Neptune Quiz

Put your knowledge to the test with this Neptune quiz. See how much you know about the windy blue planet, its moons, its orbit, and its icy makeup.

Home › Science

Questions in this quiz

15 questions

  1. What kind of planet is Neptune? Choices: Terrestrial, Gas giant, Dwarf planet, Ice giant
  2. How was Neptune discovered, unlike any other planet? Choices: It was found by accident during a survey, It was predicted by math before it was seen, It was found using a space telescope, It was found by a fly-by spacecraft
  3. Who discovered Neptune in 1846? Choices: William Herschel, Edwin Hubble, Johann Galle, Galileo Galilei
  4. Where does Neptune rank in distance from the Sun? Choices: Sixth, Seventh, Fifth, Eighth
  5. What nickname do Uranus and Neptune share, because of their icy makeup? Choices: Gas giants, Ice giants, Rocky worlds, Dwarf planets
  6. About how long is a year on Neptune? Choices: About 84 Earth years, About 120 Earth years, About 165 Earth years, About 200 Earth years
  7. What gas gives Neptune its deep blue color? Choices: Ammonia, Carbon dioxide, Oxygen, Methane
  8. Which moon of Neptune orbits backward compared with the planet's spin? Choices: Triton, Proteus, Nereid, Larissa
  9. About how long is one day on Neptune? Choices: About 10 hours, About 16 hours, About 24 hours, About 30 hours
  10. What is the name of Neptune's largest moon? Choices: Proteus, Nereid, Triton, Larissa
  11. Which spacecraft is the only one to have visited Neptune? Choices: Voyager 1, Voyager 2, Cassini, New Horizons
  12. What is the fastest wind speed recorded on Neptune? Choices: About 400 km/h, About 900 km/h, About 1,500 km/h, About 2,100 km/h
  13. Which planet is most similar to Neptune in size and makeup? Choices: Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Mars
  14. About how long does sunlight take to reach Neptune? Choices: About 8 minutes, About 2.7 hours, About 4 hours, About 10 hours
  15. In which year did Neptune complete its first full orbit since its discovery? Choices: 1946, 1981, 2011, 2046

More like this

Español · Français · Deutsch · Português