Solar System General Knowledge Questions and Answers - 2

Question: 6

The smallest planet is

(A) Uranus

(B) Venus

(C) Pluto

(D) Mercury

Question: 7

Which of the following is concerned with the description and mapping of the main features of the Universe?

(A) Cosmology

(B) Cosmography

(C) Astronomy

(D) Geomorphology

Question: 8

Huge congregations of stars that are held together by the force of gravity are known as

(A) Comets

(B) Galaxies

(C) Solar systems

(D) Constellations

Question: 9

Which planet of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate?

(A) Jupiter

(B) Saturn

(C) Mercury

(D) Earth

Question: 10

Which one of the following planets is at the farthest distance from the earth?

(A) Neptune

(B) Saturn

(C) Mars

(D) Jupiter