Quiz on Astronomy

Ceres is the one _____ in the asteroid belt.

• dwarf planet
• space station

• toxic gas

• black hole

Jupiter has clouds that

• move faster than Earth's hurricane winds.

• make it look black and blue.

• reach all the way to its two moons.

• are as big as the sun's clouds.

Mars is a red color because it

• is made up of rusty iron.

• spins faster than light.

• is the hottest planet.

• produces nitrogen gas.

Moons that are bigger than planets are still moons because they

• travel in an orbit around planets.

• are not as cold as planets.

• have a hollow core inside of them.

• do not rotate as they orbit.

Saturn has rings made out of

• ice covered in dust.

• gases flowing together.

• liquid gold and silver.

• pieces of dead comets.

The Kuiper belt contains _____ and rocks.

• comets, dwarf planets,
• satellites, space stations,
• black hole clusters
• planets without orbits

The asteroid belt is made up of

• rocks that circle the sun.

• gases that cause explosions.

• stars that join planets.

• moons that were once planets.

The planet Venus is

• covered with volcanoes.

• the farthest from the sun.

• in orbit around its moons.

• smaller than Mercury.

What is the Local Fluff?

• It is a cloud that contains our solar system.

• It is a magazine about astronauts.

• It is a black hole that closed.

• It is a comet heading toward Earth.

When asteroids collide, they

• make space dust.

• catch on fire.

• affect planetary orbits.

• produce new moons.