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PHS Science Quiz Bowl Lower Matayom Space
PHS Science Quiz Bowl Lower Matayom Space
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1
On which of the following planets would the sun rise in the west?
saturn
mercury
pluto
venus
2
Which type of star is maintained by the pressure of an electron gas?
black hole
neutron star
main sequence star
white dwarf
3
The study of the origin and evolution of the universe is known as:
cryology
cystoscopy
tomography
cosmology
4
The andromeda Galaxy is which of the following types of galaxies?
spiral
elliptical
irregular
Barred-spiral
5
Which is the most common location of young blue and white stars in a spiral galaxy
halo
nucleus
spiral arms
throughout the entire galaxy
6
Heliocentric (pron: he-lee-o-sen-trik) means around:
Neptune
the Moon
the Sun
Jupiter
7
The largest circular storm in our solar system is on the surface of the following planets?
Jupiter
Uranus
Earth
Venus
8
The period from one full moon to the next is
30.3 days
28 days
29.5 days
30 days
9
The biggest asteroid known is:
Icarus
Ceres
Eros
Vesta
10
Which of the following first hypothesized that the Earth orbited the sun?
Alexander the Great
Copernicus
Tycho Brahe
Socrates
11
How often do Leap Years occur
every 6 years
every 5 years
every 4 years
every 3 years
12
A comet's tail points in which direction?
toward the earth
toward the sun
away from the sun
behind the comet in its orbit
13
According to Kepler's Laws, all orbits of the planets are
hyperbolas
parabolas
square
ellipses