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Nautical Science Intro - Solar System
Nautical Science Intro - Solar System
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An introduction to our Solar System and some common definitions
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A black hole is a:
region of space where all matter has collapsed in on itself.
region of space undergoing a supernova explosion
region in a galaxy where stars are located.
star burning so bright that no light escapes from it.
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When the cloud collapsed the pressure caused hydrogen atoms to fuse into:
radiation
Neon
atomic energy
Helium
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What is a Galaxy?
A massive area of stars gas, dust & dark matter
A well known Chocolate Bar
A large solar system revolving around a star
A massive stella cloud of dust and gas.
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What is meant by the celestial term 'Moons'
A band band of stella gas and rock particles.
A planet largely composed of ice furthest from the sun.
A star which has died and no longer gives off any heat.
Planetary satellites that revolve around their planet.
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The 4 navigational planets are:
Mars, Mercury Jupiter and Venus
Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter
Venus, Mercury Jupiter and Pluto
Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
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About three quarters of the sun's mass consists of:
hydrogen
helium
neon
oxygen
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Edwin Hubble is widely recognised because he;
discovered the Milky Way galaxy
invented a space telescope
Has a constellation of stars named after him.
discovered many previously unrecognised galaxies.
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What is meant by the term Solar System?
The name given to the galaxy in which the Earth is located
A group of planets, moons and matter controlled by the Sun
All the visible stars that can be seen from Earth
The moon and stars that revolve around the Earth
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The brightest star we can see is:
Sirius
Polaris
Pollux
Orion
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Which planet is closest to the Sun
Pluto
Venus
Mars
Mercury
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In addition to orbiting around the sun to be called a planet it must;
have its own moons orbiting around it.
have an atmosphere of its own
Be big enough for space exploration craft to land on
have sufficient gravity to clear away other objects near it.
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How Many Moons does Jupiter Have?
79
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19
17
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The 'Milky Way' is a:
supernova explosion
supermassive black hole
belt of icy bits in the solar system
Large spiral galaxy
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Excluding Polaris, how many Major stars does the Nautical Almanac list?
115
57
7
67
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The Sun is
located at the centre of our solar system
Slowly orbiting around the Andromeda Galaxy
located at the centre of the Milky way
located at the centre of the Andromeda Galaxy
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In our solar system how many planets orbit around the sun?
5
8
3
10
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Compared with other planets where is Earth's relative position?
Second Closest
Fourth closest
Furthest Away
Third closest
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Explain what is meant by the celestial term a 'Star'
A large planet that is in the process of exploding.
A region where all matter has collapsed in on itself.
A distant planet reflecting light
A massive ball of gas creating it's own energy.
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The solar system was formed about 4.6 billion years ago with a huge cloud of:
gas and wispy rock particles
stellar dust
plasma and hot gasses
Ice fragments and particles
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Black holes have such strong gravitational effects that:
Scientists think it may contain a parallel universe .
not even particles and electromagnetic radiation escape.
light waves take 100,000 years to cross inside it.
all nearby stars and rock particles get sucked into it.
