The Solar System Quick Quiz 1. All of the planets in our solar system orbit the Sun. True False 2. How many planets are there in the solar system? three six nine 3. When did man first set foot on the moon? 1958 1969 1976 4. Which planet is closest to the Sun? Venus Uranus Mercury 5. Mars is known as the "Red Planet". True False 6. Which of these planets could float in water? Earth Saturn Mars 7. Apart from the Moon, Venus is the brightest object in the night sky. True False 8. Which is the biggest planet in our solar system? Mars Earth Jupiter 9. Pluto's orbit is tilted to the orbits of the other planets. True False 10. What are the "small balls of dusty ice that orbit the Sun" called?
1. All of the planets in our solar system orbit the Sun.
True False
2. How many planets are there in the solar system?
three six nine
3. When did man first set foot on the moon?
1958 1969 1976
4. Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Venus Uranus Mercury
5. Mars is known as the "Red Planet".
6. Which of these planets could float in water?
Earth Saturn Mars
7. Apart from the Moon, Venus is the brightest object in the night sky.
8. Which is the biggest planet in our solar system?
Mars Earth Jupiter
9. Pluto's orbit is tilted to the orbits of the other planets.
10. What are the "small balls of dusty ice that orbit the Sun" called?
comets asteroids meteors
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