Solar System Quiz

What is the average distance of Earth from the Sun?

• 500,000 miles (800,000 kilometers)

• 93 million miles (150 million kilometers)

• 75 million miles (120 million kilometers)

• 200 million miles (320 million kilometers)

What is the shape of the orbit of planets around the Sun?

• Circular

• Elliptical

What is the main component of the asteroid belt?

• Stars

• Asteroids

Where is the asteroid belt located in the solar system?

• Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

• Beyond the orbit of Neptune

• Between the orbits of Earth and Venus

• Inside the orbit of Saturn

Which gas giant has the Great Red Spot?

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Uranus

What is the largest gas giant in the solar system?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

What is the Kuiper belt primarily composed of?

• Dwarf planets made of metal

• Small icy bodies

• Gaseous planets

• Large rocky asteroids

Where is the Kuiper belt located in the solar system?

• In the atmosphere of Jupiter

• Between Earth and Venus

• Beyond the orbit of Neptune

• Inside the orbit of Mars

Which dwarf planet was reclassified from a planet in 2006?

• Saturn

• Pluto

What is the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system?

• Mars

• Pluto

• Neptune

• Jupiter