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What is the closest non-sol star to Earth?
Proxima Centauri
Sirius
Betelgeuse
Bernard's Star
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Which of the following objects has the furthest (maximum) distance from the Sun?
Comets
Pluto
Neptune
Uranus
3
How long does it take for the Moon to complete a full orbit around the Earth?
28
24
29.5
27.3
4
Which of these phenomena cause the Aurora Borealis?
Ice particles in the upper atmosphere interacting with each other
Solar light being directed by the magnetic field to our eyes
Solar wind interacting with molecules in the upper atmosphere
Ice particles in the upper atmosphere reflecting sunlight
5
How many
terrestial
planets are there?
9
4
8. I hate Pluto.
8
6
How many
stages
did the Saturn V rocket have in the Apollo moon missions
1 (Single Stage to orbit)
4
2
3
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What is the name of the distant, spherical region of icy bodies that is thought to be the source of long period comets?
Oort cloud
Heliopause
Asteroid belt
Kuiper belt
8
For what did Albert Einstein win a Nobel prize in Physics in 1921?
Photoelectric Effect
Brownian Motion
Special Relativity
General Relativity
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What is the difference between Aurora borealis and Aurora Australis?
Aurora borealis is caused by solar wind; Australis is caused by ice.
Borealis is less fierce and dangerous than australis
Aurora borealis occurs in the northern hemisphere; Australis in the south.
Australis specifically refers to ones which occur during geomagnetic storms
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Which of these is closest to the age of the universe?
1 billion years
100 billion years
10 billion years
100 million years
11
What is the most common element on Earth?
Carbon
Silicone
Oxygen
Hydrogen
12
Which of the following positions causes a solar eclipse?
Earth - Sun- Moon
Earth - Moon - Sun
Moon - Sun - Earth
Moon - Earth - Sun
13
Which of the below are one of Kepler's planetary laws of motions?
The velocity of a planet will not change without external forces acting.
There is no drag in space.
Energy in orbits cannot be created or destroyed.
The area sweeped by an orbit over time t is equal across the entire orbit.
14
What is a supernova?
A black hole forming
A white dwarf star slowly gaining mass, and then suddenly collapsing.
The explosion of a dying star
A star that has formed
15
What is outside the Oort cloud?
Blank space
Intergalactic space
Heliopause
Interstellar space
16
Which of the following are fuels used by rockets?
Hydrogen + Oxygen
Oxygen + Kerosene
Hydrogen + Ethanol
Hydrogen + Kerosene
17
How long is a month? (How long does it take for the moon to go from a full moon phase to another full moon phase)
28 days
24 days
27.3 days
29.5 days
18
How many constellations are there?
88
14
72
12
19
Approximately how many toasters, lined up side by side, is it from the Earth to the Moon?
1 Hundred Thousand
100 Million
10 Million
1 Million
20
What is the name of the boundary around a blackhole from which nothing (well...) can escape?
Event horizon
The great well
Schwarzschild radius
Chandrasekhar limit
21
The main reason tides occur is gravitational attraction from the Sun.
False
True
22
Which of the following was the last mission to land man on the moon
NASA: Apollo 17
China: Chang e 5
India: Chandrayaan 3
NASA: Apollo 11
23
The outer core is the only liquid region in the Earth's interior
True
False
24
Which of the following rockets have reusability capabilities?
Vulcan
Delta IV
New Shepherd
Falcon 9
25
Which of the following are closer to us than space?
All of them - space is the furthest away
Newton's Apple Tree
Cornwall
Brighton
26
What is the name of the rocket that took us to the Moon?
Falcon 9
Saturn 1b
Saturn V
Mercury-Atlas
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Which of the below is one of Kepler's laws of planetary motion?
The further away an object is from the centre, the slower it moves.
The angular momentum of planets remains constant unless acted on.
Force between two objects is proportional to the product of their charges.
E = kmc2
28
What forms 0.04% of the Earth's Atmosphere?
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
29
What is the mean distance, in Astronoical units, between the Earth and the Sun?
150 million AU
1 AU
300 million AU
364.25 AU
30
Which of the below is one of Kepler's planetary laws of motion?
All orbits are circular
All orbits are ellptical
Every particle and objects attracts every other particle and object
For every action, there's an equal and opposite reaction
31
Which of the following can navigators use to find their bearings?
GPS
The altitude of the north star
The (angular) distance between a bright star and the moon
The position of the moon in the sky
32
How long does it take for light to reach from the Sun to Earth?
8 minutes
8 hours
8 seconds
33
What is the most abundant element in the universe? (Probably)
Hydrogen
Helium
Carbon
Oxygen
34
Who was the first primate to go to space?
Alan Shepherd
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
Albert the first (He did not survive)
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What does the "Goldilock's zone" in planetary systems mean?
The distance from a star where water can exist as a liquid.
The distance from a star where the gravity can sustain life.
The distance from a star which can hold an atmosphere.
The distance from a star where solar radiation won't kill you.
