quiz 1603 – solar system (QA) print friendly version Click on question to reveal answer 1 Venetia Burney proposed the name of which "planet"? Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto, Ceres 2 Verena 3 was the first craft to land on which planet? Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus 3 Verena 4 visited which planet? Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus 4 Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to visit which planet? Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus 5 What comprises 42% of Mercury? Molecular Oxygen, Sodium, Hydrogen, Helium 6 What element gives Mars its Reddish appearance? Calcium, Tin, Iron Oxide, Mercury 7 What is the 2002 AA29? Moon, Comet, Asteroid, Planet 8 What is the average orbital speed of the Earth? 9.7 km per sec, 29.7 km per sec, 129.7 km per sec, 299.7 km per sec 9 What is the average surface temperature on Uranus in degrees Celsius? -7, -97, -297, -197 10 What is the average temperature on Venus in degrees Celsius? 1287, 462, 333, 4620 11 What is the axis of rotation of the Earth in degrees? 23.4, 56.4, 44.4, 3.4 12 What is the approximate circumference of the earth at the equator? 34,000km, 18,000km, 27,000km, 43,000km 13 What is the fifth largest planet? Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury 14 What is the fourth largest planet in the Solar System? Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter 15 What is the highest recorded temperate, in degrees Celsius, on Mercury? 42, 4277, 427, 7 16 What is the largest moon in the Solar System? Io, Ganymede, Calisto, Europa 17 What is the largest object in the asteroid belt? Pluto, Make make, Ceres, Eris 18 What is the largest object in the Kuiper Belt? Ceres, Makemake, Pluto, Hauema 19 What is the largest planet in the solar system? Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune 20 What is the name of the highest point on Venus? Faxwell Fontes, Paxwell Pontes, Daxwell Dontes, Maxwell Montes