Solar System
  • 1. Which planet is smallest?
A) Venus
B) Mars
C) Uranus
D) Mercury
  • 2. Which planet is the largest?
A) Neptune
B) Sun
C) Saturn
D) Jupiter
  • 3. Which planet(s) have rings?
A) Saturn
B) All of the listed ones
C) Neptune
D) Jupiter
  • 4. Name the order of the planets
A) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
B) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
C) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
D) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus
  • 5. Between which two planets is the asteroids located?
A) Mars and Jupiter
B) Earth and Mars
C) Jupiter and Saturn
D) Venus and Earth
  • 6. Which planet has the most satellites?
A) Earth
B) Jupiter
C) Saturn
D) Neptune
  • 7. Which planet is the closest to Earth?
A) Mercury
B) Moon
C) Venus
D) Mars
  • 8. Which planet is farthest from Earth?
A) Mercury
B) Venus
C) Neptune
D) Uranus
  • 9. Which planet has a giant red spot?
A) Saturn
B) Venus
C) Jupiter
D) Mars
  • 10. Why is Earth unique in the solar system?
A) It has volcanoes
B) It is closest to the sun
C) It has life
D) It has a tilt to its axis
  • 11. What causes a comet's tail?
A) Solar wind
B) Astronomers don't know
C) The gravity of planets
D) The asteroids
  • 12. Which planet is nick-named the morning or evening star?
A) Venus
B) Mars
C) Earth
D) Moon
  • 13. Which "inner planet" (rocky/terrestrial) planet is furthest from the sun?
A) Mars
B) Neptune
C) Uranus
D) Earth
  • 14. Which "Outer Planet" (gas giant) is closest to the sun?
A) Mercury
B) Mars
C) Jupiter
D) Saturn
  • 15. What is unique about a comet's orbit?
A) It travels in the opposite direction around the sun
B) It's circular
C) It's highly eliptical
D) They don't orbit
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