The Milky Way and the Solar System

Question 1

A sunspot is:

Accepted Answer

A dark spot on the Sun that is cooler than other places

Question 2

True or False: Mars is a cold planet with ice on it.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

What is the third planet from the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Question 4

What place is the Solar System in the Milky Way Galaxy?

Accepted Answer

Orion Arm

Question 5

What percentage of the Earth's atmosphere is Nitrogen?

Accepted Answer

78%

Question 6

What is a provisional moon?

Accepted Answer

A celestial body that is temporarily considered a moon

Question 7

What is at the center of our Solar System?

Accepted Answer

The Sun

Question 8

The largest arm in the Milky Way is ___?

Accepted Answer

Perseus Arm

Question 9

Which group of planets are closest together?

Accepted Answer

Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury

Question 10

What kind of shape is the Milky Way?

Accepted Answer

Spiral

Question 11

What is in between Mars and Jupiter?

Accepted Answer

the Asteroid Belt

Question 12

What are constellations most commonly named after?

Accepted Answer

Animals and mythical characters

Question 13

Is the Earth or Venus bigger?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Question 14

The largest stars are called ___?

Accepted Answer

Supergiants

Question 15

A black hole is:

Accepted Answer

Something with a gravitational pull that light can't escape

Question 16

What percentage of the Earth's crust is Oxygen?

Accepted Answer

49.5%

Question 17

Saturn has how many natural satellites orbiting it?

Accepted Answer

53 (approximately)

Question 18

Bonus! Has Pluto has recently been reclassified as a planet?

Accepted Answer

It is still being determinded

Question 19

What is the difference between a comet and a shooting star?

Accepted Answer

A comet has a defined orbit while a shooting star doesn't, A shooting star is a "rock" burning up in Earth's atmosphere

Question 20

What is the difference between a supernova and a nebula?

Accepted Answer

Nebulas are debris clouds; Supernovas are exploding stars

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