General Knowledge
The Planets
The Sun
Earth
100
What is the name of our solar system?
The Milky Way
100
The planet closest to the sun is _____________
Mercury
100
What is the sun?
(a) planet
(b) star
(c) comet
(b) star
100
Earth is the __________ planet from the sun.
(a) second
(b) third
(c) fourth
(b) third
200
What is the closest star to Earth?
The sun
200
What planet is known as the RED Planet?
Mars
200
Where is the sun located in our solar system?
In the middle (centre) of the solar system
200
How long does it take the Earth to orbit (do a lap) of the sun?
365 days or 1 year
300
What is the force that keeps planets orbiting the sun?
(a) air
(b) magnets
(c) gravity
(c) gravity
300
How many planets are there in our solar system?
8 planets
300
How long does the sun's light take to reach the Earth?
(a) 8 seconds
(b) 8 minutes
(c) 8 hours
(b) 8 minutes
300
Earth is the only planet with:
(a) liquid water
(b) mountains
(c) storms
(a) liquid water
400
What do we call a rock from space that lands on Earth?
(a) asteroid
(b) comet
(c) meteorite
(c) meteorite
400
The largest planet in our solar system is ____________
Jupiter
400
The sun is made mostly of rock:
(a) TRUE
(b) FALSE
(b) FALSE - the sun is made of gas (hydrogen and helium)
400
What is Earth known as?
(a) The purple planet
(b) The yellow planet
(c) The blue planet
(c) The blue planet - because the oceans make it look blue from space
500
There are over a billion stars in our galaxy
(a) True
(b) False
(a) true
500
Which planet is famous for its beautiful rings?
Saturn
500
What do we call the path a planet takes around the sun?
(a) trail
(b) path
(c) orbit
(c) orbit
500
The invisible layer of gases around the earth is called:
(a) atmosphere
(b) condensation
(c) clouds
(a) atmosphere