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. 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 2 / 10 2. Astronomers sometimes use the AU (Astronomical Unit) to communicate the distance between celestial objects. One AU is defined as: A. The average distance between the Sun and the Earth. B. One Light-year is sometimes called AU. C. The distance between the Earth and the Moon. D. The distance between the Sun and the Kuiper belt. 3 / 10 3. 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. False B. True 4 / 10 4. 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. 5 / 10 5. 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. Mercury and Jupiter D. Venus and Neptune 6 / 10 6. On these two planets, the day is longer than its year. These two planets are: A. Pluto and Mars B. Mercury and Venus C. Venus and Neptune D. Mercury and Jupiter 7 / 10 7. Asteroid belt is located between the orbits of: A. Mars and Jupiter B. Mercury and Venus C. Earth and Mars D. Jupiter and Saturn 8 / 10 8. The planet Saturn's spectacular rings are made of: A. Mostly pieces of rocks. B. Mostly liquid hydrogen. C. Billions of chunks of water-ice (99%) and pieces of rocks (1%). D. Continuous solid rock. 9 / 10 9. 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. Neptune B. Pluto C. Uranus D. Titan 10 / 10 10. Our solar system formed about: A. 4000 years ago B. 4.6 billion years ago C. 4.6 million years ago Your score isThe average score is 92% 0% Restart quiz Feedback from others Send feedback