1) The Moon is __________ the size of the Earth?
a. 1/3
b. 1/4
c. 1/2

2) Mars is the ________ planet from the Sun?
a. 1st
b. 9th
c. 4th

3)Which is not a Galilean moon?
a. Io
b. Ganymede
c. Poseidon

4) The Sun is
a. Ice covered
b. Orbiting the Earth
c. A huge ball of glowing gases

5) Mercury is the ________ planet.
a. Innermost
b. Ringed
c. Outermost

6) What is different about Uranus’ axis?
a. The planet has no axis.
b. The planet’s axis changes every day.
c. The planet is on its side as it rotates.

7). Asteroid means
a. Moon-like
b. Star-like
c. Galaxy-like

8) According to the Big Bang theory, the Universe began _________years ago.
a. 3-6 million
b. 1-2 trillion
c. 12-15 billion

9) What did Galileo call Saturn’s rings?
a. Handles
b. Rings
c. Clouds

10) Jupiter has
a. Moons
b. Great Red Spot
c. Both

11) What is the icy part of the comet called?
a. Nucleus
b. Tail
c. Coma

12) What astronomer is the Kuiper Belt named after?
a. Edmond Halley
b. Jan Oort
c. Gerard Kuiper

13) Venus is also known as
a. The Red Planet
b. The Ringed Planet
c. The Morning Star

14) Why is Uranus consider a gas giant?
a. The water in the atmosphere is turning to vapor.
b. The planet has no solid surface.
c. The planet has so many rings that you can’t see through them.

15) What is unusual about Neptune’s orbit?
a. The planet orbits in a direction opposite to that of the other planets.
b. The planet’s orbit leaves our solar system.
c. The planet switches orbit positions with Pluto.


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