- 1. Which is a tool that astronomers use?
A) stethascope B) moon C) optical telescope D) hammer
- 2. Which is a tool that astronomers use?
A) steth seeker B) optical probe C) porsle sight D) radio telescope
- 3. A light-year is the distance that light travels in:
A) 1 month B) 1 second C) 1 week D) 1 year
- 4. A radio teleschope collects what?
A) music B) radio waves C) sound waves D) pictures of outerspace.
- 5. What is something doing when it circles another object? It is.....
A) rotating B) orbiting C) circling D) day
- 6. What is a force that pulls objects to each other?
A) solar sytem B) orbit C) rotate D) gravity
- 7. What is the time that it takes the Earth to circle the sun once?
A) year B) day
- 8. What is the time that it takes the Earth to spin around once on its axis?
A) year B) day
- 9. There are _________ planets in the solar system.
A) 10 (counting the sun) B) nine C) eight D) 365 days
- 10. Every time the Earth orbits the sun, one _________ goes by
A) month B) year C) week D) day
- 11. Which planet is closest to the sun?
A) Mercury B) Pluto C) Earth D) Venus
- 12. Which planet is the largest in our Solar System?
A) Mercury B) Sun C) Earth D) Jupiter
- 13. Which of these suns have the hottest surface temperature?
A) White Sun B) Yellow Sun C) Blue Sun D) Red Sun
- 14. The most accepted theory for the creation of the Universe is called the:
A) Einstein's Theory B) Big Bang Theory C) Steady-State Theory D) Space Theory
- 15. Which of these is not a type of Galaxy
A) Elliptical B) Spiral C) Cube D) Irregular
- 16. A supernova is a large explosion of a:
A) Star B) Planet C) Moon
- 17. It takes about one ___________ for the moon to orbit the Earth.
A) 24 hours B) month C) 366 days during a leap year D) week
- 18. The name of our Galaxy is called the:
A) Andromeda B) Nebula C) Milky Way D) Milk Bar
- 19. All electromagnetic waves travel at:
A) The speed of a bullet. B) The speed of a Jet. C) The speed of light. D) The speed of sound.
- 20. The most common landforms on the moon are__________.
A) rocks B) lakes C) mountians D) craters
- 21. A Nebula is a large Interstellar:
A) Blackhole B) Cloud C) Planet D) Neutron Star
- 22. The Ngarrindjeri people who occupy the Coorong and Murray Valley region of South Australia saw the Southern Cross as a:
A) Crab B) Prawn C) Giant Stingray D) Starfish
- 23. What is the name given to stars that are 10 times larger than our own Sun?
A) Giant B) Megagiants C) Supergiants
- 24. Which chemical element is the most abundant in the Universe?
A) Iron B) Hydrogen C) Carbon D) Oxygen
- 25. Stars appear very small in the night sky because they are:
A) Microscopic Stars B) Light-years away C) 1 kilometre away D) 1000 kilometres away
- 26. Approximately how long does it take light from the Sun to reach your eyes?
A) 1 hour B) 5 years C) 8 minutes D) 2 days
- 27. Saturday is named after which planet in our Solar System?
A) Saturn B) Mercury C) Mars D) Jupiter
- 28. What do we call a region in spacetime with a strong gravitational effect that nothing—including light—can escape from inside it?
A) Red Giant B) Galaxy C) Blackhole D) Nebula
- 29. Groups of Stars, in our Night Sky, that are shaped like Animals or familiar objects are called:
A) Constellations B) Nebulas C) Galaxies D) Doodles
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