- 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) steth seeker B) optical probe C) radio telescope D) porsle sight
- 3. A light-year is the distance that light travels in:
A) 1 year B) 1 week C) 1 month D) 1 second
- 4. A radio teleschope collects what?
A) music B) pictures of outerspace. C) sound waves D) radio waves
- 5. What is something doing when it circles another object? It is.....
A) orbiting B) circling C) rotating D) day
- 6. What is a force that pulls objects to each other?
A) orbit B) gravity C) rotate D) solar sytem
- 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) day B) year
- 9. There are _________ planets in the solar system.
A) nine B) 10 (counting the sun) C) eight D) 365 days
- 10. Every time the Earth orbits the sun, one _________ goes by
A) week B) year C) day D) month
- 11. Which planet is closest to the sun?
A) Venus B) Earth C) Pluto D) Mercury
- 12. Which planet is the largest in our Solar System?
A) Earth B) Jupiter C) Mercury D) Sun
- 13. Which of these suns have the hottest surface temperature?
A) Yellow Sun B) Blue Sun C) Red Sun D) White 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) Irregular B) Elliptical C) Spiral D) Cube
- 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) 366 days during a leap year D) week
- 18. The name of our Galaxy is called the:
A) Milk Bar B) Milky Way C) Nebula D) Andromeda
- 19. All electromagnetic waves travel at:
A) The speed of sound. B) The speed of a bullet. C) The speed of light. D) The speed of a Jet.
- 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) Neutron Star B) Blackhole C) Cloud D) Planet
- 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) Crab D) Prawn
- 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) Iron B) Carbon C) Hydrogen 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) 8 minutes B) 2 days C) 1 hour D) 5 years
- 27. Saturday is named after which planet in our Solar System?
A) Jupiter B) Mercury C) Saturn D) Mars
- 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) Nebula D) Blackhole
- 29. Groups of Stars, in our Night Sky, that are shaped like Animals or familiar objects are called:
A) Nebulas B) Doodles C) Constellations D) Galaxies
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