227 Planetary Quiz

 


1. Name the furthest planet from the Sun. Who was the astronomer to view it first?
Ans- Neptune.
                        John Gottfried Galle, a German astronomer, was the first person to view this planet.

2. The Earth rotates from which direction to which direction?
Ans- The Earth rotates West to East on its axis with an inclination of 23.45 degrees. Almost all other planets have a similar rotation.

3. Which is the single planet that appears to roll around the Sun like a ball?
Ans- Uranus.

4. Name the Earth's largest volcano in the known universe.
Ans- Olympus Mons. It is 602 Km across and 25 Km high, three times the height of  Mt. Everest.

5. Which compound is blown around at terrific speed?
Ans- Methane

6. In 2014, where did spacecraft Rosetta discovered water?
Ans- On a non-terrestrial surface that is -A comet.

7. Which is the smallest planet?
Ans- Mercury

8. Name the spacecraft that visited Jupiter in 1979, Saturn in 1981, Uranus in 1986, Neptune in 1989, and is currently 20.4 billion Km
from Earth.
Ans- Voyager 2.

9. How many planets fit in the distance between the Earth and the Moon?
Ans- All eight- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Mercury.
 

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