Solar System Quiz ChallengeOnline version Test your knowledge about the solar system with this fun quiz game! by Francisco Javier Izurieta Urcelay 1 What are the largest and the smallest planets in our solar system? a Earth and Jupiter b Jupiter and Mercury c Saturn and Mercury d Uranus and Mars 2 Which planet is similar to the Earth in size? a Mercury b Jupiter c Mars d Venus 3 Is there any star in our solar system? a No, just planets, asteroids, dwarf planets and the Sun. b Yes, two: the Sun and the Moon. c Five: Haumea, Make Make, Ceres, Eris and Pluto. d Just one: the Sun. 4 Which planet has the biggest rings? a Neptune b Jupiter c Uranus d Saturn 5 What is the smallest planet in our solar system? a Mercury b Mars c Venus d Pluto 6 What are Saturn's rings made of? a Rock b Dust c Ice d Gas 7 Which planet has no moon? a Jupiter b Saturn c Earth d Venus 8 Which planets have got rings? a Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune b Mercury, Mars, Uranus and Pluto c Mars, Jupiter, Neptune and Saturn d Mercury, Eris and Haumea 9 What is the fourth planet from the Sun? a Earth b Jupiter c Mars d Saturn 10 Which dwarf planet is located in the Asteroid Belt? a Ceres b Eris c Pluto d Haumea 11 Why isn't Pluto considered a planet? Escoge una o varias respuestas a It is too small b It is too big c It is an asteroid d It is a moon 12 What is an exoplanet? a A planet made of gas. b A planet in which there is life. c A planet outside our solar system. d A planet bigger than the Earth. 13 Where is the Asteroid Belt? a Between Mars and Jupiter. b Near the Earth. c Outside the Solar System. d Between the Sun and Mercury. 14 What is the Goldilocks Zone? a The area in which temperatures are very cold. b The area of the Solar System in which water is liquid. c An area with many asteroids. d An area in space where there are no stars. 15 What are the outer planets? a They are very big and are far from the Sun. b They are made of rock and are very big. c They are made of gas and are very near the Sun. d They have rings and are solid. 16 How was our Moon created? a It is a meteorite captured by the Earth's gravity. b It was not created: it has always been there. c It was created when a small planet crashed into the Earth. d It was created at the same time as the Earth. 17 What is the name of a moon of Jupiter that can have life? a Ganymede b Ceres c Europa d Haumea 18 What are the dwarf planets? a They are smaller than planets and aren't moons or asteroids. b They orbit bigger planets like Jupiter or the Earth. c They are really far away from our solar system. d They are in the Goldilocks Zone. 19 Is there life outside the Earth? a There isn't life outside our planet. b There is life in many planets of the Solar System. c Maybe there is life in Jupiter's moons like Europa d In Mars, but only microoganisms. 20 What have you learnt about the Solar System in our last classes? a That there are more objects in it than just planets. b That it is huge and the planets are really different from each other. c That life is possible outside the Earth but we must investigate more. d All the options are correct.
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