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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.

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Rusty Rocket, over and out.

 

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