This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Physics > Solar System – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Solar System Quiz 29 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where can you find the asteroid belt? A) Between Earth and Mars. B) Between Venus and Jupiter. C) Between Mars and Earth. D) Between Neptune and Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between Mars and Earth. 2. Which is the closest planet to the sun? A) Earth. B) Mercury. C) Venue. D) Neptune. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mercury. 3. Johannes Kepler hypothesized that the orbit of the planets is ..... A) Parabolic. B) Circular. C) Elliptical. D) Spherical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elliptical. 4. Where does the moon get its light from? A) The moon makes its own light. B) The moon gets light from Earth. C) The Moon gets light from the sun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Moon gets light from the sun. 5. When Earth spins, it turns around an imaginary line called a(n) A) Rotation. B) Axis. C) Orbit. D) Ellipse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axis. 6. The largest planet in our solar system is A) Uranus. B) Neptune. C) Pluto. D) Jupiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jupiter. 7. Meteoroids that enter the Earth's atmosphere, burn up and produce streaks of light are called ..... (they are often referred to as "shooting star" ) A) Meteors. B) Meteoroids. C) Meteorites. D) Asteroids. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meteors. 8. A natural satellite of a planet. A) Asteroid. B) Comet. C) Moon. D) Meteor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moon. 9. The distance light can travel in one year is ..... A) 15, 000 kilometers. B) 1 light-year. C) 15 Astronomical Units. D) 6, 000 miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1 light-year. 10. These are the four planets the Sun; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are classified as A) Terrestrial planets. B) Gas giants. C) Solar planets. D) The best planets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gas giants. 11. Rock and iron objects that orbit the sun A) Moon. B) Asteroid. C) Dwarf planet. D) Comet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asteroid. 12. What is the hottest planet in our solar system (because of its extreme greenhouse effect)? A) Earth. B) Mercury. C) Venus. D) Neptune. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Venus. 13. Which star would look brightest? A) A nearby dim star. B) A distant dim star. C) A nearby bright star. D) A distant bright star. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A nearby bright star. 14. Which correctly pairs the planet pictured with its nickname? A) Jupiter-Swift Planet. B) Venus-Swift Planet. C) Mars-Red Planet. D) Mercury-Red Planet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mars-Red Planet. 15. Which type of technology would you use to see far away objects? A) Computer. B) Rover. C) Satellite. D) Telescope. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Telescope. 16. Which planet in the solar system has the most moons? A) Uranus. B) Neptune. C) Jupiter. D) Saturn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saturn. 17. What is the closest star close to earth? A) The big dipper. B) The sun. C) The moon. D) Orion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun. 18. The center of the nebula became the SUN A) When fusion started in the Sun. B) When it started glowing. C) After the outer planets formed. D) After the inner planets formed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When fusion started in the Sun. 19. The Word "Geo" Means? A) Sun. B) Earth. C) Milky way. D) Back. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earth. 20. Pick the correct order A) Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars. B) Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus. C) Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury. D) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars. ← 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