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Astronomy Tile Select
How well do you know your outer space?
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Last updated: April 29, 2022
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| First submitted | June 9, 2020 |
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| Average score | 75.8% |
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Question 1 of 5
Which
of the following are planets (officially as of 2006)?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
The Moon
Ceres
Vesta
Jupiter
Io
Saturn
Titan
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
Eris
Sedna
Nemesis
YES
NO
Pluto was declared a dwarf planet when Eris, a slightly more massive dwarf planet, was found relatively near Pluto, orbit-wise.
Question 2 of 5
Which
of the following are active stars?
Venus
Sirius
Andromeda
Sagittarius A*
The Sun
Polaris
Voyager
Alpha Centauri
Triangulum
Georgium Sidis
Magnus
Betelgeuse
YES
NO
Saggitarius A* might be considered a star, but definitely not an active one.
Question 3 of 5
Which
of the following are methods of calculating distance in space used by scientists?
Sending a probe to a nearby star system and seeing how long it takes
Comparing the absolute magnitude and the apparent magnitude of a star
Using the Hubble constant, along with the redshift of a receding galaxy
Using parallax over a six-month period to see the slight change in position
Using the apparent size of a star or galaxy to tell how close it is
Firing a SONAR wave at a planet or star and waiting for it to echo back
YES
NO
You can't use sonar in space.
Question 4 of 5
Which
of these statements are correct?
Albert Einstein discovered Special Relativity
Isaac Newton formulated the law of Universal Gravitation
Marie Curie recorded a solar flare for the first time
Galileo Galilei discovered Jupiter's four largest moons
Stephen Hawking correctly predicted the existence of Hawking Radiation
Charles Darwin discovered that Stars are a type of lifeform
Thomas Edison discovered the planet Uranus
Michael Faraday discovered that magnets don't work in space
Nikola Tesla made the first electron telescope
Nicolaus Copernicus came up with the heliocentric model
Louis Pasteur first recorded the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
James Watson helped build the first successfully-launched American rocket ship
Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call to a man in space
Niels Bohr drew blueprints for a faster-than-light space shuttle
Urbain Le Verrier predicted the position of Neptune based on variations in Uranus' orbit
Benjamin Franklin discovered Saturn and wanted to name it Washington
YES
NO
Question 5 of 5
Which
Have man-made machines (or actual humans) orbited, landed on, or flown by (or crashed into)?
The Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
The Moon
Mars
Phobos
Ceres
Jupiter
Io
Ganymede
Saturn
Uranus
Titan
Neptune
Pluto
YES
NO
Uranus has only ever been visited once, making it the least-visited planet!
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10 Comments
Xenobiologista
+3
Level 59
Sep 4, 2020
What a neat quiz
QuantumMechanist
+2
Level 77
Sep 4, 2020
Thanks!
HeyItsMeJJ
+2
Level 63
May 12, 2021
Nice quiz!
Alexquiz17
+2
Level 92
Oct 19, 2021
Great stuff
pikafrenzy
+3
Level 57
Apr 28, 2022
Wouldn't firing a laser at the moon to measure orbital drift count under the distance in space one?
QuantumMechanist
+1
Level 77
Apr 29, 2022
That's a good point. I'll switch it to something else.
communistpanda
+2
Level 61
Apr 28, 2022
I'm not really sure if the astronomer question is precise enough. I'm certain Einstein did have an interest in astronomy, and relativity is applied to a lot of astrophysical situations, but I think Einstein is known for relativity and other theories (quantum etc) before astronomy. Same could be said for Hawking, who was definitely a theoretical physicist. I wouldn't say you're wrong, I just think its too imprecise of a question. The rest was good though. The last question is funny too. The idea that maybe it was all of them crossed my mind but I thought it was stupid. Well played!
QuantumMechanist
+1
Level 77
Apr 29, 2022
Good point. I changed it to something more concrete.
strudelpie
+2
Level 76
Jan 21, 2024
alpha centauri is a star system not a star
QuantumMechanist
+1
Level 77
Jan 21, 2024
You're right. Changed to Alpha Centauri A.
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