- 1. Which is a tool that astronomers use?
A) stethascope B) hammer C) optical telescope D) moon
- 2. Which is a tool that astronomers use?
A) radio telescope B) porsle sight C) steth seeker D) optical probe
- 3. A light-year is the distance that light travels in:
A) 1 second B) 1 month C) 1 year D) 1 week
- 4. A radio teleschope collects what?
A) radio waves B) sound waves C) pictures of outerspace. D) music
- 5. What is something doing when it circles another object? It is.....
A) day B) circling C) orbiting D) rotating
- 6. What is a force that pulls objects to each other?
A) orbit B) gravity C) solar sytem D) rotate
- 7. What is the time that it takes the Earth to circle the sun once?
A) day B) year
- 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) 365 days B) eight C) 10 (counting the sun) D) nine
- 10. Every time the Earth orbits the sun, one _________ goes by
A) day B) week C) month D) year
- 11. Which planet is closest to the sun?
A) Pluto B) Mercury C) Earth D) Venus
- 12. Which planet is the largest in our Solar System?
A) Earth B) Sun C) Mercury D) Jupiter
- 13. Which of these suns have the hottest surface temperature?
A) Blue Sun B) White Sun C) Red Sun D) Yellow Sun
- 14. The most accepted theory for the creation of the Universe is called the:
A) Big Bang Theory B) Einstein's Theory C) Steady-State Theory D) Space Theory
- 15. Which of these is not a type of Galaxy
A) Elliptical B) Spiral C) Irregular D) Cube
- 16. A supernova is a large explosion of a:
A) Planet B) Moon C) Star
- 17. It takes about one ___________ for the moon to orbit the Earth.
A) week B) 366 days during a leap year C) month D) 24 hours
- 18. The name of our Galaxy is called the:
A) Milk Bar B) Nebula C) Andromeda D) Milky Way
- 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) lakes B) mountians C) rocks D) craters
- 21. A Nebula is a large Interstellar:
A) Cloud B) Planet C) Neutron Star D) Blackhole
- 22. The Ngarrindjeri people who occupy the Coorong and Murray Valley region of South Australia saw the Southern Cross as a:
A) Giant Stingray B) Prawn C) Crab D) Starfish
- 23. What is the name given to stars that are 10 times larger than our own Sun?
A) Supergiants B) Giant C) Megagiants
- 24. Which chemical element is the most abundant in the Universe?
A) Carbon B) Oxygen C) Hydrogen D) Iron
- 25. Stars appear very small in the night sky because they are:
A) Microscopic Stars B) 1 kilometre away C) Light-years away D) 1000 kilometres away
- 26. Approximately how long does it take light from the Sun to reach your eyes?
A) 5 years B) 2 days C) 8 minutes D) 1 hour
- 27. Saturday is named after which planet in our Solar System?
A) Mercury B) Mars C) Saturn 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) Blackhole B) Galaxy C) Nebula D) Red Giant
- 29. Groups of Stars, in our Night Sky, that are shaped like Animals or familiar objects are called:
A) Nebulas B) Galaxies C) Constellations D) Doodles
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