This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Physics > Solar System – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Solar System Quiz 4 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What do we call a "dirty snowball" made of ice, rock, and dust? A) Asteroid. B) Meteor. C) Comet. D) Meteorite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comet. 2. Why do stars appear to move across the sky every night? A) Earth is rotating. B) The Sun is spinning. C) The Sun is rotating around the stars. D) The stars are rotating around Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earth is rotating. 3. Which is the smallest planet? A) Saturn. B) Mars. C) Jupiter. D) Mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mercury. 4. I am the nearest planet to the Sun. I am the smallest planet in the solar system. A) Mars. B) Earth. C) Venus. D) Mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mercury. 5. Whose heliocentric model is seen as the first step in the development of the modern models of the solar system? A) Galileo. B) Copernicus. C) Ptolemy. D) Kepler. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Copernicus. 6. Which planet is the largest in the solar system? A) Jupiter. B) Saturn. C) Uranus. D) Neptune. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jupiter. 7. Earth's 24 hour day is caused by its ..... A) Revolution around the sun. B) Rotation on its axis. C) Moon's orbiting around it. D) Eclipsing the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rotation on its axis. 8. Gravity depends on ..... A) Mass. B) Mass and distance. C) Weight. D) Distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mass and distance. 9. Which term best describes how the solar system formed? A) Gradually. B) Rapidly. C) Electrically. D) Chemically. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gradually. 10. What is the name of the storm on Jupiter? A) The Great Red Spot. B) The Spot. C) The Red. D) The Storm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Great Red Spot. 11. The terrestrial planets include Mars, Venus, Earth, and which other planet? A) Mercury. B) Jupiter. C) Saturn. D) Uranus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mercury. 12. The chemical element uranium was named after what planet? A) Earth. B) Mars. C) Venus. D) Uranus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uranus. 13. What planet currently has the rover Perserverance on its surface? A) Jupiter. B) Venus. C) Uranus. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mars. 14. I am the fourth planet from the Sun. I am also called as the red planet. A) Mercury. B) Uranus. C) Venus. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mars. 15. Which planet rotates COMPLETELY ON ITS SIDE? A) Mars. B) Uranus. C) Neptune. D) Venus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uranus. 16. The inner 4 planets are called ..... A) Gas giants. B) Terrestrial planets. C) Small planets. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Terrestrial planets. 17. What planet is closest in size to Earth? A) Venus. B) Earth. C) Mars. D) Saturn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Venus. 18. I am the second planet from the Sun. I am the brightest planet in the solar system. A) Neptune. B) Saturn. C) Venus. D) Mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Venus. 19. What are the four properties that make it possible for Earth to support life? A) Water, location, atmosphere, temperature. B) Air, dirt, water, trees. C) Oxygen, location, temperature, water. D) Shelter, water, food, clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water, location, atmosphere, temperature. 20. Stars are different colors because A) Some are closer to Earth than others. B) Some are bigger than others. C) Some have different temperatures than others. D) The color depends on their solar system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Some have different temperatures than others. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesSolar System Quiz 1Solar System Quiz 2Solar System Quiz 3Solar System Quiz 5Solar System Quiz 6Solar System Quiz 7Solar System Quiz 8Solar System Quiz 9Solar System Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books