Solar System Online Test

1. Which geological feature on Earth is the result of the collision between tectonic plates, leading to the formation of mountain ranges?

2. What is the process by which plants and animals naturally adapt to their environment over time?

3. Which biome is characterized by long, cold winters, short summers, permafrost, and low-growing vegetation such as mosses and lichens?

4. Which moon of Saturn is known for its thick atmosphere and lakes of liquid methane and ethane on its surface?

5. What term refers to the fuzzy, glowing region surrounding the nucleus of a comet?

6. What is the name of the process by which rocks are transformed into new types of rocks through heat and pressure?

7. What is the name of the largest impact crater on the Moon, located on the lunar near side and visible from Earth?

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

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

10. What is the biosphere?

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

12. Which mission provided the first detailed radar maps of Venus's surface?

13. What is the term for the gradual wearing away of the Earth's surface by natural processes such as wind, water, and ice?

14. Which planet in the Solar System exhibits extensive canyon systems, including Valles Marineris, which is considered the largest canyon in the Solar System?

15. Which space probe conducted flybys of Jupiter and Saturn before embarking on a trajectory to leave the Solar System in a different direction from Voyager 1?

16. Which moon of Uranus is known for its chaotic, fractured surface, possibly due to past impacts or internal heating?

17. Which ground-based telescope is located in Chile and is designed to search for exoplanets using the transit method?

18. Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere is closest to the planet's surface?

19. What is the name of the largest meteorite ever found on Earth?

20. Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

21. What is the name of the hexagonal cloud pattern observed at Saturn's north pole?

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

23. What is the name of the massive, swirling storm system observed at Neptune's equator?

24. Which comet is known for its exceptionally long tail and was visible to the naked eye for several months in 1997?

25. Which moon of Uranus is unique for its extreme axial tilt, causing it to essentially orbit the planet on its side?

26. What is the primary component of Uranus's atmosphere?

27. Which moon of Saturn is known for its active geysers erupting from its south pole, indicating the presence of a subsurface ocean?

28. What is the name of the dark, vortical storm system observed at Neptune's equator?

29. Which gas giant planet exhibits alternating bands of clouds in its atmosphere, known as belts and zones, caused by powerful atmospheric jet streams?

30. What is the name of the valley network system on Mars that suggests past water erosion?