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1What facts about Neptune are true?
- ANeptune is the windiest of all the planets.
- BBecause of dwarf planet Pluto’s elliptical orbit, Pluto is sometimes closer to the Sun (and us) than Neptune is.
- CVoyager 2 is the only spacecraft to have visited Neptune. No spacecraft has orbited this distant planet to study it at length and up close.
- DNeptune was discovered before Jupiter.
2Which facts about Uranus are true?
- AVoyager 2 is the only spacecraft to fly by Uranus. No spacecraft has orbited this distant planet to study it at length and up close.
- BUranus has a core the size of Cincinnati
- CLike Venus, Uranus rotates east to west. But Uranus is unique in that it rotates on its side.
- DUranus is named after the Roman Sky God.
3What facts are true about Saturn?
- ACassini orbited Saturn 294 times from 2004 to 2017
- BStorms on Saturn calm down once every two centuries.
- CAbout two tons of Saturn’s mass came from Earth—the Cassini spacecraft was intentionally vaporized in Saturn’s atmosphere in 2017.
- DSaturn cannot support life as we know it, but some of Saturn's moons have conditions that might support life.
4Which facts about Makemake are true?
- AThe unoffical codename for Makemake when it was discovered was "Easter Bunny".
- BIt is the only planet, Superior or Dwarf, to be named after a Polynesian God.
- CMakemake is an Oort Cloud Object
- DIt is practically the same width as Tennessee at 444 miles wide.
5What facts about Jupiter are true?
- ASome of Jupiter's moons have oceans beneath their crusts that might support life.
- BJupiter's Great Red Spot is a gigantic storm that’s about twice the size of Earth and has raged for over a century.
- CIn 1979 the Voyager mission discovered Jupiter’s faint ring system.
- DSeven spacecraft have visited Jupiter.
6Which facts about Pluto are true?
- APluto's moon Charon got it demoted from a Superior Planet to a Dwarf Planet.
- BPluto was named after the dog of Mickey Mouse.
- CVenetia Burney, just 11 years old at the time, suggested the name Pluto in 1930.
- DThe only spacecraft to visit Pluto is NASA’s New Horizons, which passed close by in July 2015.
7Which facts about Mars are true?
- AWe now know Mars once supported life.
- BMars is known as the Red Planet because iron minerals in the Martian soil oxidize, or rust, causing the soil and atmosphere to look red.
- CMars has two moons named Phobos and Deimos.
- DMars is a rocky planet. Its solid surface has been altered by volcanoes, impacts, winds, crustal movement and chemical reactions.
8What facts about Earth are true?
- AOur atmosphere protects us from incoming meteoroids, most of which break up in our atmosphere before they can strike the surface.
- BWhile we believe there may be various moons in our Solar system that may have at one time or may currently support life, Earth is the only known planet to support life.
- CEarth's atmosphere is 21 percent nitrogen, 78 percent oxygen and 1 percent other ingredients—the perfect balance to breathe and live.
- DMost of our planet is covered in water.
9Which facts are true about Venus?
- AVenus spins backwards, with its sun rising in the west and setting in the east.
- BThe planet’s surface temperature is about 900 degrees Fahrenheit (465 degrees Celsius)—hot enough to melt lead
- CVenus currently has oceans covering its surface.
- DThe winds on Venus blow at hurricane force, sending clouds completely around the planet every five days.
10Which facts about Mercury are true?
- ANASA's Mariner 10 was the first mission to explore Mercury.
- BHas the shortest day with 9.9 hours of the Superior Planets.
- CAtoms that are blasted off the surface by the solar wind and micrometeoroid impacts create Mercury's exosphere.
- DMercury has a perfectly circular orbit around the sun.
11Which facts about Eris are true?
- AEris's moon is named after the daughter of the Goddess Eris.
- BLike Uranus, Eris is another planet with a Greek name.
- CVoyager 1 was able to get detailed readings of Eris.
- DEris is bigger than Earths's moon.
12Which facts about Ceres are true?
- ACeres is named for the Roman goddess of grain crops and harvests.
- BCeres was originally classified as a Superior Planet before it was demoted to a asteroid and then later brought back up to a dwarf planet.
- CWas the second dwarf planet visited by spacecraft.
- DCeres was once on of Jupiter's moons.
13Which facts about Haumea are true?
- AHaumea is considered to be "egg shaped" or "football shaped".
- BHaumea, like Makemake was also named after a Polypensian God.
- CIts moons are named after the daughters of the goddess Haumea.
- DIt is completely composed of ice.
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