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Solar System Quiz
Name:
1.
2.
Date:
The largest body in our solar system is
A.
Earth.
B.
C.
Jupiter.
D. the Moon.
4.
the Sun.
Saturn takes about 30 Earth years to revolve
around the Sun, while it only takes Earth one
year to revolve around the Sun. Why does it take
Saturn so much longer to revolve around the Sun?
A.
Saturn is less dense than Earth.
B.
Saturn rotates much more slowly than Earth.
C.
Saturn is much farther from the Sun than
Earth.
5.
6.
What is the largest planet of the solar system?
A.
Earth
B.
C.
Uranus
D. Jupiter
A.
Earth
B.
Mars
C.
Mercury
D. Venus
Which of the following lists is in order from
smallest to largest?
A.
universe ! solar system ! galaxy
B.
galaxy ! solar system ! universe
C.
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D. solar system ! galaxy ! universe
D. Saturn's orbit has greater eccentricity than
Earth's.
3.
Which of the following planets has the shortest
orbit around the Sun?
Mars
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What is the closest object to Earth in our Solar
System?
A.
the Sun
B.
Venus
C.
Mercury
D. Earth's moon
7.
Which of the following best describes the inner
planets (aka Terrestrial) of the solar system?
A.
Large gas planets with thick atmospheres
B.
Small planets of ice with elliptical orbits
C.
Dense, rocky planets with few moons
9.
Dwight made this model using a golf ball, a
baseball, and a basketball.
D. Barren planets with rings of gas and dust
How could Dwight improve his model?
A.
Make the Moon smaller than Earth.
B.
Use a at object, such as a coin, for Earth.
C.
Place Earth between the Moon and the Sun.
D. Place the Sun is between the Moon and Earth.
8.
When we look at the sky at night, why do the
stars appear so small when they are in fact
enormous?
A.
The stars are not very bright.
B.
The stars are very far away.
C.
The stars rotate at di erent speeds than us.
10.
D. The stars are moving so fast that they are
hard to see.
Which of thr following correctly lists the planets
in order from closest to the Sun to farthest away
from the Sun?
A.
Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Mercury,
Mars, Venus, Earth.
B.
Mercury, Saturn, Venus, Uranus, Neptune,
Earth, Jupiter.
C.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune.
D. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter,
Neptune, Uranus.
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Solar System Quiz
1.
Answer:
B
2.
Answer:
C
3.
Answer:
D
4.
Answer:
C
5.
Answer:
D
6.
Answer:
D
7.
Answer:
C
8.
Answer:
B
9.
Answer:
A
10.
Answer:
C
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