Explore the Solar System: Planets, Moons, and More

Question 1

Which planet is called the 'Red Planet' because of its reddish color?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Answer

Saturn

Answer

Jupiter

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Venus

Question 2

Which celestial object in our solar system is the biggest of all?

Accepted Answer

Sun

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Earth

Answer

Mercury

Question 3

What is the name of the former ninth planet that is now known as a dwarf planet?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

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Eris

Answer

Ceres

Answer

Makemake

Question 4

Who proposed the idea that the Sun, not Earth, is at the center of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Nicolaus Copernicus

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Galileo Galilei

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Johannes Kepler

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Isaac Newton

Question 5

Which planet is famous for its bright rings?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

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Mars

Answer

Jupiter

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Neptune

Question 6

Which object in our solar system is not a planet?

Accepted Answer

Moon

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Earth

Answer

Mars

Answer

Jupiter

Question 7

Which planet in our solar system has the most moons orbiting it?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Saturn

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Uranus

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Neptune

Question 8

What is the name of the star that is at the center of our solar system, providing light and warmth to all the planets?

Accepted Answer

Sun

Answer

Moon

Answer

Jupiter

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Mars

Question 9

Out of the moons in our solar system, which one is the largest?

Accepted Answer

Ganymede

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Titan

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Callisto

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Io

Question 10

Which planet is the closest to our star, the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Answer

Mars

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Earth

Answer

Jupiter

Question 11

What do we call the planet named after the Roman god of war?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Answer

Saturn

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Venus

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Neptune

Question 12

Which heavenly body is NOT among Jupiter's moons?

Accepted Answer

Titan

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Ganymede

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Europa

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Callisto

Question 13

What do we call the giant ball of hot, glowing gases that produces its own light?

Accepted Answer

Star

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Comet

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Moon

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Asteroid

Question 14

What is the name of the biggest moon in the whole solar system?

Accepted Answer

Ganymede

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Titan

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Luna

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Io

Question 15

Which object in our solar system is classified as a dwarf planet?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

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Saturn

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Neptune

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Earth

Question 16

Which of the following is the main difference between an asteroid and a meteoroid?

Accepted Answer

Asteroids are larger than meteoroids.

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Meteoroids are made of ice, while asteroids are made of rock.

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Asteroids are found in the Kuiper Belt, while meteoroids are found in the asteroid belt.

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Asteroids are not part of the solar system, while meteoroids are.

Question 17

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Saturn

Answer

Mars

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Earth

Question 18

Which planet is known as the 'Red Planet'?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Answer

Venus

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Saturn

Question 19

What is the name of the star at the centre of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Sun

Answer

Moon

Answer

Mars

Answer

Jupiter

Question 20

Which of these is a moon of Earth?

Accepted Answer

Luna

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Europa

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Phobos

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Ganymede

Question 21

What is the name of the largest moon in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Ganymede

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Callisto

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Titan

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Luna

Question 22

Which of these is a dwarf planet?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

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Mars

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Saturn

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Jupiter

Question 23

What is the name of the imaginary line that connects the North and South Poles on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Axis

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Equator

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Tropic of Cancer

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Prime Meridian

Question 24

Which of these is a natural satellite?

Accepted Answer

Moon

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Sun

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Mars

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Jupiter

Question 25

What is the biggest planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Mercury

Answer

Mars

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Saturn

Question 26

What is the name of the star at the center of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Sun

Answer

Moon

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Earth

Answer

Mars

Question 27

What is the name of the biggest moon in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Ganymede

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Europa

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Titan

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Callisto

Question 28

Which of the following planets is known for its special red color?

Accepted Answer

Mars

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Venus

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Neptune

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Saturn

Question 29

How did the solar system form, according to the Nebular Hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A huge cloud of gas and dust slowly came together and started spinning.

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A giant comet crashed into a star, sending pieces of rock and metal flying into space.

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A giant black hole sucked in a planet and spat out the pieces, which formed the solar system.

Question 30

Which planet in our solar system is the farthest from the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Neptune

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Mars

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Jupiter

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Saturn

Question 31

Which two gases make up most of the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Hydrogen and helium

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Oxygen and nitrogen

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Carbon and silicon

Question 32

Which planet in our solar system is the largest?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Earth

Answer

Mars

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Venus

Question 33

Which planet in our solar system is the largest?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Mars

Answer

Neptune

Question 34

Which planet in our solar system is known as the "Red Planet" due to its reddish appearance?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Answer

Venus

Answer

Jupiter

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Saturn

Question 35

Which planet is the closest to the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

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Earth

Answer

Mars

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Venus

Question 36

Which planet is called the 'Red Planet'?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Answer

Saturn

Answer

Jupiter

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Venus

Question 37

Which planet is famous for its big rings?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

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Uranus

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Neptune

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Jupiter

Question 38

Which of the following is a dwarf planet?

Accepted Answer

Eris

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Mars

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Mercury

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Venus

Question 39

What is the biggest object in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Sun

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Jupiter

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Saturn

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Uranus

Question 40

Which planet has the Great Red Spot?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Neptune

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Saturn

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Uranus

Question 41

Which of the following is a gas giant planet?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Venus

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Mercury

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Mars