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Of the four main geologic processes that shape the surfaces of planets and moons, which is most common?
Erosion
Volcanism
Meteorite Impacts
Plate Tectonics
How many planets in the Solar System have rings?
3
4
2
5
What is the only moon in the Solar System that has a magnetic field (much like planets such as Earth)?
Callisto (Moon of Jupiter)
The Moon (moon of Earth)
Ganymede (moon of Jupiter)
Titan (Moon of Saturn)
What is the most volcanically active body in the Solar System?
Io
Mars
Earth
Saturn
Which body has the largest cliff in the Solar System? (Hint: it is so small, a rock would take 10 minutes to fall to the bottom.)
Earth
Miranda (moon of Uranus)
Mars
Ganymede (moon of Jupiter)
Which object has the tallest mountain in the Solar System?
Pluto
Mars
Earth
Venus
What is the name of the dwarf planet located in the orbit between Mars and Jupiter?
Titan
Ceres
Mercury
Pluto
Which is the most explored body in the Solar System (other than Earth and Earth’s moon)?
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
Which moon of Saturn is known for having icy geysers that spray liquid water high into space?
Hyperion
Titan
Enceladus
Iapetus
Which object is known for having a giant red spot on its surface, which is actually a centuries old hurricane?
Venus
The Sun
Earth
Jupiter
What is the name of the donut shaped cloud of icy bodies just beyond the orbit of Neptune?
Oort Cloud
Kuiper belt
Asteroid Belt
Trojan Asteroids
Voyager 1 is the farthest artificial object from Earth, far beyond the boundaries of the Solar System. In what year was it launched?
1977
2003
1970
1988
On what planet did the Perseverance Rover land on in February 2021?
Mercury
Mars
Neptune
Venus
How many planets are so-called “gas giants” because they have enormous atmospheres and no real solid surface?
3
2
1
4
Which object is thought to have formed from a chunk torn off Earth during a massive collision between Earth and another body in the early Solar System?
The Moon
Asteroid Belt
Mars
Mercury
What is the hottest object in the Solar System other than the Sun?
Venus
Mercury
Earth
Jupiter
