are located in an area between the orbits of __________________.
- A.
Earth and Mars
- B.
Jupiter and Saturn
- C.
Mars and Jupiter
- D.
Mercury and Venus
- 23.Earth completes a full rotation on its axis once every __________________
- A.
Year
- B.
Month
- C.
Week
- D.
Day
- 24.In the northern hemisphere, the _________________ occurs on June 21 or 22
- A.
Spring Equinox
- B.
Fall Equinox
- C.
Summer Solstice
- D.
Winter Solstice
- 25.A ________ occurs when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow on Earth
- A.
Lunar Eclipse
- B.
Waning Gibbous
- C.
Waxing Gibbous
- D.
Solar Eclipse
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