The Solar System & Its Planets MCQs with Answer
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
A) Venus
B) Earth
C) Mercury
D) Mars
Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
A) Venus
B) Jupiter
C) Mars
D) Saturn
Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
A) Earth
B) Neptune
C) Saturn
D) Jupiter
Which planet has the most extensive ring system?
A) Jupiter
B) Neptune
C) Saturn
D) Uranus
Which planet is known as Earth’s twin?
A) Mercury
B) Venus
C) Mars
D) Neptune
Which planet has the fastest orbit around the Sun?
A) Mars
B) Mercury
C) Jupiter
D) Saturn
Which planet is known for its Great Red Spot?
A) Mars
B) Venus
C) Jupiter
D) Neptune
Which planet has the strongest winds in the solar system?
A) Earth
B) Uranus
C) Neptune
D) Saturn
Which planet is known as the “Ice Giant”?
A) Mars
B) Uranus
C) Jupiter
D) Saturn
Which planet is the hottest in the solar system?
A) Mercury
B) Venus
C) Mars
D) Jupiter
Which planet is the smallest in the solar system?
A) Mars
B) Pluto
C) Mercury
D) Venus
Which planet is farthest from the Sun?
A) Saturn
B) Uranus
C) Neptune
D) Jupiter
What is the largest moon in the solar system?
A) Titan
B) Europa
C) Ganymede
D) Io
Which planet has a tilted axis that causes extreme seasons?
A) Mars
B) Neptune
C) Uranus
D) Saturn
Which planet has a surface covered with rust-like iron oxide?
A) Venus
B) Mars
C) Mercury
D) Neptune
Which planet has the most moons?
A) Jupiter
B) Saturn
C) Neptune
D) Uranus
What is the name of Earth’s only natural satellite?
A) Titan
B) Europa
C) The Moon
D) Phobos
Which planet rotates in the opposite direction compared to most planets?
A) Mars
B) Jupiter
C) Venus
D) Saturn
Which planet has the largest volcano in the solar system?
A) Earth
B) Mars
C) Venus
D) Mercury
Which planet has the shortest day?
A) Venus
B) Mercury
C) Jupiter
D) Saturn
Which planet has the longest day?
A) Mercury
B) Venus
C) Mars
D) Neptune
Which planet has the thickest atmosphere?
A) Mars
B) Earth
C) Venus
D) Jupiter
Which celestial body was downgraded from planet status in 2006?
A) Ceres
B) Eris
C) Pluto
D) Haumea
Which two planets lack a solid surface?
A) Mars and Venus
B) Jupiter and Saturn
C) Uranus and Neptune
D) Mercury and Earth
Which planet has the most elliptical orbit?
A) Mercury
B) Neptune
C) Venus
D) Earth
Which planet has polar ice caps made of dry ice (frozen carbon dioxide)?
A) Earth
B) Mars
C) Venus
D) Uranus
Which planet has the slowest orbit around the Sun?
A) Saturn
B) Uranus
C) Neptune
D) Pluto
Which planet is known for having the most massive storm system?
A) Jupiter
B) Neptune
C) Saturn
D) Uranus
Which planet is sometimes called the “Morning Star” or “Evening Star”?
A) Mars
B) Venus
C) Mercury
D) Saturn
Which planet takes the longest time to complete one revolution around the Sun?
A) Neptune
B) Uranus
C) Saturn
D) Pluto