Rusty Rocket's Space-Whiz Quiz

All right, Space Cadets, let's check your astronomy knowledge.

For each quiz item, read the list of possible answers.
Choose the best answer for each quiz item, then move your mouse pointer over the nearby rocket.
If you picked the correct answer, the rocket blasts off!

O. K.   Are you ready?    3 - 2 - 1... take off!

Space-Whiz Quiz # 1
The Solar System is...
	The sun and its family of planets and moons			The moon going around the earth			The rings of Saturn and Jupiter

Space-Whiz Quiz # 2
Our nearest star is...
	Vega			Alpha Centauri			The sun

Space-Whiz Quiz # 3
The names of the inner planets are...
	Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, & Mars			Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars			Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

Space-Whiz Quiz # 4
The inner planets are...
	made mostly of rock			made mostly of gas			made mostly of carbon

Space-Whiz Quiz # 5
The two largest planets of our solar system are...
	Saturn and Jupiter			Neptune and Uranus			Jupiter and Neptune

Space-Whiz Quiz # 6
The planets of our solar system which have rings are...
	Saturn and Jupiter			Saturn, Jupiter, and Neptune			Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus

Space-Whiz Quiz # 7
The planet of our solar system with the warmest surface temperature is...
	Mercury			Venus			Neptune

Space-Whiz Quiz # 8
The planet of our solar system which has just two known moons is...
	Pluto			Mars			Venus

Good work, Space Cadets! Keep learning about space and astronomy. Come back to the Delta College Planetarium to see other exciting programs. Rusty Rocket, over and out.