Astronomy True or False - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
Humans have never detected a planet outside the solar system False
93%
Andromeda is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way True
93%
The Earth's moon is the largest moon in the solar system False
92%
Saturn is the largest planet in the solar system False
92%
Scientists believe that the universe is about 13.8 billion years old True
92%
Unmanned spacecraft have landed on Mars True
91%
It takes more than a year for light to travel between the Earth and the Sun False
90%
It is generally believed that a supermassive black hole lies at the center of the Milky Way True
89%
The distance between the Milky Way and nearly every other galaxy is increasing True
82%
The same side of the moon always faces Earth True
80%
Saturn is closer to the Sun than it is to Neptune True
77%
Neptune has rings True
71%
Mercury has the hottest surface temperature of any planet False
70%
One astronomical unit is equal to the diameter of the solar system False
69%
Pluto has no known moons False
59%
Of all the planets in the solar system, Mars is the closest in size to Earth False
57%
The sun is one of the smallest stars in the galaxy False
48%
Two spaceships leave earth in opposite directions, each traveling 0.9 times the speed of light. These two spaceships would never be able to communicate with each other. False
46%
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