This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Physics > Solar System – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Solar System Quiz 7 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Planets do not make their own light, rather they ..... light. A) Create. B) Reflect. C) Generate. D) Form. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reflect. 2. The outer planets are ..... A) Rocky and small. B) Very large and made of ice. C) Small and made of ice. D) Very large and made of gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Very large and made of gases. 3. A student draws a scientifically accurate model of the solar system. Which is NOT a piece of information that the student needs to make their model? A) The size of Mars. B) The shape of the Milky Way galaxy. C) The distance between the Sun and each planet. D) The shape of Earth's orbit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The shape of the Milky Way galaxy. 4. Which is considered the hottest planet? A) Venus. B) Mars. C) The sun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Venus. 5. Which planet is furthest away from the sun? A) Mercury. B) Venus. C) Jupiter. D) Neptune. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neptune. 6. What is the nearest star to the sun? A) Alpha Centauri. B) Sirius. C) Capella. D) Proxima Centauri. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proxima Centauri. 7. Correct statement about meteor is ..... A) Made up of gas. B) Located near Moon. C) Rocks that orbit the Sun. D) It is also called as shooting stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is also called as shooting stars. 8. What planet is eighth in the Solar System? A) Uranus. B) Jupiter. C) Neptune. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neptune. 9. What theory tries to explain the origin of the universe? A) Big Bang Theory. B) Copernican Theory. C) Ptolemain Theory. D) Galilean Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Big Bang Theory. 10. What is the term for Earth being in the center? A) Geocentric. B) Heliocentric. C) Sun centered. D) Galileo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geocentric. 11. The brightness of a star is called? A) Nebula. B) Magnitude. C) Life cycle. D) Red Giant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magnitude. 12. What makes up a galaxy? A) A group of stars that together form a visible pattern. B) A collection of planets orbiting a central star system. C) Any object that has smaller bodies caught within its gravity. D) A massive collection of star systems orbiting a central point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A group of stars that together form a visible pattern. 13. How long does it take to the Earth to move around itself? A) 365 days. B) 24 hours. C) 24 hours + 6 hours. D) 28 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 24 hours. 14. The first four planets in our solar system are called ..... A) Outer planets. B) Inner planets. C) Dwarf planets. D) Gas giants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inner planets. 15. How many moons does Mars have? A) One. B) Two. C) Five. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 16. Which planet has got planetry ring? A) Jupiter. B) Saturn. C) Uranus. D) Venus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saturn. 17. Miles is the distance from A) Earth to the moon. B) Sun to the Earth. C) Sun to Mars. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun to the Earth. 18. Which planet is the sixth from the sun? A) Venus. B) Jupiter. C) Uranus. D) Saturn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saturn. 19. Between Mars and Jupiter, there is a belt of small rocky objects called ..... A) Comets. B) Planetoids. C) Gas giants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comets. 20. What are three features that make life on Earth possible? A) Warm clouds, a lot of heat, and liquid water. B) An atmosphere, mild temperatures, and liquid water. C) Extreme temperatures, wind, an atmosphere. D) Gravity, hot temperatures, liquid water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An atmosphere, mild temperatures, and liquid water. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesSolar System Quiz 1Solar System Quiz 2Solar System Quiz 3Solar System Quiz 4Solar System Quiz 5Solar System Quiz 6Solar System Quiz 8Solar System Quiz 9Solar System Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books