Quiz with 4 options

1. Level 01: Easy starters
What star is at the centre of the Solar System?
The Sun
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
Which planet is the ‘third rock from the Sun’?
Earth
Level 02: A little harder
Which is the biggest planet?
Jupiter
Which planet is famous for its rings?
Saturn
Which is the ‘red planet’?
Mars
Level 03: Name it
A rock orbiting the Sun, between Mars and Jupiter.
Asteroid
The planet with the Great Red Spot.
Jupiter
The hottest planet.
Venus
Level 04: Questions about distances
Which is further from the Sun, Earth or Mars?
Mars
The average distance of the Earth from the Sun is 1 AU. What does AU stand for?
Astronomical Unit
Which giant planet is about 5 AU from the Sun?
Jupiter
Level 05: Moons
How many moons has the Earth?
1
Which two planets have the most moons?
Jupiter and Saturn
Europa is a moon which might support life. Which vital substance does it have?
Water (ice)
Level 07: Earth
Which liquid on Earth is necessary for life?
Water
Name two gases produced by living organisms.
Oxygen, methane
If the Earth turned more slowly on its axis, how might we be affected?

2. Longer days and longer nights; therefore bigger temperature differences between night and
day.
Level 09: Venus
Why is it impossible to see Venus’s surface from Earth?
Atmosphere is thick with clouds and carbon dioxide
Which spacecraft mapped Venus’s surface?
Magellan
Why is there no life on Venus?
Too hot, no water, poisonous atmosphere
Level 10: Mars
Astronauts might visit Mars one day. Why would they need to take their own air?
No oxygen in thin atmosphere
Where might astronauts look for water on Mars?
In crater shadows, polar ice caps, deep underground
Why does the Sun look smaller from Mars than from Earth?
It’s further away.
How many planets are in the Solar System?
• a. 8
• b. 9
• c. 10
• d. 12
2. How old is the Solar System?
• a. 65 million years
• b. 1.2 billion years
• c. 4.6 billion years
• d. 13.7 billion years
3. What is the biggest moon in the Solar System?
• a. The Moon
• b. Ganymede
• c. Titan
• d. Triton
4. What is the least dense planet in the Solar System?

3. • a. Jupiter
• b. Saturn
• c. Uranus
• d. Neptune
5. What is the most dense planet in the Solar System?
• a. Mercury
• b. Venus
• c. Earth
• d. Mars
6. Where is the tallest mountain in the Solar System?
• a. Mercury
• b. Venus
• c. Earth
• d. Mars
7. How many planets are known to have life?
• a. 0
• b. 1
• c. 2
• d. 3
8. What is the most abundant element in the Solar System?
• a. oxygen
• b. helium
• c. carbon
• d. hydrogen
A moon which might support life entirely covered with water(ice)?
Luna

4. Europa
taitan
callisto
A rock orbiting the Sun, between Mars and Jupiter.
Comets
Moons
Gaint Rock
Asteroids
Answers: 1. a, 2. c, 3. b, 4. b, 5. c, 6. d, 7. b, 8. d, 9.b, 10. d
1. The solar system includes:
nine stars
ten planets
nine planets
2. What is the sun?
a planet
a star
a white hole
3. Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
the sun
the earth
Jupiter
4. Which is the closest planet to the earth?
the moon
Mars
Venus
5. What is an astronomical unit (AU)?
the mean distance between the moon and the earth, about 384,400 km
nine light-years
the mean distance between the earth and the sun, about 150
million km
6. Which is the closest planet to the sun?
Pluto
Mercury
the Milky Way
7. Which is the farthest planet from the sun?
Pluto
Mars
Uranus
8. What is the Milky Way?
the way planets orbit the sun

5. a white star
the galaxy of which the solar system is a part
9. Which is the only planet whose English name does not derive from Greek/
Roman mythology?
the sun
the earth
Mercury
10. What is a moon?
the natural satellite of the earth
a small planet
a satellite of any planet
11. Which planet is referred to as the Red Planet?
Venus
Mars
Uranus
12. How many moons Saturn has?
at least 30
one
none
13. The orbits of the planets are:
circular
elliptic
it is impossible to know
14. What is an asteroid?
a steroid
a rocky object orbiting the sun
a comet
15. What is a comet?
a small moon
an astronomical object with a long tail
both answers are correct
16. What is the solar wind?
the continuous flow of charged particles from the sun
wind in the solar system
solar energy
what is the largest ocean on the earth?
Indian ocean
atlantic ocean
Pacific ocean=
Which planet orbits closest to the sun?
Mercury=
Mars
Saturn

6. How many planets revolve around the Sun?
8
9=
5
Which planet is the hottest?
Mercury
venus=
earth
Which planet is the largest?
Jupiter =
venus
mars
Which planet is the farthest from the sun?
Mars
pluto=
saturn
Which planet is the closest to the sun?
Mercury=
mars
earth
Which planet is the brightest object in the sky?
Venus=
mars
saturn
Who was the astronaunt to walk onthe moon?
john glenn
edward whitell
Neil Armstrong=
Who was the oldest Astronaunt to ride in a space shuttle?
John Glenn=
Alan shepard Jr
yuri Gagarin

7. What year did the Challenger disaster Happen?
1983
1986=
1989
Which country had the first space station?
Russia =
America
germany
Which one of the following is not a name of a space station?
Mir
Salute
Soyuz=
Whic was the first planet to be seen by a telescope?
Mars
saturn
Uranus=
Which Rocket was used to send man to the moon?
Atlas
Soyuz
Saturn 5=
Titan
Which is the most powerful Rocket ever built?
Space Shuttle
Energiya=
Ariane 5
Saturn 5