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Exotic sub-atomic particles that are not fully understood which makes up most Dark Matter.
WIMPS
Spectrinos
MACHOS
Neutrinos
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Which is NOT a deep sky object catalogue?
IC
M
MMA
NGC
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Which is NOT evidence that supports the BIG BANG THEORY?
The existence of Black Holes
Evenly dispersed noise radiation (COBE)
Universe is predominantly H and HE
Left over heat (WMAP)
4
What is the main reason astronomers believe Dark Matter exists?
Inner and outer stars in galaxies rotate at the same speed
Its a conspiracy to obtain more funding from NASA
Space is darker than it should be
Galaxies are moving towards each other
5
I am the CEO of Space X, a private aeronautical aviation company that has a contract with NASA.
Bill Gates
Richard Branson
Stephen Hawking
Elon Musk
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The Messier Catalogue:
110 objects
all apply.
Intended as a "not a comet" list
Catalogued by Charles Messier
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The sun's velocity is ----
slower than it should be
the expected velocity
faster than it should be
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Young, metal rich stars which are found in the halo
Population IV
Population III
Population I
Population II
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What discovery lead to the Big Bang Theory?
Einstein's theory of relativity
Herschel's model of the universe
Hubble's discovery that the universe is expanding
Kepler's Laws
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Who was the first to attempt to determine the size and shape of the Milky Way
Hubble
Sagan
Lipinsky
Herschel
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What is the name of this ship?
Death Star
Enterprise
Millenium Falcon
Eagle
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What, specifically, is expanding in the universe?
everything
space
stars
galaxies
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The universe started to expand..
13.7 billion years ago
1.37 billion years ago
1.37 million years ago
13.7 million years ago
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Distortion of images of distant galaxies that allows scientists to "weigh" dark matter.
Star smear
Flat lensing
Optical distortion
Gravitational lensing
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Spherical group of old stars which may number in the millions.
Planetary Nebula
Open Cluster
Globular Cluster
Galaxy
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What is the name of this ship?
AT-AT
Star Destroyer
X wing
Death Star
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What is the name of this ship?
AT AT
Death Star
Millenium Falcon
Enterprise
18
Which does NOT apply to deep sky objects?
all apply
beyond our solar system
mostly naked eye or small telescope objects
amateur astronomy
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The motions of these objects, found in the halo, are used to determine the center of the MW
Bulge
Globular Clusters
Emission Nebulas
Population II stars
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A type of dark matter that includes black holes and brown dwarfs
SOLARS
WIMPS
Neutrinos
MACHOS
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Which arm of the Milky Way is the sun found?
Orion
Perseus
Cygnus
Sagitaurus
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Another spherical component that lies in the center of a galaxy.
Bulge
Disk
Halo
Nebula
23
The universe cooled down enough to allow the formation of atoms...
1 hour after the Big Bang
3 minutes after the Big Bang
380,000 years after the Big Bang
1 million years after the Big Bang
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Who is this celebrity astronomer?
Bill Nye
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Bill Maher
Stephen Hawking
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The further a galaxy is, the greater its velocity (or redshift)
Sagan's Charm
Hubble's Law
Kepler's Law
Hershel's constant
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The spherical component of a galaxy that contains objects, mainly clusters, moving randomly.
Bar
Bulge
Halo
Disk
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What is the name of this ship?
Challenger
Titan
Mercury
Apollo
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Which ship is this?
Death Star
X-Wing
Enterprise
Millenium Falcon
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Richard Branson is the CEO of which "space" company?
NASA
Space X
Mars One
Virgin Galactic
