Solar system Quiz 0% 23 Physics - Solar System Here is an easy quiz on the Solar System. There are ten questions. The quiz is not timed.Good luck. 1 / 10 1. On these two planets, the day is longer than its year. These two planets are: A. Venus and Neptune B. Mercury and Jupiter C. Mercury and Venus D. Pluto and Mars 2 / 10 2. The planet Saturn's spectacular rings are made of: A. Continuous solid rock. B. Mostly pieces of rocks. C. Mostly liquid hydrogen. D. Billions of chunks of water-ice (99%) and pieces of rocks (1%). 3 / 10 3. From 2006, this object, in the solar system, is not considered a planet; It is now classified as a dwarf planet. That object is: A. Titan B. Neptune C. Uranus D. Pluto 4 / 10 4. Asteroid belt is located between the orbits of: A. Mercury and Venus B. Jupiter and Saturn C. Mars and Jupiter D. Earth and Mars 5 / 10 5. Astronomers sometimes use the AU (Astronomical Unit) to communicate the distance between celestial objects. One AU is defined as: A. The distance between the Sun and the Kuiper belt. B. One Light-year is sometimes called AU. C. The average distance between the Sun and the Earth. D. The distance between the Earth and the Moon. 6 / 10 6. Ganymede, one of the Galilean moons of Jupiter, is the largest of all the moons in the solar system. It is even bigger than the planet Mercury. A. True. B. False. 7 / 10 7. What is going on at the center of the Sun (or in any star) is known as nuclear fusion (hydrogen atoms are fused together to make helium). In this process huge amount of energy is released. A. True B. False 8 / 10 8. On these two planets, the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east. These two planets are: A. Venus and Uranus B. Pluto and Mars C. Venus and Neptune D. Mercury and Jupiter 9 / 10 9. Though Venus is the second planet, its surface temperature is greater than the planet Mercury which is orbiting close to the sun. That is due to the greenhouse effect caused by the presence of huge amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Venus. A. True B. False 10 / 10 10. Our solar system formed about: A. 4000 years ago B. 4.6 million years ago C. 4.6 billion years ago Your score isThe average score is 92% 0% Restart quiz Feedback from others Send feedback