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