Planet Quiz

This planet quiz tests how well you really know the eight planets of our Solar System, their sizes, their moons, and all their strange and wonderful features.

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15 questions

  1. Which is the smallest planet in the Solar System? Choices: Mars, Mercury, Venus, Pluto
  2. Which planet has the most known moons? Choices: Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
  3. Which two planets are known as the ice giants? Choices: Jupiter and Saturn, Mars and Mercury, Uranus and Neptune, Venus and Earth
  4. Which planet takes the longest to complete one orbit of the Sun? Choices: Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter
  5. Which planet has a day that is longer than its year? Choices: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Venus
  6. Which is the largest planet in the Solar System? Choices: Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus
  7. Which two planets have no moons at all? Choices: Mercury and Venus, Earth and Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
  8. Which planet has the most extreme temperature swings between day and night? Choices: Mars, Venus, Pluto, Mercury
  9. Which planet's day length is closest to Earth's, at about 24 hours? Choices: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn
  10. Which planet has the strongest winds recorded in the Solar System? Choices: Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
  11. Which planet is tilted so far that it essentially spins on its side? Choices: Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
  12. Which planets are known as the gas giants? Choices: Uranus and Neptune, Mars and Earth, Mercury and Venus, Jupiter and Saturn
  13. Where does Earth rank in size among the eight planets? Choices: Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth
  14. Which planet is the only one not named after a Greek or Roman god? Choices: Mars, Earth, Venus, Saturn
  15. Which planet has seasons most similar to Earth's, because of a similar axis tilt? Choices: Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Mercury

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