Planets - Facts & Figures Quiz
Answer the questions with the help of the table given below.
Planet | Diameter of planet in miles (in km) | Distance from Sun in million miles (in million km) | Time taken to rotate once on its axis | Time taken to revolve once around Sun | Number of satellites or moons | Mass of planet (Earth=1) | Density of planet (Water=1) | Surface Temperature |
Mercury | 3031 (4878) | 36 (57.9) | 58 days 16 hours | 87.97 days | None | 0.055 | 5.43 | −180 to 430oC (−292 to 806oF) |
Venus | 7520 (12102) | 67.2 (108.2) | 243 days 14 hours | 224.7 days | None | 0.81 | 5.25 | 465oC (869oF) |
Earth | 7927 (12757) | 93 (149.6) | 23 hours 56 mins | 365.24 days | 1 | 1 | 5.52 | −70 to 55oC (−94 to 131oF) |
Mars | 4217 (6786) | 141.6 (227.9) | 24 hours 37 mins | 686.98 days | 2 | 0.11 | 3.95 | −120 to 25oC (−184 to 77oF) |
Jupiter | 88850 (142984) | 483.6 (778.3) | 9 hours 55 mins | 11.86 years | 16 | 317.8 | 1.33 | −148oC (−234oF) |
Saturn | 74901 (120536) | 887 (1427) | 10 hours 40 mins | 29.46 years | 18 | 95.18 | 0.69 | −178oC (−288oF) |
Uranus | 31765 (51118) | 1784 (2871) | 17 hours 14 mins | 84.01 years | 15 | 14.5 | 1.29 | −213oC (−351oF) |
Neptune | 30777 (49528) | 2794 (4497) | 16 hours 7 mins | 164.79 years | 8 | 17.14 | 1.64 | −216oC (−357oF) |
Pluto | 1420 (2285) | 3675 (5914) | 6 days 9 hours | 248.54 years | 1 | 0.0022 | 2.03 | −223oC (−369oF) |