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This quiz has been taken 41 times
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| How long it takes sunlight to reach the Earth? | 8 minutes | 100%
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| What is the name of the theory that created the universe? | Big Bang | 100%
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| What is measured with light-year? | Distance | 100%
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| What is Andromeda? | Galaxy | 100%
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| What is supernova? | Stellar explosion | 100%
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| What do we call it when a large star collapses and creates a massive nuclear explosion? | Supernova | 100%
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| How often does Halley's comet pass the Earth? | 75 years | 89%
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| What galaxy is closest to the Milky Way? | Andromeda | 89%
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| A ball of ice and dust with a long, glowing tail is called what? | Comet | 89%
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| What is a Solar eclipse? | Moon passes in front of Sun | 89%
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| What process allows stars to produce so much heat and energy? | Nuclear fusion | 89%
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| What group of celestial objects exists at the very outer edge of the Solar System? | Oort cloud | 89%
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| What is the closest star to the Earth other than the Sun? | Proxima Centauri | 89%
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| Which of these objects is the farthest from the Sun? | 90377 Sedna | 78%
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| What group of celestial objects includes rocky objects in orbit between Mars and Jupiter? | Asteroid belt | 78%
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| What is the position of celestial bodies during a lunar eclipse? | Earth is between Moon and Sun | 78%
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| What is the brightest star in the night sky? | Sirius | 78%
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| How many officially recognized constellations are there? | 88 | 67%
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| When a large star collapses under its own weight, what does it become? | Black hole | 67%
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| What is Cassiopeia? | Constellation | 67%
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| What is an astronomical unit? | Distance from Earth to Sun | 67%
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| What is measured with cosmic year? | Time | 67%
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| What is the closest planet to the Earth outside the Solar system? | Proxima Centauri d | 56%
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| In which constellation is Polaris, also knows as North Star, located? | Ursa Minor | 56%
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| What color are the largest stars? | Blue | 22%
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