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Test your #space nerd knowledge. #astronomy
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How many moons does Mars have?
One
2
Three
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About how fast does the ISS orbit the Earth?
Speed of light
17000 miles per hour
5 miles per second
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What is this?
Space Shuttle
Space Shuttle
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What project is this?
Mir
ISS
Sky Lab
5
What does a star's magnitude measure?
Brightness
Size
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Who was the second man on the moon?
Gene Cernan
Neil Armstrong
Mike Collins
Buzz Aldrin
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Which Space Shuttle flew STS-114?
Atlantis
Discovery
Challenger
Columbia
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When is the best time to see Algol?
Winter
Summer
Spring
Fall
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What is this?
Rouge asteroid
Space Ravioli!!
Pan
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What is our sun's luminosity class?
Hot-bright
Warm-very bright
A1V
G2V
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What rocket took man to the moon?
Atlas V
Falcon 9
Saturn V
Falcon Heavy
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America returned to space with the launch of which STS mission.
STS-114
STS-1
STS-135
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Who is this?
Thomas Pesquet
Mike Collins
Tim Peake
Scott Kelly
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This is a picture of what?
Surface of Mars
Valley of the Kings in Egypt
The Grand Canyon
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Who is this?
Scott Kelly
Scott Kelly
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What is this?
International Space Station
ISS
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The gold colored cable is called what?
Electrical Line
Service Cord
Life Line
Umbilical Cord
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What is the catalog tag for the Crab Nebula?
Taurus A
NGC 1952
M1
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Which planet has the hottest surface temperature?
Venus
Mercury
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The Curiosity rover landed at which location?
Valles Marineris
Mount Sharp
Gale Crater
Hebes Chasma
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An astronaut's sun visor is coated with what?
Copper
Gold
Bronze
Brass
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Which planet has rings?
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
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Which planet would float in water?
Uranus
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
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Which country did
not
help assemble the ISS?
China
Russia
America
India
25
Which constellation has the North Star?
Andromeda
Ursa Minor
Orion
Big Dipper
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What fuels the sun?
Hydrogen
Lava
Fire
Radium
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What is the official term for going out in space?
Sky Walk
EVA
Space Walk
Orbital Walking
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How long is Earth's rotation?
23h 56m 4s
24h
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How far away is the sun?
92 million miles
2.7 para secs
3 au
1 light year
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What is this an image of?
Far Side of the Moon
Ceres
Tethys
Mimas
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How many phases of the moon are there?
Eleven
Five
Eight
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Name the first shuttle to launch.
Columbia
Endeavor
Discovery
Atlantis
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What country is this?
Ireland 🇮🇪
Britain 🇬🇧
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Estonia 🇪🇪
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What kind of galaxy is this?
Peculiar
Lenticular
Spiral
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What is the name of this telescope currently under construction?
European Very Large Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope
Kirk Space Telescope
Galileo Galilei Space Telescope
36
Who is this?
Leroy Chiao
Tim Peake
Dan Tani
Thomas Pesquet
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What kind of telescope is Hubble?
Radio
Refractor
Reflector
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What does the umbilical cord supply?
Food and water
Oxygen & electrical power
Water
Oxygen
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True or false? Apollo 11 was the first moon landing.
False
True
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What is at the center of every galaxy?
Unknown
A white hole
A black hole
A sun
