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What do you know about stars, galaxies and constellations?
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Last updated: February 11, 2021
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| First submitted | February 9, 2021 |
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1. A ball of ice and dust with a long, glowing tail is called what?
meteor
asteroid
comet
blue dwarf
2. What is a solar eclipse?
Sun blocked by another planet
Moon passes in front of Sun
Earth casts a shadow on Moon
Moon blocked by another planet
3. How many constellations are there?
88
28
48
120
4. In which constellation is Polaris, also knows as North Star, located?
Orion
Pegasus
Ursa Minor
Ursa Major
5. What galaxy is closest to the Milky Way?
Cassiopeia
Andromeda
Triangulum
Centaurus
6. What is an astronomical unit?
distance from Earth to Moon
distance from Earth to Sun
diameter of the Sun
diameter of the Earth
7. What group of celestial objects includes rocky objects in orbit between Mars and Jupiter?
Oort cloud
comets
asteroid belt
Kuiper belt
8. What group of celestial objects exists at the very outer edge of the Solar System?
Asteroid belt
Oort cloud
Kuiper belt
Comets
9. Which of these objects is the farthest from the Sun?
Neptune
Kuiper belt
90377 Sedna
Saturn
10. What is the name of the theory that created the universe?
Nova
Heliocentrism
Milky Way
Big Bang
11. What is supernova?
black hole
stellar explosion
brightest star
spectral color
12. What is measured with cosmic year?
area
distance
time
sound
13. What is measured with light-year?
time
area
distance
speed
14. What is the position of celestial bodies during a lunar eclipse?
The Moon is above north pole
Sun is between Moon and Earth
Moon is between Earth and Sun
Earth is between Moon and Sun
15. What is Cassiopeia?
planet
constellation
star
Jupiter's Moon
16. How long it takes sunlight to reach the Earth?
8 minutes
8 hours
8 seconds
8 days
17. How often does Halley's comet pass the Earth?
5 years
175 years
75 years
375 years
18. What is Andromeda?
planet
galaxy
moon
star
19. When a large star collapses under its own weight, what does it become?
black hole
nebula
red giant
blue dwarf
20. What color are the largest stars?
red
yellow
green
blue
21. What do we call it when a large star collapses and creates a massive nuclear explosion?
supernova
protostar
nuclear fusion
nebulae
22. What process allows stars to produce so much heat and energy?
hydropower
photosynthesis
nuclear fusion
electric wind
23. What is the closest star to the Earth other than the Sun?
Vega
Alpha Centauri
Capella
Sirius
24. What is the brightest star in the night sky?
Sirius
Vega
Sedna
Polaris
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Ayup, I get the two confused sometimes when they just call it "Andromeda" lol