This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Physics > Solar System – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Solar System Quiz 35 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All of the following are true about the Sun EXCEPT A) The Sun makes the light we see. B) The heat from the Sun is reflected from Moon to the Earth. C) Sunlight is Earth's primary source of energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The heat from the Sun is reflected from Moon to the Earth. 2. How did our Solar System form? A) Through a giant crash of planets. B) Through a hot, spinning cloud of gases & dust. C) Through an explosion near the surface of Earth's atmosphere. D) None of these reasons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through a hot, spinning cloud of gases & dust. 3. Where is the large collection of asteroids located? A) Between Earth and Mercury. B) Just outside our solar system. C) Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. D) Beyond the Oort cloud. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. 4. Which best describes a planet? A) It is a ball of hot gases. B) It produces its own light. C) It moves in an orbit around the Sun. D) It forms a pattern with the other planets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It moves in an orbit around the Sun. 5. The four terrestrial planets all have A) Rocky surfaces. B) Hot temperatures. C) Deep atmospheres. D) Large size. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rocky surfaces. 6. Over the years, how did scientists make new discoveries about objects that are far away from Earth? A) Read books. B) Built larger and more advanced telescopes. C) Stood on rooftops. D) Tested Earth's soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Built larger and more advanced telescopes. 7. What most people call a shooting star is really a(n) A) Star. B) Comet. C) Meteor. D) Asteroid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meteor. 8. Neptune has a spot called the ..... A) Small Pink Spot. B) Small Blue Dot. C) Great Dark Spot. D) Great Red Sport. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great Dark Spot. 9. Choose the planet closest in size to Earth. A) Mars. B) Jupiter. C) The moon. D) The sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mars. 10. Which planet has the highest mountain and deepest valley in the solar system? A) Mercury. B) Venus. C) Earth. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mars. 11. The Great Red Spot, a continuous storm, is located on the planet ..... A) Saturn. B) Uranus. C) Jupiter. D) Neptune. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jupiter. 12. Which of the following is true about the stars we see? A) They are all the same size. B) Most are only visible at night. C) There are about 30 visible stars. D) They are all the same distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Most are only visible at night. 13. Which statement about the four outer planets is true? A) They all have rings that are easy to see. B) They are all made of rock. C) The all have no moons. D) They are all made of gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are all made of gas. 14. Put the moon phases in order A) New moon, crescent, first quarter, gibbous, last quarter, new moon. B) Ok no one cares!!!!!. C) New moon, half moon, full moon. D) Quarter moon, half moon, full moon, new moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New moon, crescent, first quarter, gibbous, last quarter, new moon. 15. Which is the hottest planet? A) Venus. B) Mercury. C) Uranus. D) Neptune. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Venus. 16. Earth's orbit around the sun takes ..... A) 365 days. B) 356 days. C) 24 hours. D) 12 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 365 days. 17. Which element makes up the most composition of the Sun? A) Helium. B) Oxygen. C) Hydrogen. D) Carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydrogen. 18. Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move? A) Sun and moon orbit Earth. B) Earth and moon orbit Sun. C) Earth orbit's the Sun and the moon orbits Earth. D) Earth and sun orbit moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earth orbit's the Sun and the moon orbits Earth. 19. Asteroid A) A gaseous object that orbits the Sun. B) A small rocky or metallic object that revolves around the sun. C) An object with a gaseous tail that orbits the Sun. D) Small chinks of other space material that orbit planets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A small rocky or metallic object that revolves around the sun. 20. What are Moons? A) Satellites. B) Planets. C) Comets. D) Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satellites. ← 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