Astronomy

Question 1

Large, rocky objects located in a "belt" between the orbit of Mars & Jupiter

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asteroids

Question 2

Name this pattern in the sky

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the tea kettle

Question 3

This planet was called "earth's twin" due to its similar size & b/c it has an atmosphere

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Venus

Question 4

A grouping of an enormous number of galaxies

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supercluster

Question 5

The phase of the moon just after full moon

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waning gibbous

Question 6

Distance in space (beyond our solar system) is measured in

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light-years

Question 7

This type of eclipse can only occur during a new moon

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solar

Question 8

The 4th planet from the sun?

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mars

Question 9

A recognizable pattern in the sky; Greeks made 48 of them, now there are 88

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constellation

Question 10

The presumed final stage of a white dwarf

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black dwarf

Question 11

The period of rotation on the moon

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all of these

Question 12

The sun

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both of these

Question 13

Name this constellation

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none of these

Question 14

This comes from the sun and causes "auroras" on earth as well as comet's "tails"

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solar wind

Question 15

The phase of the moon which can result in a lunar eclipse

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full moon

Question 16

These are both constellations can be seen soon after dark (at RVA as of Jan. 2016)

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true

Question 17

The term describing the moon's movement around earth, or earth's movement around the sun

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revolution

Question 18

The length of a "day" on the moon

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about 2 weeks

Question 19

Which of these planets is closest to the sun?

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mercury

Question 20

Jupiter has ___ moons easily visible through binoculars; supposedly discovered by Galileo

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4

Question 21

A gas giant & the largest planet

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Jupiter

Question 22

The brightest star in the night sky, in Canis major

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Sirius

Question 23

How bright a star really is (actual)

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absolute magnitude

Question 24

A nebula from the supernova of 1054 AD

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Crab

Question 25

The furthest planet from the sun

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Neptune

Astronomy

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Astronomy

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