quiz 1657 – solar system (QA)

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1	What is the name of the largest mountain on Mars? Titan Mons, Olympus Mons, Helena Mons, Judo Mons
2	What is the name of the southern continent on Venus? Ares Terra, Aphrodite Terra, Zeus Terra, Eros Terra
3	What is the only spacecraft to have visited Uranus? Mariner 10, Challenger, Voyager 2, Curiosity
4	What is the orbital period, in earth years, of Eris? 55577, 57, 557, 7
5	What is the second brightest object in the night sky after the moon? Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Mars
6	What is the second hottest planet in the solar system in terms of average temperature? Venus, Mars, Mercury, Saturn
7	What is the second most abundant element in the Earths Mass? Iron, Silicon, Magnesium, Oxygen
8	What is the surface temperature of the sun? 5500 degrees Celsius, 550 degrees Celsius, 55 degrees Celsius, 55000 degrees Celsius
9	What name can sometimes precede the title of the Kuiper Belt? Lostworth, Sharpworth, Bosworth, Edgeworth
10	What percentage of the Earth is composed of Iron? 0.32, 0.43, 0.12, 0.22
11	What percentage of the Earths mass is Oxygen? 0.4, 0.3, 0.6, 0.5
12	What planet comes between Jupiter and Uranus? Pluto, Earth, Saturn, Mars
13	What planet comes between Mercury and Earth? Venus, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
14	What planet is named after the Roman goddess of Beauty? Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Mercury
15	What planet is the third brightest body in the solar system? Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter, Netpune
16	What planet lies between Earth and Jupiter? Saturn, Mars, Uranus, Neptune
17	What shape is the Earth considered to be? Oblate Prism, Oblate Triangle, Oblate Rhombus, Oblate Spheroid
18	What type of star is the sun? White Star, Red Star, Yellow Star, Orange Star
19	What was the first asteroid to be discovered? Eris, Ceres, Pluto, Makemake
20	What year was Uranus discovered? 1990, 1846, 1890, 1944