This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Physics > Solar System – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Solar System Quiz 32 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a comet? A) A streak of light caused by a chunk of matter that enters Earth's atmosphere and gets heated by the air. B) A satellite of Earth. C) A relatively small rocky object that orbits the sun. D) A small orbitting body made up of dust, ice & frozen gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A small orbitting body made up of dust, ice & frozen gases. 2. Which is the farthest planet to the Sun? A) Uranus. B) Neptune. C) Saturn. D) Jupiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neptune. 3. Which planet has many moons and the Great Red Spot? A) Mars. B) Mercury. C) Jupiter. D) Saturn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jupiter. 4. Which planet looks like a blue, white, and brown marble? A) Earth. B) Neptune. C) Uranus. D) Venus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earth. 5. How do astronauts protect their bone health while in space? A) Drink lots of fluids. B) Exercise with equipment. C) Special space suits. D) Special medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exercise with equipment. 6. What is one scientific idea about how water came to Earth? A) It was always there. B) It came from water-containing meteorites smashing into the planet. C) Water floating in space rained down on the planet. D) We don't have water on our planet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It came from water-containing meteorites smashing into the planet. 7. What six things make up our Solar System? A) Sun, Planets, Moons, Asteroids, Comets, Meteors. B) Galaxies, Planets, Stars, Asteroids, Planets, Moons. C) Sun, Planets, Moons, Stars, Asteroids, Comets. D) Planets, Stars, Galaxies, Comets, Meteors, Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun, Planets, Moons, Asteroids, Comets, Meteors. 8. What is a meteoroid that has hit Earth's surface? A) Meteor. B) Asteroid. C) Comet. D) Meteorite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meteorite. 9. All of the following are found in our solar system except. A) The sun. B) Jupiter. C) The Milky Way. D) Comets and asteroids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Milky Way. 10. Polish astronomer who prove that the Sun was at the center of our solar system is ..... A) Copernicus. B) Galileo. C) Aryabhata. D) Varahamihira. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Copernicus. 11. Which planet has more gravity? A) Earth. B) Jupiter. C) Mercury. D) Neptune. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jupiter. 12. Almost Earth's twin in size and mass, this planet has very thick atmosphere. A) Venus. B) Mars. C) Mercury. D) Neptune. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Venus. 13. Which of the following best describes the inner planets 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. D) Barren planets with rings of gas and dust. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dense, rocky planets with few moons. 14. About how many years did it take for the Voyager to leave the solar system? A) About 35. B) No one cares. C) About 12. D) About 47. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About 35. 15. Which planet has a giant red spot? A) Jupiter. B) Saturn. C) Uranus. D) Neptune. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jupiter. 16. Which of these has the strongest gravitational field? A) Sun. B) Earth. C) Saturn. D) Jupiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 17. Season changes and days being longer in the summer are due to ..... A) The earths tilt. B) The earths rotation. C) The Earths revolution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The earths tilt. 18. The closest moon to Jupiter, ..... is volcanically active. A) Io. B) Callisto. C) Ganymede. D) Europa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Io. 19. All of the outer planets ..... A) Have many moons. B) Are small. C) Have a short orbit around the Sun. D) Are rocky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have many moons. 20. Which technology would you use to analyze data from a NASA mission A) Computer. B) Rover. C) Satellite. D) Telescope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Computer. ← 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