Planets Quiz

This is the coldest planet in the solar system:

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Earth

• Neptune

_________________ orbits the sun on its side.

• Uranus

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

Which of the following do all outer planets have in common?

• warm to hot temperatures

• Composed of gas and dust

• few or no moons

• rocky and solid

What characteristic do BOTH inner and outer planets have?

• both orbit the sun

• both have solid surfaces

• both have more than 10 moons each

• both are made up of mostly gas and liquid

Choose the correct order of planets starting with the closest to the sun.

• Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars

• Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

What do all of the terrestrial planets have in common?

• They have the same diameters, have rocky surfaces and the same period of rotation.

• They each have two or more moons, rocky surfaces, smaller and less dense than the gas giants.

• They have rocky surfaces, are smaller and less dense than the gas giants and have either none, one or two moons.

Which planet has evidence that liquid water once flowed on its surface?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

Venus and Earth are much alike in terms of...

• size and density

• surface features including plentiful oceans waters.

• atmospheres, temperatures and weather

On which planet have robotic rovers landed. Some are currently exploring the planet as you take this quiz.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

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Which planet may have the following weather forecast? Extremely hot, remaining hot throughout the night. A slight chance of a sulfuric acid shower.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars