Solar System Quiz-8th grade

Which two elements make up the Sun?

• Hydrogen and helium

• Hydrogen and oxygen

• Carbon and nitrogen

• Oxygen and carbon

What is at the center of the Solar System?

• Earth
• Moon
• Sun
• Jupiter

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How old is the Sun?

• about 2018 years old

• about 5 billion years old

• about a gazillion years old

• about 5 million years old

How long does it take light from the Sun to get to Earth?

• about 8 minutes

• about 8 seconds

• about 8 hours

• about 8 days

How far away is the sun from our planet?

• 150 million miles (240 million kilometers)
• 50 million miles (80 million kilometers)
• 200 million miles (320 million kilometers)
• 93 million miles (150 million kilometers)

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Which of the following describes a solar system?

• A solar system consists of a single planet and its moons.
• A solar system is a group of stars without any orbiting bodies.
• A solar system is a star and a collection of planets

• A solar system is a collection of planets only.

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It contains more than ________ of the mass of the whole solar system.

• 95%
• 85%
• 100%

• 99%

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Describe the planet Mercury

• Mercury is the only planet with rings in the solar system.
• Mercury is a small, rocky planet closest to the Sun, and it is the fastest planet.

• Mercury has a temperate climate and abundant water sources.
• Mercury is a large gas giant with a thick atmosphere.

Venus is _________

• the third planet from the Sun
• the same size as the planet Earth, and has a lake of lava as big as the U.S.A.

• the largest planet in the solar system
• a gas giant

Earth is the planet______

• is made up of oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide

• that has no atmosphere
• that is made of gas
• that is the hottest planet