The Solar System


1What is the third largest object in the solar system?
2Europa, Ganymede, Callisto and Io are moons of which planet?
3Which is the largest, Earth or Mars?
4Which one of Saturns moons is larger than the planet Mercury?
5Jupiter consists primarily of which two elements?
6Which planet is closest to the sun?
7Which planet during its orbit comes closest to Earth at 41 million miles away?
8Which planet is the eighth planet from the sun with a mass 17 times that of earth?
9In which century was the planet Jupiter discovered?
10Which planet in the solar system is the closest in size to the Earth?
quiz kindly submitted by Dr Peat on 28th March 2010