Mr. Kerr's Solar System Quiz

About how old is the Earth, Sun, and Solar System?

• 10 years

• 100,000 years

• 4,500,000 years

• 4,500,000,000 years

• 4,500,000,000,000

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is a planet or other object that orbits another?

• terrestrial

• comet

• satellite

• meterorite

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is known as Earth's "sister planet" because it's close and similar in size?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

• Neptune

This planet is the largest and famous for its "Great Red Spot." It has 60 moons including the 4 discovered by a famous scientist.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Click on all the "dwarf planets" that are far out in the solar system.

• Ceres

• Uranus

• Pluto

• Eris

• Mercury

What describes a moon that is more than half?

• waxing

• waning

• gibbous

• new

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What are the rocks between Mars and Jupiter called?

What are clumps of dust and ice that come from far reaches of the solar system?

• meteors

• asteroids

• satellites

• comets

Which of these are located in the far reaches of the solar system?

• Kuiper Belt

• Asteroid Belt

• Olympus Mons

• Oort Cloud

What is the name of the highest mountain in the solar system on mars?

• Mt. Everest

• Olympus Mons

• Mt. McKinley

• Mont Blanc