You must know something or a lot about our planets, the solar system, space, and many more about the universe. And it is always interesting to check our knowledge, about how much we know.
So, here you can find space quizzes for kids, space quiz questions-answers for all age groups, solar system quizzes, and much more interesting information about astronomy.
In these quiz questions by Planets Education, a kid can learn a lot about planet trivia and solar system trivia. Only a few kids are interested in astronomy, so if you are in their category, you can find some New and Latest Space Q2uiz in 2023.
Space Quiz for Kids
1. In the following list, what are the outer region of the solar system?
A) Asteroid Belt
B) Oort Cloud
C) Kuiper Belt
D) Scattered Disk
B) Oort Cloud
The Oort Cloud is the most outer region of our solar system.
2. If you travel with speed of light, how much approximate time you would take to cross our solar system?
A) 6 months
B) 1 year
C) 2 years
D) 3 years
D) 3 years
Oort could is the farthest region and even light can take more than three years to cross it.
3. Which one is the largest terrestrial planet of our solar system?
A) Earth
B) Mars
C) Venus
D) Jupiter
A) Earth
Earth is the largest terrestrial planet of our solar system, but Jupiter is the largest planet of our solar system.
4. Which one in the following is the closest dwarf planet to Earth?
A) Haumea
B) Pluto
C) Ceres
D) Makemake
C) Ceres
There are 5 dwarf planets in our solar system and Ceres is the nearest to earth.
5. What is the name of the largest known star in the universe?
A) Our Sun
B) UY Scuti
C) Proxima Centauri
D) Stephenson 2-18
D) Stephenson 2-18
Stephenson 2-18 is the largest known star in our universe. Check about it, here Stephenson 2-18 Star.
6. How many moons dwarf planet Pluto has?
A) 0
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
D) 5
Dwarf Planet Pluto has five natural satellites/moons.
7. Which planet has most number of Moons/Natural-Satellites?
A) Saturn
B) Jupiter
C) Uranus
D) Mars
A) Saturn
Planet Saturn has most number of moons in our solar system and it has total number of 82 known moons.
8. What are the nearest planet to Sun?
A) Mercury
B) Venus
C) Earth
D) Mars
A) Mercury
Mercury is the nearest planet to the sun.
9. Between which of the following two planets, asteroid belt located?
A) Mercury and Venus
B) Earth and Mars
C) Mars and Jupiter
D) Uranus and Neptune
C) Mars and Jupiter
The asteroid belt contains millions of small asteroids and it exists in between Mars and Jupiter.
10. The approximate distance between sun and earth?
A) 50 million km (31 million miles)
B) 150 million km (93 million miles)
C) 250 million km (150 million miles)
D) 100 million km (62 million miles)
B) 150 million km (93 million miles)
The distance between the earth and the sun is approximately 150 million km, which is around 1 AU (astronomical unit).
11. In which year NASA was established?
A) 15 August 1950
B) 28 September 1955
C) 29 July 1958
D) 10 January 1960
C) 29 July 1958
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) was established in 29 July 1958.
