Planets and Their Orbits MCQs with Answer
What is the planet closest to the Sun?
a) Venus
b) Earth
c) Mercury
d) Mars
Which planet has the longest orbit around the Sun?
a) Neptune
b) Uranus
c) Earth
d) Jupiter
What is the orbital period of Earth around the Sun?
a) 365.25 days
b) 24 hours
c) 30 years
d) 1,000 days
What is the term used for a planet’s path around the Sun?
a) Orbit
b) Rotation
c) Revolution
d) Transit
Which planet is known for having the most elliptical orbit?
a) Mars
b) Neptune
c) Pluto
d) Earth
What planet is known as the “Red Planet”?
a) Venus
b) Mars
c) Mercury
d) Jupiter
Which planet has the shortest day in the Solar System?
a) Venus
b) Jupiter
c) Saturn
d) Earth
Which planet has the longest day in the Solar System?
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Mars
d) Earth
Which planet has the most moons?
a) Saturn
b) Jupiter
c) Mars
d) Neptune
What is the closest planet to Earth?
a) Venus
b) Mars
c) Mercury
d) Jupiter
What is the fourth planet from the Sun?
a) Venus
b) Earth
c) Mars
d) Jupiter
Which planet is known for its prominent rings?
a) Mars
b) Saturn
c) Jupiter
d) Uranus
Which planet is the largest in our Solar System?
a) Saturn
b) Jupiter
c) Uranus
d) Neptune
Which planet has the highest surface temperature?
a) Mars
b) Venus
c) Mercury
d) Earth
What is the period of Neptune’s orbit around the Sun?
a) 365.25 days
b) 24 years
c) 84 years
d) 88 years
What is the tilt of Earth’s axis that causes seasons?
a) 10 degrees
b) 15 degrees
c) 23.5 degrees
d) 30 degrees
Which planet has a retrograde rotation compared to most planets in the Solar System?
a) Mars
b) Venus
c) Jupiter
d) Saturn
Which planet has an atmosphere mostly composed of carbon dioxide?
a) Mars
b) Venus
c) Jupiter
d) Earth
What is the orbital period of the planet Jupiter around the Sun?
a) 365 days
b) 11.86 years
c) 1.88 years
d) 29.5 years
Which planet has the most eccentric orbit?
a) Neptune
b) Mars
c) Mercury
d) Pluto
What is the average distance from the Earth to the Sun?
a) 93 million miles
b) 100 million miles
c) 50 million miles
d) 120 million miles
What planet is known as the “Giant Planet”?
a) Mars
b) Jupiter
c) Earth
d) Venus
What is the longest planet day in the Solar System?
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Earth
d) Jupiter
Which planet has the largest known volcano in the Solar System?
a) Mars
b) Earth
c) Venus
d) Jupiter
What is the planet Uranus known for in its orbit?
a) Having a highly elliptical orbit
b) Having an orbit tilted by about 98 degrees
c) Having the shortest year
d) Being the closest planet to Earth
Which planet is the coldest in the Solar System?
a) Mars
b) Uranus
c) Neptune
d) Pluto
Which planet has the shortest year in the Solar System?
a) Venus
b) Earth
c) Mercury
d) Mars
Which planet is often called Earth’s twin because of its similar size and structure?
a) Venus
b) Mars
c) Neptune
d) Uranus
Which planet has a day that is longer than its year?
a) Venus
b) Mars
c) Jupiter
d) Mercury
Which planet’s orbit is most circular?
a) Venus
b) Earth
c) Mercury
d) Neptune
What is the planet with the second-largest orbit in the Solar System?
a) Neptune
b) Uranus
c) Saturn
d) Jupiter
What is the longest known orbital period of any planet?
a) Mars
b) Jupiter
c) Neptune
d) Pluto
Which planet is known for having the Great Red Spot, a massive storm?
a) Mars
b) Earth
c) Jupiter
d) Venus
Which planet is the third from the Sun?
a) Mars
b) Earth
c) Venus
d) Mercury
What is the planet with the most extreme temperature differences between day and night?
a) Venus
b) Mercury
c) Mars
d) Neptune