quiz 1604 – solar system

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1	When did Ceres become the first asteroid to be discovered? 1901, 2001, 1701, 1801
2	Where in the Solar System would you find The Sea of Islands? Earth, The Moon, The Sun, Mars
3	Where in the Solar Systems would you find the Sea of Tranquillity? Earth, Mars, The Moon, The Sun
4	Which body in the solar system is named after the God of the Underworld? Saturn, Ceres, Jupiter, Pluto
5	Which body is named after the Greek goddess of strife and discord? Ceres, Makemake, Eris, Pluto
6	Which body is orbited by the moon called Kerberos? Ceres, Pluto, Saturn, Jupiter
7	Which body is orbited by the moon Nix? Jupiter, Ceres, Saturn, Pluto
8	Which body takes 248 earth years to orbit the sun? Jupiter, Pluto, Saturn, Ceres
9	Which body takes 6 earth days to rotate? Jupiter, Pluto, Saturn, Ceres
10	Which body was discovered in 1930? Pluto, Ganymede, Ceres, Europa
11	Which dwarf planet was discovered in 2005 by Mike Brown? Ceres, Eris, Make make, Pluto
12	Which gas forms the primary composition of Mars? Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon Monoxide
13	Which gas is the primary component of Jupiter? Lithium, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen
14	Which is the coldest planet in the solar system in terms of average surface temperature? Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter
15	Which is the largest of the 4 "gas giant" planets? Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn
16	Which is the largest of the Dwarf Planets? Ceres, Eris, Ganymede, Pluto
17	Which is the largest of the terrestrial planets? Venus, Earth, Mercury, Mars
18	Which is the only known planet to support life? Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus
19	Which is the only planet not named after a Roman god or goddess? Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus
20	Which is the only planet whose name comes from Greek, rather than Roman, mythology? Uranus, Mars, Earth, Mercury