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Space Questions for Kids! Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on things about space.

A multiple-choice quiz by barkera. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
barkera

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
135,972

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
9536

Last 3 plays: Guest 5 (9/10), brenda610 (9/10), Guest 35 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the planet closest to the sun? Hint

Mars

Earth

Mercury

Venus

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the planet fifth from the sun? Hint

Jupiter

Uranus

Saturn

Neptune

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 2006 Pluto was no longer counted as being a planet. How many known planets are there in our solar system now? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Sun is a star.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which planet has the most visible rings? Hint

Neptune

Saturn

Mercury

Jupiter

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the first man to walk on the moon? Hint

Buzz Aldrin

No-one has done it yet

Yuri Gagarin

Neil Armstrong

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of our galaxy? Hint

Cow Way

Milky Way

Milk Way

Milky Bar Way

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these planets is furthest from the Sun? Hint

Jupiter

Uranus

Saturn

Neptune

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Question 9 of 10

9. Earth is the only planet found to have intelligent life.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. All the planets travel around the Sun in a specific pathway. What is this pathway called? Hint

Rotation

Circular moving

They don't travel around the Sun

Orbit

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the planet closest to the sun?

Answer: Mercury

Earth is the third, and Venus is the second.

2. What is the planet fifth from the sun?

Answer: Jupiter

Saturn is the sixth, and Uranus is the 7th.

3. In 2006 Pluto was no longer counted as being a planet. How many known planets are there in our solar system now?

Answer: 8

They are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

4. The Sun is a star.

Answer: True

The Sun is the center of our solar system and is a very bright star.

5. Which planet has the most visible rings?

Answer: Saturn

Saturn's rings are large and are the most obvious, but other planets have rings as well.

6. Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

Answer: Neil Armstrong

Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong went on that same mission.

7. What is the name of our galaxy?

Answer: Milky Way

The Milky Way is the name of our galaxy, not just the solar system. The solar system is the Sun and the nine planets, satellites, and asteroids, etc.

8. Which of these planets is furthest from the Sun?

Answer: Neptune

Pluto is no longer considered a planet and so Neptune is the furthest from the Sun.

9. Earth is the only planet found to have intelligent life.

Answer: True

Earth is the only planet that has so far been found to have intelligent life, though some scientists believe there is intelligent life on other planets.

10. All the planets travel around the Sun in a specific pathway. What is this pathway called?

Answer: Orbit

All the planets move in an orbit around the Sun. When a planet has gone all the way around the Sun, that is the end of one year.

Source: Author barkera

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