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How much do you know about The Solar System? | Quiz

Our solar system is a fascinating place - how well do you know it?

A multiple-choice quiz by sinope. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
sinope

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
3,824

Updated
Jun 15 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
15509

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Question 1 of 10

1. On which planet's surface rests the large volcano known as Olympus Mons? Hint

Venus

Mercury

Mars

Jupiter

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which planet's moons are named after Shakespearian characters such as Oberon, Titania, and Puck? Hint

Saturn

Neptune

Jupiter

Uranus

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Question 3 of 10

3. This planet has an atmosphere with a mass 100 times greater than Earth's and is a perfect example of the 'greenhouse effect'. Hint

Jupiter

Venus

Mars

Saturn

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Question 4 of 10

4. One of Jupiter's four Galilean moons that is covered with volcanoes, molten sulfur lakes, lava flows and mountains up to 8,000 m high. Hint

Europa

Ganymede

Callisto

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Question 5 of 10

5. The largest body in the asteroid belt. Hint

Deimos

Vesta

Ceres

Charon

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Great Dark Spot - a cloud of methane as big as the Earth itself can be found on which planet? Hint

Neptune

Mercury

Jupiter

Saturn

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Question 7 of 10

7. Also known as the butterscotch planet, and the Lord of the Rings, this is where you'll find the Cassini division. Hint

Uranus

Saturn

Jupiter

Mercury

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Question 8 of 10

8. This is the name of several space missions which have visited Earth's moon. Hint

Pathfinder

Viking

Apollo

Mariner

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which ringed planet is tilted on its side? Hint

Uranus

Jupiter

Neptune

Saturn

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Question 10 of 10

10. The sun is composed mainly of which two elements? Hint

Carbon and Oxygen

Nitrogen and Hydrogen

Hydrogen and Helium

Helium and Argon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On which planet's surface rests the large volcano known as Olympus Mons?

Answer: Mars

Olympus Mons rises 24,000m and is 600 km across. Its last eruption may have been about 25 million years ago.

2. Which planet's moons are named after Shakespearian characters such as Oberon, Titania, and Puck?

Answer: Uranus

Uranus has 17 moons in total, all named after characters from Shakespeare's or Alexander Pope's writings.

3. This planet has an atmosphere with a mass 100 times greater than Earth's and is a perfect example of the 'greenhouse effect'.

Answer: Venus

The average surface temperature on Venus is 464 degrees Celsius. Its atmosphere is so thick that you would not be able to see the stars from its surface.

4. One of Jupiter's four Galilean moons that is covered with volcanoes, molten sulfur lakes, lava flows and mountains up to 8,000 m high.

Answer: Io

Europa, Ganymede, Callisto and Io are four moons studied by Galileo and are 1 - 1.5 times the size of our moon.

5. The largest body in the asteroid belt.

Answer: Ceres

Ceres has a diameter of 932 km. The asteroid belt contains billions of asteroids.

6. The Great Dark Spot - a cloud of methane as big as the Earth itself can be found on which planet?

Answer: Neptune

Neptune's atmosphere consists of hydrogen, helium and methane gases. It has a mantle of ice, methane, and ammonia, and a core of silicate rock.

7. Also known as the butterscotch planet, and the Lord of the Rings, this is where you'll find the Cassini division.

Answer: Saturn

Saturn is known as the butterscotch planet because of the colours of the clouds in its atmosphere. The Cassini division is the gap between its A and B rings.

8. This is the name of several space missions which have visited Earth's moon.

Answer: Apollo

Apollo 11, in 1969, carried the first astronauts to land on the moon.

9. Which ringed planet is tilted on its side?

Answer: Uranus

Uranus lies on its side, one pole pointing towards the sun and the other pointing away from the sun. It is thought that Uranus was knocked over by another object while forming.

10. The sun is composed mainly of which two elements?

Answer: Hydrogen and Helium

In the core of the sun, 660 million tons of hydrogen are converted into helium every second.

Source: Author sinope

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