1) How many planets are in the Solar System? a) 6 b) 7 c) 8 d) 9 2) What is the Sun a) A Planet b) A Star c) A Galaxy 3) What is the 7th Planet from the Sun a) Mercury b) Venus c) Earth d) Uranus e) Neptune 4) Solar wind is known as: a) Gas blowing from one place to another b) Streams of tiny particles that are constantly blowing away from the Sun c) Air ejected out of the outer layer of the Sun 5) What is a dark patch on the Sun called? a) Solar flare b) Solar Wind c) Sunspot d) Hydrogen Cluster 6) Path the Earth takes around the Sun a) Axis b) Orbit c) Gravity 7) The Sun and all 8 planets is our a) Solar System b) Galaxy c) Universe 8) Which planet is the fastest in our Solar System a) Venus b) Earth c) Mercury d) Neptune e) Jupiter f) Mars 9) Which planets have no Moons? a) Earth b) Neptune c) Venus d) Mercury e) Mars f) Uranus 10) On Venus, a DAY is longer than a year a) TRUE b) FALSE 11) The Moon is: a) Made of cheese b) A natural satellite c) Responsible for influencing various natural phenomena d) A planet e) Known to have a solid surface 12) The Milky Way is our a) Universe b) Solar System c) Galaxy 13) What is the first Planet a) Venus b) Earth c) Mercury d) Mars 14) Which planet spins backwards? a) Mercury b) Earth c) Jupiter d) Venus e) Mars f) Uranus 15) What is the Goldilocks zone? a) A planet with water b) The zone between Earth and Mars c) A region of the Solar System just right for life d) The house in the woods with the three bears 16) Jupiter has a Moon that is covered in volcanoes a) TRUE b) FALSE 17) Pluto was named by: a) A schoolgirl b) A scientist c) An astronaut d) A librarian 18) How many times bigger is Saturn than Earth a) 4 b) 6 c) 2 d) 7 e) 12 f) 9 19) All planets have Rings, they are just harder to see a) TRUE b) FALSE 20) Which planet has Shepherd Moons? a) Jupiter b) Saturn c) Mercury d) Pluto

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