Solar System Online Test

1. What is the most notable feature of Uranus's atmosphere?

2. Which surface feature on Venus is a vast, elevated region similar to continents on Earth?

3. What is the name of the spacecraft launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to study Mercury?

4. Which Apollo mission was the last to land humans on the Moon's surface?

5. What is the potential significance of recent discoveries of subsurface water ice on Mars?

6. Which moon of Saturn is thought to have subsurface oceans beneath its icy crust, similar to Europa and Enceladus?

7. Which planet in the Solar System is known for its massive dust storms that can engulf the entire planet for months?

8. Which celestial body exhibits significant tidal forces from both Jupiter and Saturn, resulting in its elongated shape and active cryovolcanism?

9. Which space probe was the first to fly by Jupiter and Saturn and provided close-up images of their moons, including Io's volcanic activity?

10. What was the approximate length of the tail of Comet Hale-Bopp during its peak brightness in 1997?

11. Which meteorite is known for containing abundant organic compounds and is believed to be a remnant of the early Solar System?

12. Which meteorite impact created the Barringer Crater in Arizona, USA?

13. Which planet has the shortest rotational period in the Solar System?

14. How many rings does Uranus have?

15. How does solar wind contribute to the creation of auroras on Earth?

16. What is the average surface temperature of Pluto?

17. What is the name of the largest volcano in the solar system, located on Mars?

18. Which space probe is currently studying the polar regions and atmosphere of Mars, searching for signs of past or present life?

19. Which moon of Jupiter is the largest in the solar system?

20. Which ground-based observatory is operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and consists of four individual telescopes located in Chile?

21. Which type of tail of a comet is composed of ionized gas and is pushed away from the Sun by the solar wind?

22. Which asteroid is known for its large impact crater named Rheasilvia Basin?

23. Which Apollo mission was the first to include a lunar rover, allowing astronauts to explore a larger area of the Moon's surface?

24. What is the name of the region in the Solar System where long-period comets originate, extending to the outermost reaches of the Sun's gravitational influence?

25. Which moon of Saturn is known for its complex geological features, including cryovolcanoes, and the famous "tiger stripes" at its south pole?

26. What is the name of the asteroid belt object that was visited by the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2?

27. What is the name of the spacecraft that became the first human-made object to reach interstellar space in 2012?

28. What is the term for the movement of water from the Earth's surface into the atmosphere through evaporation from bodies of water and transpiration from plants?

29. What is tidal locking?

30. What is the name of the largest moon of Uranus?