The Solar System - Mulitple Choice Test

The planet with the most moons is
1. Jupiter
2. Saturn
3. Neptune
4. Uranus
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are called
1. terrestrial planets
2. outer planets
3. warm planets
4. atmospheric planets
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are called
1. gas giants
2. terrestrial planets
3. ice and rock planets
4. ring giants
The distance between the sun and the Earth is
1. 150 million km
2. 1.5 million km
3. 15 million km
4. 1.5 billion km
The two main elements of the sun are
1. hydrogen and helium
2. helium and oxygen
3. hydrogen and nitrogen
4. helium and carbon
You can only see the sun's cornona
1. during an eclipse
2. during a full moon
3. when Mercury is in front of the sun
4. during a solar flare
The core of Mercury is probably
1. liquid
2. solid
3. gas-like
4. volcanic
If you stand on the surface of Venus
1. you will get crushed
2. you can jump higher than on Earth
3. you can float
4. you have the same weight as on Earth
On Venus
1. the sun rises in the west
2. the atmosphere is clear
3. gravity is low
4. the surface is not as hot as on Earth
The ozone layer protects us from
1. ultraviolet radiation
2. solar storms
3. poisonous gases
4. high temperatures
Mars is also called
1. the red planet
2. the blue planet
3. the yellow planet
4. the ice planet
The atmosphere of Mars is mostly made up of
1. carbon dioxide
2. nitrogen
3. methane
4. hydrogen
The rotation of Jupiter around its axis is
1. faster than on Earth
2. as fast as on Earth
3. slower than on Earth
4. half as fast as on Earth
Galileo discovered
1. the four biggest moons of Jupiter
2. the planet Mercury
3. the asteroid belt
4. the Earth's magnetic fields
The most fascinating feature of saturn are
1. its rings
2. its red spots
3. its gigantic volcanes
4. its icy surface
The poles of Uranus
1. are pointed directly towards the sun
2. are pointed towards its moons
3. are very close to each other
4. rotate in different directions
The atmosphere of Neptune is made up of
1. frozen methane
2. sulphur dioxide
3. carbon and hydrogen
4. helium and nitrogen
Pluto was once
1. the ninth planet of the solar system
2. a dwarf planet
3. a moon of Saturn
4. an asteroid
The asteroid belt lies between
1. Mars and Jupiter
2. Venus and Earth
3. Saturn and Jupiter
4. Mars and Earth
The craters on the moon were formed by
1. asteroids
2. solar flares
3. volcanic eruptions
4. collisions with comets

The Solar System - Mulitple Choice Test

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