The Ultimate Solar System Quiz - Statistics

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  • This quiz has been taken 36 times
  • The average score is 15 of 20
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Question Answer % Correct
How old is the Solar System? 4.5 billion years
100%
How many planets are there? 8
100%
Which of the following dwarf planets used to be a planet? Pluto
100%
How many Earths could fit in Jupiter itself; how many in the Sun? 1,300; 1,300,000
88%
Which of these was an asteroid and a planet in the past? Ceres
88%
Which of the following moons is about half the diameter of its planet/dwarf planet Charon
88%
What moon is larger than Mercury? Ganymede
88%
What did Neptune have that eventually vanished? The Great Dark Spot
88%
Which planet’s moons are all named after characters in Shakespeare’s plays? Uranus
88%
What is the average temperature of Venus, in Fahrenheit 900°
75%
How many of the planets can fit in Jupiter? All of the other planets
75%
Which planet or dwarf planet is in the Asteroid Belt Ceres
75%
Which of these is the only Solar System object named after a Hawaiian deity? Haumea
75%
Which dwarf planet has more moons than the inner planets? Pluto
75%
True or False: Uranus and Neptune used to be in opposite positions. True
75%
Which of these objects were discovered first (with an extremely elongated orbit)? Sedna
63%
Which of the following is a slightly smaller object, like the above, that is not quite a planet or dwarf planet? Vesta
63%
How many Earths can fit into Jupiter’s Great Red Spot 1.3
50%
Which of the following celestial objects has an orbital period of more than 40,000 years? 541132 Leleakuhonua (The Goblin)
50%
Compared to Uranus’s orbital distance, how far is Neptune from the Sun? About half the distance farther
13%
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