Planets Quiz
Quiz by Morgan Basile
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- Q1Which planet is the brightest?MercuryVenusNeptuneMars60s
- Q2Which two planets rotate backwards?Venus and JupiterEarth and NeptuneVenus and UranusMars and Mercury60s
- Q3What keeps heat trapped inside a planet?Being closer to the sunA dense atmosphereA thin atmosphereA fast rotation60s
- Q4Which planet has the highest mountain on it?UranusEarthMercuryMars60s
- Q5Which planet has the strongest winds?JupiterEarthNeptuneUranus60s
- Q6Which planet is famous for its great red spot?MarsJupiterJupiterUranus60s
- Q7Which planet is covered with toxic clouds?MercuryEarthUranusVenus60s
- Q8What are the four inner planets?Saturn, Mars, Earth, VenusJupiter, Saturn, Uranus, NeptuneMercury, Jupiter, Earth, MarsMercury, Venus, Earth, Mars60s
- Q9How long is one rotation on Earth?365 days24 hours52 weeks10 hours60s
- Q10Which of the following planets has visible rings?EarthJupiterNeptuneSaturn60s
- Q11Which planet is almost the same size as Earth?MercuryMarsVenusNeptune60s
- Q12The moon is a ___________ satelliteBeautifulOrbitingNaturalArtificial60s
- Q13Why is Mercury's revolution shorter than Earth's?Because it has no atmosphereBecause it's on a deeper tiltBecause it is closer to the sunBecause it's smaller60s
- Q14A meteorite is different from a meteoroid because it is:A meteoroid that has joined the asteroid beltA meteoroid that has hit a planetA meteoroid that is falling in spaceA meteoroid that has bounced off of the planet's atmosphere60s
- Q15Which planet rotates on its side?JupiterEarthUranusMercury60s