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The Solar System
Test Description: Solar System Review Questions
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the closest planet to the sun?
A
Saturn
B
Venus
C
Earth
D
Mercury
2) What is the farthest planet from the sun?
A
Jupiter
B
Neptune
C
Mars
D
Uranus
3) What is the largest object in the solar system?
A
The sun
B
The moon
C
Jupiter
D
Earth
4) What is the largest planet in the solar system?
A
Earth
B
Saturn
C
The Sun
D
Jupiter
5) About how far is it from the sun to Earth?
A
9 million miles
B
93 million miles
C
150 million miles
D
50 million miles
6) An astronomical unit is equal to how many miles?
A
1 million
B
100 million
C
93 million
D
9 million
7) How many planets in the solar system have a ring system?
A
1
B
2
C
8
D
4
8) The inner planets are also known as the __________________ planets
A
Gas Giants
B
Terrestrial
9) The outer planets are also known as the ___________________
A
Terrestrial Planets
B
Gas Giants
10) In a geocentric system...what object is in the center of the solar system?
A
The Sun
B
Jupiter
C
Earth
D
The Moon
11) In a heliocentric system...what object is in the center of the solar system
A
Earth
B
Neptune
C
The Moon
D
The Sun
12) Which early astronomer discovered four moons around Jupiter?
A
Kepler
B
Brahe
C
Copernicus
D
Galileo
13) What do we call it when the planets appear to move the wrong way across the sky?
A
Light Year
B
Rotation
C
Retrograde
D
Revolution
14) Which planet is NOT visible in the sky without the use of a telescope?
A
Jupiter
B
Mercury
C
Neptune
D
Mars
15) Which planet has the largest and most famous ring system?
A
Jupiter
B
Uranus
C
Earth
D
Saturn
16) Which of these objects did early astronomers NOT see in the night sky?
A
Satellites
B
Stars
C
Planets
D
Comets
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