Astronomy Quiz

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Astronomy Quiz

A quiz about the mysteries of our universe! Good luck!

Which gas is the main component of Earth's atmosphere?

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Oxygen

Nitrogen

Carbon Monoxide

Carbon Dioxide

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What tool does an astronomer use to look into space?

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Stethoscope

Rotoscope

Telescope

Microscope

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What is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite?

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Meteors are bigger

Meteorites land on Earth, Meteors burn up in the sky

Meteors only come close to Earth in December, Meteorites come whenever

Meteorites are made of beef

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What is another name for the Northern and Southern Lights?

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Aurora Corialis and Aurora Astragalis

The North and South Polar Lights

Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis

The Waxing Lights and Waning Lights

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What is a constellation?

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A pattern in the stars that anyone can come up with

The Big Dipper

A pattern in the stars that many people recognize, sometimes even officially!

When someone can't poop for a long time

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The line which divides light and darkness on the moon is called:

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Waning Gibbons

Luna

Waxing Gibbous

The Terminator

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When the entire moon appears bright we call it a 'full moon'. When the entire moon appears dark we called it a

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Eclipse

New Moon

Aurora

Red Moon

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Inside the Kuiper Belt there is an unusual object which looks like a snowman.. It even has a face! What is its name?

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Kerberos

Arrokoth

Nix

Hydra

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A comet may sometimes have 2 tails; 1 blue and 1 white, what is the difference between them?

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There is no difference in color, its a trick to our eyes!

The blue color is burning gas, the white color is dust

The white color is burning gas, the blue color is dust

Comets don't have 2 tails... This is a trick question!

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What is the name of the galaxy we live in?

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The Milky Way

Earth

The Solar System

Spider Web

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Which constellation includes the Trapezium cluster?

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The Big Dipper

Capricorn

Orion

Aquarius

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Why are stars different colors?

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This is a trick question, all stars are the same color!

Because they are different temperatures

Because they are different sizes

Because they are different ages

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The star 'Betelgeuse' is on Orion's...

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Belt

Bow

Shoulder

Foot

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Which year did human beings first step onto the moon?

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1969

1972

1979

2001

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What is a supernova?

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When a star is born

When a star or white dwarf explodes

When a new planet forms

When a regular nova feels super

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There is a black hole in our galaxy

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True

False

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Which of the following is the name of a Dark Nebula?

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Horse Head

Messir 78

The Cat's Eye

The Southern Owl

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How did the planet Mercury get its name?

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Mercury is the smallest planet

Mercury is the hottest planet (like liquid metal)

Mercury is full of minerals, especially Mercury

Mercury is named after the messenger of the gods, because mercury orbits around the Sun so quickly

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Which nebula contains 'The Pillars of Creation'

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The Egypt Nebula

The Eagle Nebula

The Cat's Eye Nebula

The Coalsack Nebula

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The Andromeda Galaxy is...

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Another galaxy in our Milky Way's local group

A spiral galaxy

going to eventually merge with the milky way

All of the above!

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Why is the hubble telescope in space instead of on Earth?

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Earth is too bright to see into deep space

Our atmosphere absorbs important light necessary to see far into deep space

Space telescopes are cooler

It's in space so it can move around and look at whatever it wants!

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Venus is named after the goddess of

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Money

Love

Wine

Pain

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There are 4 rocky planets, 4 gas giants, and 1 Sun in our solar system

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True

False

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Ganymede is the name of Jupiters big red spot

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True

False

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Astronomers call the striped pattern on Jupiter its Zones and Belts

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True

False

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Saturn has the fewest moons of all planets in our solar system

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True

False

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The largest sea on Saturn's moon 'Titan' is named after 'Nessie' the monster from Loch Ness

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True

False

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Pluto is classified as a 'Dwarf Planet'

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True

False

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How long is a day on Jupiter?

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7 hours

10 hours

24 hours

37 hours

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Jupiter is named after the god of

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Life

Thunder

Wine

Mountains

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Saturn is named after the Titan of

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Spinning Disks

Dizzyness

Weight

Time

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Miranda, Titania, Oberon, Umbriel, and Ariel are the names of moons from which planet?

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Uranus

Neptune

Mars

Venus

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Uranus is named after the god of

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Water

Monsters

Uranus is the only planet not named after a god!

The Sky

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Neptune is named after the god of

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Water

Earthquakes, Tidal Waves, and the Sea

Gold

Good Luck

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What is the outer layer of the Sun called?

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Convective Zone

Corona

The Core

Radiative Zone

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Approximately how hot is the photosphere (surface) of the Sun?

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100°C

2300°C

5400°C

10,600°C

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What is a total solar eclipse?

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When a night is warmer than 15 degrees celsius

When the Sun gets between the moon and the Earth

When the moon gets between the Sun and the Earth and blocks out the light

When the sun sets earlier than usual

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How many official planets are in our solar system?

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How many moons does Mars have?

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Mars is named after the god of

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War

Chocolate

Red

Asparagus Pee

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What is a light year?

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The distance light travels in 1 year, it's used to measure distance in outer space

The amount of light a star puts out in 1 year

When a year feels like it passes by quickly

How long it takes for light to disappear

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What is astronomy?

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The study of outer space, stars, planets, and the mysteries of the universe!

The study of planets

The study of aliens

The search for water outside of Earth

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What is 'The Big Bang'

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A funny tv show

The beginning of the universe

When an asteroid hit Earth and killed the dinosaurs

When 2 planets collide and explode

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What is a Nebula?

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A giant cloud of dust and gas in space

The light that reflects off planets

The home of aliens

The leftovers of a black hole

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What is gravity?

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When smoke disappears into the air

An invisible force that makes objects with large and small masses pull on eachother

When the ground absorbs rain water

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