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Astronomers, Space Exploration & Our Solar System
Astronomers, Space Exploration & Our Solar System
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A #astronomy quiz geared towards space exploration, our solar system layout and Astronomers.
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Which astronomer is responsible for 3 laws of planetary motion?
Kepler
Ptolemy
Newton
Copernicus
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Which planet has the largest volcano on it? (Olympus Mons)
Jupiter
Saturn
Earth
Mars
3
What is this?
Apollo 13
Hubble Telescope
Sputnik
James Webb Telescope
4
What region of our solar system is signified by X?
Black Hole
Oort Cloud
Kuiper Belt
Asteroid Belt
5
Which planet has the lowest density?
Neptune
Uranus
Jupiter
Saturn
6
What is this?
Hubble Telescope
Sputnik
James Webb Telescope
Apollo 13
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What was the goal of the space program in the 1960's?
to land on Mars
to orbit the Earth
to land on the moon
to put a man in space
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What entity in our solar system determines the direction a comet's tail will face?
other comets nearby
solar wind
Moon's gravity
Earth's gravity
9
In the geocentric model of our solar system, what is at the center of all the planets?
the Sun
the Oort Cloud
the Earth
the Asteroid Belt
10
What shape is the orbits of our planets in the solar system?
elliptical, with the Earth at one foci
square
elliptical, with the Sun at one foci
circular
11
The speed of a planet's orbit depends upon what?
its size
its gravitational pull on the Sun
axial tilt
distance from the Sun
12
What was the goal of the space program in the 1950's?
to land on the moon
to reach the outer regions of our solar system
to land on Mars
to put something into Earth's orbit
13
Which astronomer came up with the heliocentric model for our solar system?
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Galileo
Hubble
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Which space debris is referred to as a "dirty snowball"?
dwarf planet
asteroid
comet
meteor
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Where do LONG RANGE comets come from in our solar system?
Asteroid Belt
Black Hole
Kuiper Belt
Oort Cloud
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Which planet has the most moons?
Saturn
Uranus
Jupiter
Neptune
