Only A Space Wiz Can Get 100% On This Solar System Pop Quiz
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What are your thoughts on this subject?
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mikeyparry
7 / 10. I really should have done better!
buhlemann
yeah, I took AP science, and that is how I know 3 of these "answers" are wrong. 1. They were named after Roman, not Greek, gods. 2. as noted below, Mars and Venus were described in antiquity over 2000 years before Uranus was thought of, and 3. again as noted below, Pluto was not "booted out of the solar system", it was merely reclassified.
Player Dennis
#7 - Other planets were known before Uranus was discovered; #8 - Pluto was NOT booted out of the solar system, it was just reclassified as a dwarf planet.
myers nj
I call y'all on this one! FOUL!!
When Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, was discovered in 1781, it expanded the known limits of our solar system. It was also the first planet to be discovered using a telescope, as Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were all bright enough to be easily visible to the naked eye.Aug 13, 2019.
Dane Kiddie
Many of the answers are guess work as science just guesses the age of solar system etc etc Man guessing as we cannot go measure or check elsewise.
William Laughlin
Sue McGregor, God.
Uranus is the only planet named for a Greek god.
William Laughlin
mikeyparry,
Uranus is a Greek god.
Paul Bison
Christopher Skinner, Roman name for the earth is, Terra.
Christopher Skinner
Earth is named for no God, apparently!
Christopher Skinner
2 questions were wrong, Venus was the first discovered planet and the planets have Latin / Roman Gods' names.About 57,900,000 results (0.36 seconds)
Mercury was named after the Roman god of travel. Venus was named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Mars was the Roman god of War. Jupiter was the king of the Roman gods, and Saturn was the Roman god of agriculture.
mikeyparry
Also, they were mostly named after Roman gods! Don’t think that any are named after Greek gods.!
mikeyparry
6 / 10. Question 3 is poorly worded! Greek gods did not name the planets! Humans on earth did it! I really got 7:10!
Francie Carlson
5/10. I’m not surprised. Science was never a strong subject for me in school.
Scott
1010 "Are you an astronaut?!" Nope, just someone who's interested in trivia.
marilynmitri
You are so right, Georgia.