Test Your Knowledge Of Outer Space With Our Solar System Quiz

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Humanity's quest for knowledge never ends. The motivation and desire to explore space and our solar system is perhaps the biggest proof of that. Ever since ancient times, we've always wanted to know what lies beyond our vision. 

After all, space exploration helps us solve mysteries and get a better understanding of the universe we live in. 

There are several other planets, dwarf planets, comets, meteors, asteroids, and a variety of other celestial bodies in our Solar System besides our home planet, Earth. This Solar System quiz will test your knowledge of our planetary neighbors. 

 


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Solar System Quiz Questions

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Question 1

Also a delicious candy bar, what's the name of the galaxy that includes our Solar System?

  • A
    Triangulum Galaxy
  • B
    Andromeda
  • C
    Messier 81
  • D
    Milky Way

Question 2

Saturn is known to have at least 82 moons, which which one of the following being the largest?

  • A
    Titan
  • B
    Enceladus
  • C
    Mimas
  • D
    Tethys

Question 3

Name the frozen, small entity in the Solar System that heats and starts to emit gases as it approaches the Sun.

  • A
    Comet
  • B
    Asteroid
  • C
    Meteor
  • D
    Meteorites

Question 4

What are the radiation belts that originate from the solar wind called?

  • A
    Van Allen radiation belts
  • B
    Birkeland radiation belts
  • C
    Christofilos radiation belts
  • D
    Medi radiation belts

Question 5

Without any moons, which planet is the hottest in the Solar System?

  • A
    Mercury
  • B
    Jupiter
  • C
    Venus
  • D
    Saturn

Question 6

Which of the following spacecrafts is the only one that visited the ice giant planets, Uranus and Neptune?

  • A
    Space Shuttle Discovery
  • B
    Galileo
  • C
    Rosetta
  • D
    Voyager 2

Question 7

What dwarf planet is the biggest asteroid belt object between Mars and Jupiter, and was previously thought to be an asteroid?

  • A
    Eris
  • B
    Haumea
  • C
    Makemake
  • D
    Ceres

Question 8

Although the Sun is the biggest object in the Solar System, it's just a medium-sized star in the Milky Way galaxy. What is the Sun classified as?

  • A
    Red Giant
  • B
    Blue Giant
  • C
    Yellow Dwarf
  • D
    Red Dwarf

Question 9

Filled with the solar magnetic field, what is the area around the Sun and the Solar System called?

  • A
    Heliopause
  • B
    Heliosphere
  • C
    Insterstellar Medium
  • D
    Magnetosphere

Question 10

When it comes to space, scientists use a variety of measures. But what measure is used when calculating the distance from Earth to the Sun?

  • A
    Meters
  • B
    Miles
  • C
    Astronomical Units
  • D
    Light-years

Question 11

To reach our sight, photons released from the Sun's surface must travel through the vacuum of space. How long does that take?

  • A
    17 minutes and 27 seconds
  • B
    8 minutes and 20 seconds
  • C
    4 minutes and 59 seconds
  • D
    25 minutes and 5 seconds

Question 12

Approximately where is the asteroid belt, the torus-shaped area in the Solar System, located?

  • A
    Between the orbits of Mercury and Venus
  • B
    Between the orbits of Earth and Mars
  • C
    Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars
  • D
    Between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus

Question 13

Our Solar System formed when a massive interstellar molecular cloud collapsed due to gravity. How many years ago did this happen?

  • A
    23 billion
  • B
    9 billion
  • C
    500 million
  • D
    4.5 billion

Question 14

What planet in the Solar System is not visible to the naked eye and was discovered mathematically rather than empirically?

  • A
    Uranus
  • B
    Neptune
  • C
    Saturn
  • D
    Mars

Question 15

What terrestrial planet is smaller than the Solar System's two biggest natural satellites, Ganymede and Titan?

  • A
    Earth
  • B
    Mars
  • C
    Pluto
  • D
    Mercury

Question 16

One of the first things many kids learn about our solar system, how many major celestial bodies orbit our Sun directly?

  • A
    Six
  • B
    Seven
  • C
    Nine
  • D
    Eight

Question 17

Which planet orbits the Sun once every 84 years, passing through each of the zodiac's twelve constellations in an average of seven years?

  • A
    Mercury
  • B
    Jupiter
  • C
    Neptune
  • D
    Uranus

Question 18

What's the name of the hypothetical ninth planet in the Solar System, which according to two scientists circles the Sun every 15,000 years?

  • A
    90482 Orcus
  • B
    Pluto
  • C
    Planet Z
  • D
    Planet Nine

Question 19

A dwarf planet is a spherical celestial entity orbiting the Sun that is comparable to a planet but is not big enough to clear its orbital area or other celestial bodies. How many of these planets are there in the Solar System?

  • A
    Five
  • B
    Six
  • C
    One
  • D
    Two

Question 20

As kids, we learn that the Earth orbits the sun in an almost round trajectory. At what speed does Earth cover this route?

  • A
    200 kilometers per second
  • B
    5 kilometers per second
  • C
    30 kilometers per second
  • D
    90 kilometers per second

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