Random Planet Trivia

How many planets are there in the solar system?

• Eight

• Nine

• Ten

• Seven

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Pick all the answers that define why Pluto's status was downgraded to "dwarf planet" in 2006:

• It still has lots of asteroids, etc., blocking its orbit

• Its orbit doesn't lie in the same plane as the other planets

• Its size is too small

• We finally came up with a definition for "planet"

What do these 4 planets have in common?

• They're the first planets in our solar system

• They're made of gas instead of rock

• They rotate the same way that we do on Earth

• They were identified by ancient astronomers in the 2nd millennium B.C.

Where's the biggest volcano in our solar system?

• Jupiter's moon Io

• Earth

• Venus

• Mars

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What planet has the most moons in the solar system?

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Neptune

• Saturn

What exactly is the great red spot on Jupiter?

• An impact crater where a comet hit the planet

• The largest storm in the solar system

• A city for an alien civilization

• Interactions between different density gases in the atmosphere

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What are the rings of Saturn made of?

• Gas that escaped from the planet itself

• Remnants of alien spaceships

• Almost entirely water ice

• Small rocks and dust

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Where else have we suspected life might lurk in the solar system?

• Jupiter's moon, Europa

• Mars

• Saturn's moon, Titan

• Venus

What is the Sun mostly made out of?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Elemental Fire

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Why do we call our planet "Earth?"

• We took it from the Romans like half our other names for things

• It's based on a Germanic word, erda

• It's a Greek word that the Romans stole anyway

• English has stuck with it, although it's different in other languages