Solar System Click Quiz

Our solar system is a wild place - eight planets, dozens of moons, and a sun so massive it makes up 99.8% of all the mass in the solar system. If you enjoy exploring the natural world, you might also like the Geological Landforms Quiz or want to test your knowledge of the Name the Scientist From the Description quiz, since many of the scientists who shaped astronomy are covered there.

• The order of the planets from the Sun - from Mercury all the way out to Neptune.
• Key features that make each planet stand out, like Jupiter's giant storm or Saturn's rings.
• Planet sizes and which one holds the title of largest in the solar system.
• Basic facts that connect to other areas of science - if you like this, the Geological Landforms Quiz tests similar pattern-recognition skills.

Knowing your way around the solar system is more useful than it sounds - space exploration is accelerating, and these basics help you follow the news as missions reach Mars, Jupiter's moons, and beyond. Scientists who built this knowledge from the ground up are worth knowing too, and the Name the Scientist From the Description quiz covers some of the biggest names in that history.

More Quizzes to Try

If you want to keep testing yourself, check out the What Sound Does That Animal Make? quiz for a fun change of pace, or see how much you know about history's biggest events with the Famous Disasters Slideshow.