Space is stranger than you think—how well do you really know the cosmos? thumbnail
Space is stranger than you think—how well do you really know the cosmos? thumbnail

Space is stranger than you think—how well do you really know the cosmos?

9th - 12th grades
Played 10 times
Preview (10 questions)
1 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Which planet spins backward compared to most other planets in the solar system?


Mercury

Venus

Mars

Jupiter

2 Question
30 seconds
Q.

What is the name of the largest volcano in the solar system?


Mauna Kea

Olympus Mons

Mount Everest

Vesuvius

3 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Which moon is known for having geysers that shoot water into space?


Titan

Europa

Ganymede

Callisto

4 Question
30 seconds
Q.

What unusual feature does Saturn’s moon Enceladus have?


Permanent storm circles

Ice geysers

Lava lakes

Diamond core

5 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Which star is so large that if placed at the center of our solar system, it would engulf Jupiter?


Betelgeuse

Proxima Centauri

Sirius

Rigel

6 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Which celestial object emits radio waves that can be detected from Earth?


Black holes

Pulsars

Comets

Asteroids

7 Question
30 seconds
Q.

What is unusual about Uranus’s rotation?


It spins on its side

It spins backwards

It doesn’t rotate

It spins faster than Jupiter

8 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Which planet has the shortest day in the solar system?


Earth

Jupiter

Mars

Mercury

9 Question
30 seconds
Q.

What is a “rogue planet”?


A planet with rings

A planet without a star

A planet that spins backward

A planet in another galaxy

10 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Which gas giant has a hexagonal storm at its north pole?


Neptune

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

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