Exploring Our Solar System Quiz

Which of the following statements is true about the rotation and revolution of planets?

• Planets revolve around their axes and rotate around the sun.

• Planets rotate on their axes and revolve around the sun.

• Planets neither rotate nor revolve.

• Planets only revolve around the sun.

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VA.4.5.a

Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

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VA.4.5.b

Which of the following is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Neptune

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VA.4.5.c

What causes the different phases of the moon?

• The moon's rotation on its axis

• The moon's revolution around Earth

• The sun's rotation

• Earth's rotation

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VA.4.6.a

What is the main reason for Earth's seasons?

• Earth's distance from the sun

• Earth's tilt on its axis

• The sun's temperature changes

• The moon's phases

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VA.4.6.b

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Venus

• Earth

• Mercury

• Mars

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VA.4.5.b

What is the term for a body that orbits a planet?

• Star

• Satellite

• Comet

• Asteroid

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VA.4.5.a

Which planet is known for its prominent ring system?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

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VA.4.5.b

Which of the following is a gas giant?

• Mars

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Mercury

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VA.4.5.c

What is the imaginary line called that a planet rotates around?

• Orbit

• Axis

• Equator

• Meridian

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VA.4.5.a