Each question in this quiz is timed.
What is the correct order of the planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune
What is the density of the Earth?
5.65
5.51
5.45
What is the definition of a meteorite?
A fragment of material that falls to the Earth
A fragment of rock that falls to the Earth from space
A fragment of rock that failed to form a planet
How old is the Solar System though to be?
4700 million years
4300 million years
4500 million years
4400 million years
4600 million years
Which 2 planets is the asteroid belt situated between?
Jupiter and Saturn
Jupiter and Mars
Saturn and Uranus
What planet has a distance of 5.2 AU from the Sun?
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Name the 4 terrestrial planets.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Uranus
Neptune
Name the 4 Gas Giants.
What is Pluto?
A dwarf planet and always has been
A dwarf planet that was reclassified from a planet in August 2006
A dwarf planet that was reclassified from a planet in August 2003
What is the definition of a moon?
A satellite orbiting a planet
A natural satellite orbiting a planet
A natural satellite orbiting a plant
How long ago was the Universe formed?
14 billion years ago
12 billion years ago
10 billion years ago
16 billion years ago
What is the main composition of the Sun?
Hydrogen and Helium
Hydrogen and Halite
Hydrogen and Sulphur
Carbon Dioxide and Helium
Nitrogen and Helium
How many moons does Jupiter have?
10-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61+
Define a planet.
A sizable object orbiting a star
A small object orbiting a star
A sizable object that is orbited by the Sun
