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Space and The Universe Trivia Quiz

How well do you know about this great big huge place we call the Universe??? Test yourself with this rather tough quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by debrafromsumner. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
debrafromsumner

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
2,605

Updated
Sep 20 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
16172

Last 3 plays: PHILVV (10/10), Guest 198 (4/10), Guest 136 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What are chunks of rocks of varied size in space called? Hint

comets

shooting stars

stars

asteroids

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Question 2 of 10

2. What 2 planets are most of the asteroids in our solar system found between? Hint

Saturn and Jupiter

Earth and Mars

Mars and Jupiter

Mercury and Venus

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Question 3 of 10

3. A star is a spinning ball of hot luminous gas which releases what through nuclear reactions? Hint

energy

dust

sound

gravity

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Question 4 of 10

4. All of the planets have at least one moon, except for which two? Hint

Jupiter and Venus

Venus and Mercury

Saturn and Mars

Uranus and Neptune

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Question 5 of 10

5. The elements hydrogen and helium together comprise what percent of almost all matter in the Universe? Hint

75 percent

96 percent

83 percent

98 percent

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the constellation Orion? Hint

swan

winged horse

hunter

dove

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Question 7 of 10

7. Approximately how many miles away is the moon from earth? Hint

1,833,900 miles

238,866 miles

96,077 miles

338,660 miles

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these four is usually farthest from the sun? Hint

Jupiter

Pluto

Uranus

Saturn

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which planet is the largest in size? Hint

Earth

Jupiter

Neptune

Saturn

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who discovered Pluto in 1930? Hint

Edwin Hubble

Joahann Encke

Clyde Tombaugh

Herbert R. Pluto

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What are chunks of rocks of varied size in space called?

Answer: asteroids

2. What 2 planets are most of the asteroids in our solar system found between?

Answer: Mars and Jupiter

3. A star is a spinning ball of hot luminous gas which releases what through nuclear reactions?

Answer: energy

4. All of the planets have at least one moon, except for which two?

Answer: Venus and Mercury

5. The elements hydrogen and helium together comprise what percent of almost all matter in the Universe?

Answer: 98 percent

6. What is the constellation Orion?

Answer: hunter

7. Approximately how many miles away is the moon from earth?

Answer: 238,866 miles

8. Which of these four is usually farthest from the sun?

Answer: Pluto

The order of distance from the sun is as follows: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Eight planets and one dwarf planet are in this list.

9. Which planet is the largest in size?

Answer: Jupiter

Jupiter is bigger than all other planets put together.

10. Who discovered Pluto in 1930?

Answer: Clyde Tombaugh

Source: Author debrafromsumner

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