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Solar System Quiz

Quiz by Victoria Pulley-McKinney

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  • Q1
    a star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system. It is 93,000,000 miles (150,000,000 km or 1 AU) from the Earth.
    Sun
    30s
  • Q2
    the closest planet to the Sun, very cold on one side and very hot on the other, smallest planet, and no moons.
    Mercury
    30s
  • Q3
    the 2nd planet from Sun, covered with volcanoes, no moon, hottest planet, and rotates very slowly and backwards.
    Venus
    30s
  • Q4
    the 3rd planet from Sun. Has one moon, orbits the sun in 365 days and one rotation in 24 hours, and life exists on Planet Earth.
    Earth
    30s
  • Q5
    the 4th planet from Sun. Called Red planet because red color caused by iron in the crust that has rusted, has polar ice caps and 1/2 the size of Earth.
    Mars
    30s
  • Q6
    the 5th planet from Sun. Has the most moons, largest planet, gas giant and has a large red spot.
    Jupiter
    30s
  • Q7
    the 6th planet from Sun. Spectacular rings made mostly of ice and frosted rock and gas giant made mostly of hydrogen gas.
    Saturn
    30s
  • Q8
    the 7th planet from Sun. rotates on its side, blue green color and gas giant.
    Uranus
    30s
  • Q9
    the 8th planet from Sun. Another gas giant and blue color due to Methane gas, has the highest winds in solar system, and rotates counterclockwise.
    Neptune
    30s
  • Q10
    Since 2006, no longer termed planet, but now called "Dwarf Planet".
    Pluto
    30s
  • Q11
    Huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, & gas bound together by gravity.
    Galaxy
    30s
  • Q12
    Celestial body of hot gases.
    Star
    30s
  • Q13
    Small, rocky planets that orbit closest to the sun including Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars.
    Inner Planets
    30s
  • Q14
    Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune. Called Gas Giants.
    Outer Planets
    30s
  • Q15
    a satellite that revolves around a planet.
    Moon
    30s

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