This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Physics > Solar System – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Solar System Quiz 13 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the fartest planet to Sun? A) Neptun. B) Saturn. C) Uranus. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neptun. 2. Why does the moon appear to shine? A) It is like a star and gives off light. B) It refracts light from space. C) It reflects light from the sun. D) It absorbs light from the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It reflects light from the sun. 3. Which of the following contains Earth's galaxy as well as many other galaxies? A) A nebula. B) The Milky Way. C) The Local Group. D) A black hole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Local Group. 4. What is the term used for the great cloud of gas and dust in space? A) Nebula. B) Planetesimal. C) Primordial core. D) Protoplanetary disc. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nebula. 5. Each planet moves around in the sun in A) A path the shape of a circle. B) A path the shape of an ellipse. C) A path the shape of a spiral. D) Similar-sized orbits. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A path the shape of an ellipse. 6. Which type of planet is typically warmer? A) Inner Planet. B) Outer Planet. C) Dwarf Planets. D) Gas Giants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inner Planet. 7. ..... is known as the most beautiful planet in the solar system. A) Venus. B) Earth. C) Saturn. D) Neptune. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saturn. 8. The sun, planets, comets, and asteroids that revolve around the sun all make up the ..... A) Galaxy. B) Constellations. C) Kuiper Belt. D) Solar system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar system. 9. If Earth is 1 AU away from the sun, and Neptune is 30 AU away from the sun, what does this mean? A) Neptune is 30 years older than the Earth. B) Neptune is 30 times larger than Earth. C) Neptune is 30 times farther away from the sun than the Earth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neptune is 30 times farther away from the sun than the Earth. 10. There are ..... rings that surround Saturn. A) Five. B) Six. C) Seven. D) Eight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seven. 11. Which is the correct order of the solar system? A) Mercury, venus, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune. B) Mercury, venus, Earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune. C) Mercury, venus, Earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, neptune, uranus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mercury, venus, Earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune. 12. Solar system A) A star and all the objects that revolve or orbit around the star. B) A set of planets near each other in outer space. C) A collection of rocky bodies in outer space. D) A gas filled object in outer space. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A star and all the objects that revolve or orbit around the star. 13. Which word means solar A) Sun. B) Earth. C) Moon. D) Star. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 14. Which planet is going to have life? A) Earth. B) Mars. C) Neptune. D) Jupiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mars. 15. Which of these planets is the farthest from the sun? A) Mercury. B) Earth. C) Neptune. D) Jupiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neptune. 16. What is an astronomical unit? A) Distance between the moon and earth. B) Distance between the earth and pluto. C) Distance between the earth and sun. D) Distance between NJ and Cali. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distance between the earth and sun. 17. What is the basic shape of every planet's orbit? A) Circle. B) Ellipse. C) Square. D) Triangle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ellipse. 18. The table below shows four planets with the same mass and their distance from the Sun.Among planets that have the same mass, the colder the surface, the thicker the planet's atmosphere. Which of these planets should have the thickest atmosphere.w=19.2x=5.2y=1.5z=0.4 A) W. B) X. C) Y. D) Z. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) W. 19. The planet next to the sun is ..... A) Neptune. B) Earth. C) Mercury. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mercury. 20. Which planet is the solar system's largest rocky planet? A) Mars. B) Earth. C) Mercury. D) Jupiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earth. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesSolar System Quiz 1Solar System Quiz 2Solar System Quiz 3Solar System Quiz 4Solar System Quiz 5Solar System Quiz 6Solar System Quiz 7Solar System Quiz 8Solar System Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books