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Solar System Extremes

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1) All the solar system planets could easily fit on the inside of ...

Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus


2) Olympus Mons, the largest active volcano in the solar system, is found on Mercury.

True
False


3) Pick the correct statement:

Pluto is the smallest planet - it is smaller than the Earth's moon.
Mars is the smallest planet - it is smaller than the Earth's moon.
Venus is the smallest planet - it is smaller than the Earth's moon.


4) Pick the true statement:

Saturn's moon, Titan, is the largest moon in the solar system.
Jupiter's moon, Ganymede, is the largest moon in the solar system.
Neptune's moon, Triton, is the largest moon in the solar system.


5) Of all the planets in the solar system, Venus is the closest to the Earth in terms of size and mass.

Correct
Not correct


6) Which statement is true?

Mercury is the hottest planet and Pluto is the coldest planet.
Venus is the hottest planet and Pluto is the coldest planet.
Mercury is the hottest planet and Neptune is the coldest planet.


7) Does Jupiter have the strongest gravitational pull and Pluto the weakest gravitational pull?

Yes
No


8) Which planet is the densest?

Mars
Earth
Pluto
Venus


9) Which statement is correct?

Pluto takes 24 years for one orbit around the Sun, Mercury takes 8 day to orbit the Sun.
Pluto takes 248 years for one orbit around the Sun, Mercury takes 88 day to orbit the Sun.
Pluto takes 2480 years for one orbit around the Sun, Mercury takes 88 day to orbit the Sun.
Pluto takes 24 years for one orbit around the Sun, Mercury takes 888 day to orbit the Sun.


10) Which moons in the solar system have atmospheres?

One moon of Jupiter and one moon of Saturn have atmospheres.
One moon of Neptune and one moon of Saturn have atmospheres.
One moon of Jupiter and one moon of Neptune have atmospheres.




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