Solar System MCQs with Answers

How long does sunlight take to reach Earth?

• A.12 minutes 10 seconds
• B.10 minutes 40 seconds
• C.6 minutes 30 seconds
• D.8 minutes 20 seconds

Which is the second largest moon in the solar system?

• A.Ganymede
• B.Titan
• C.Callisto
• D.Io

What is Vesta an example of?

• A.Dwarf Planet
• B.Comet
• C.Meteorite
• D.Asteroid

The natural satellite of Earth is known as:

• A.Sun
• B.Moon
• C.Mars
• D.Jupiter

Comets are celestial bodies mostly made of rock and dust stuck together with ice and gases. How often does a comet grow a new tail?

• A.Every time it passes near the moon
• B.Once every hundred years
• C.Only when it collides with another comet
• D.Every time it gets close to the sun

The Moon is illuminated because it the light from the Sun.

• A.Generates
• B.Absorbs
• C.Refracts
• D.Reflects

The Halley's comet can be seen after every _ years.

• A.72
• B.74
• C.76
• D.78

Past Paper MCQ

The sun contains _ % mass of the solar system?

• A.95.20%
• B.98.50%
• C.99.86%
• D.90.00%

A celestial body that revolves around a planet is known as:

• A.Moon
• B.Asteroid
• C.Comet
• D.Meteor

Choose the correct statement:

• A.The Sun is a planet
• B.The Earth is the largest planet in the solar system
• C.The Moon has its own light
• D.All of these