MCQ on Solar System

1. What is the Sun made of?
(a) Rocks and metals
(b) Hot gas
(c) Water ice particles
(d) Hydrogen and helium

Answer
           B

2. How many planets orbit the Sun in our Solar System?
(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 10

Answer
           C

3. What is the correct order of planets in the Solar System?
(a) Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Mercury
(b) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
(c) Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
(d) Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

Answer
           B

4. Which planet is the largest in our Solar System?
(a) Jupiter
(b) Earth
(c) Saturn
(d) Mercury

Answer
           A

5. How long does it take for the Earth to complete one rotation?
(a) 12 hours
(b) 24 hours
(c) 365 days
(d) 8 minutes

Answer
           B

6. What is our Galaxy called?
(a) Andromeda
(b) Solaris
(c) Orion
(d) Milky Way

Answer
           D 

7. When did the Solar System form?
(a) 2 billion years ago
(b) 4.6 billion years ago
(c) 1 million years ago
(d) 10 billion years ago

Answer
           B

8. What are Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Makemake, and Haumea collectively known as?
(a) Giant planets
(b) Terrestrial planets
(c) Dwarf planets
(d) Gas giants

Answer
           C

9. How far is the Sun from the Earth?
(a) 8 hours
(b) 93 million miles
(c) 365 days
(d) 8 minutes

Answer
           B

10. What shape are all planets and the Sun in the Solar System?
(a) Flat
(b) Cubic
(c) Spherical (like balls)
(d) Pyramid

Answer
           C

11. Which planet is the hottest in our Solar System?
(a) Earth
(b) Venus
(c) Mars
(d) Jupiter

Answer
           B

12. What is the stereotype temperature of Uranus, the coldest planet?
(a) 100°C
(b) -220°C
(c) 0°C
(d) -460°C

Answer
           B

13. Which planet is currently known to have living creatures on it?
(a) Earth
(b) Venus
(c) Mars
(d) Jupiter

Answer
            A 

14. What language does the word “Earth” come from?
(a) Latin
(b) Greek
(c) Germanic English
(d) Spanish

Answer
           C

15. How many moons does our Solar System have?
(a) 109
(b) 163
(c) 227
(d) 181

Answer
           D 

16. What is the primary sonnet of Jupiter, equal to the paragraph?
(a) Rocks
(b) Gas
(c) Water ice particles
(d) Metals

Answer
           B

17. What is the main component of Saturn’s ring particles?
(a) Metal
(b) Rocks
(c) Water ice particles
(d) Gas

Answer
           C

18. What is the stereotype temperature of Venus, the hottest planet?
(a) 100°C
(b) -220°C
(c) 0°C
(d) 460°C

Answer
           D 

19. What is the Earth’s rotation period, equal to the paragraph?
(a) 8 minutes
(b) 24 hours
(c) 365 days
(d) 12 hours

Answer
           B