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Solar system astronomy quiz 10

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Our Solar System Home

1) This is Triton - the coldest object in the solar system. Pick the false statement:

picture of the moon Triton

Triton is light pink because of reddish methane gas.
Triton has dark brown areas caused by volcanic vents.
Triton is one of the moons with the most impact craters.
Frozen nitrogen caused Triton to appear green in places.


2) This impact crater could be from which planets?

impact crater on a planet

Mercury, Venus, or Mars
Jupiter, Saturn or Uranus
Only the planet Neptune


3) Where in our solar system will you find these ice caps?

picture of ice caps on a planet

On the planet Mars
On the planet Earth
On Io, the moon of Jupiter
None of the above is correct


4) This is a false-color picture of a planet in our solar system. Which statement below is false?

picture of a planet

This planet is 10 times larger than the Earth.
This planet has no moons.
This planet goes through phases, just like the Earth's moon.


5) This planet is the hottest in our solar system because of a greenhouse effect.

hottest planet in the solar system

It is called Mercury.
It is called Venus.
It is called Earth.
It is called Mars, the red hot planet.



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