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31 uniquely designed questions just for you to evaluate your skills in Solar System quiz. Are you ready to challenge yourself and explore more? Let's get started and see how much you can score out of 31.

The solar system is made up of the Sun and all the objects that orbit it, including planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and more.

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Questions

1. Which is the planet nearest to the Sun?
Answer: Mercury
Explanation: Mercury is the planet that orbits the closest to the Sun.Report for correction
2. Which is the planet farthest from the Sun?
Answer: Neptune
Explanation: The planet which is farthest from the sun is Neptune.Report for correction
3. Name the hottest planet in our solar system?
Venus

VENUS

Answer: Venus
Explanation: Even though Mercury is closer to the Sun; Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system.Report for correction
4. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter

JUPITER

Answer: Jupiter
Explanation: Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and the fifth planet from the sun. The gas giant has a long; rich; history of surprising scientists.Report for correction
5. What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Answer: Mercury
Explanation: Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system. It's a little bigger than Earth's Moon.Report for correction
6. Which is the coldest planet in our solar system?
Answer: Uranus
Explanation: Uranus holds the record for the coldest temperature ever measured in the Solar System: a very chilly -224℃.Report for correction
7. Which one of these planets has a ring around it?
Answer: Satrun
Explanation: Saturn has rings around it. These are belts of small debris. These rings may be seen from the Earth with the help of powerful telescopes.Report for correction
8. Which planet is also called the Red Planet?
Mars

MARS

Answer: Mars
Explanation: Mars is sometimes called the Red Planet. It's red because of rusty iron in the ground.Report for correction
9. Which part of the Sun is visible during a total solar eclipse?
Answer: Corona
Explanation: During the total eclipse; the Sun's corona is visible.Report for correction
10. In how many minutes does light take to reach Earth from the Sun?
Answer: 8 Min 20 Sec
Explanation: It takes sunlight an average of 8 minutes and 20 seconds to travel from the Sun to the Earth.Report for correction
11. The moon’s changing shapes are called?
Answer: Phases
Explanation: The different shapes of the Moon that we see at different times of the month are called the Moon's phases.Report for correction
12. When is the moon not visible in the sky?
Answer: New moon
Explanation: When the moon is not visible at night in a clear sky; the moon is called new moon.Report for correction
13. Which of these planets has the shortest revolution period?
Answer: Mercury
Explanation: Mercury has the shortest year of all the planets in our solar system – 88 days.Report for correction
14. Which is the brightest star in the night sky?
Answer: Sirius
Explanation: The brightest star in the sky is Sirius; also known as the Dog StarReport for correction
15. Which planet is called the morning and evening star?
Venus

VENUS

Answer: Venus
Explanation: Venus is the first celestial body to become visible in the sky at evening and is the last one to disappear from the sky at sunrise. This is why it is known as the Morning and the Evening star.Report for correction
16. What is the distance of Sun from Earth?
Answer: 150.6 million km
Explanation: The Sun is 150.6 million km from EarthReport for correction
17. How long does it take Earth to rotate itself?
Answer: 24 Hours
Explanation: Earth makes one complete rotation on its axis every 23 hours and 56 minutes; which is rounded up to 24 hours.Report for correction
18. How long does it take moon to orbit earth?
Answer: 27 Days
Explanation: The Moon takes about one month to orbit Earth (27.3 days to complete a revolution; but 29.5 days to change from New Moon to New Moon).Report for correction
19. What is the third planet from Sun?
Answer: Earth
Explanation: Earth is the third planet from the Sun.Report for correction
20. How long does it take Earth to complete one revolution around Sun?
Answer: 365 Days
Explanation: Earth takes 365.26 days to complete its one revolution (i.e. in its orbit around the Sun).Report for correction
21. When two full Moons occur in the same month is called?
Answer: Blue Moon
Explanation: When two full Moons occur in the same month it is called Blue Moon.Report for correction
22. What is second largest planet in our solar system?
Answer: Satrun
Explanation: Saturn is the largest planet after Jupiter in the solar system.Report for correction
23. When Moon comes in between Earth and Sun is called?
Answer: Solar Eclipse
Explanation: When the Moon come between the Sun and the Earth; it is known as Solar Eclipse.Report for correction
24. When Earth comes in between Moon and Sun is called?
Answer: Lunar Eclipse
Explanation: When the Earth come between the Sun and the Moon; it is known as Lunar Eclipse.Report for correction
25. What is called Satellite for Earth?
Moon

MOON

Answer: Moon
Explanation: Moon is the Satellite for Earth; Moon revoles around Earth all the time.Report for correction
26. What is the name of the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth?
Answer: Sputnik 1
Explanation: Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth, it was launched by Soviet Union on Oct 4, 1957.Report for correction
27. Which planet has the longest day (rotation period) in our solar system?
Venus

VENUS

Answer: Venus
Explanation: Venus has the longest day of any planet in the solar system. It takes approximately 243 Earth days to complete one full rotation on its axis.Report for correction
28. Which planet in our Solar System has the lowest gravitational pull?
Answer: Mercury
Explanation: Mercury has the lowest gravity among the planets due to its small size and mass. Mercury's gravity is about 38% of Earth’s, which means objects would weigh only about a third of what they do on Earth.Report for correction
29. Which planet in our solar system has no moons?
Venus

VENUS

Answer: Venus
Explanation: Both Mercury and Venus are the only planets in our solar system without moons.Report for correction
30. Which planet has the shortest day time in our solar system?
Jupiter

JUPITER

Answer: Jupiter
Explanation: Jupiter has the shortest day in our solar system, with one day taking only about 10 hours for the planet to rotate onceReport for correction
31. How long does Neptune take to complete one orbit around the Sun?
Answer: 165 Earth years
Explanation: Neptune takes approximately 165 Earth years to complete one full orbit around the Sun.Report for correction