Our Solar System and Outer Space Trivia

Question 1

What is the average distance between Earth and the Sun?

Accepted Answer

8 light minutes

Question 2

What kind of star is so dense that one teaspoon of it would weigh 10 million tons?

Accepted Answer

Neutron star

Question 3

What is the biggest moon in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Ganymede

Question 4

What is the name of this constellation?

Accepted Answer

Southern Cross

Question 5

Which planet is the hottest?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 6

Approximately how old is the Universe?

Accepted Answer

About 14 billion years old

Question 7

What percent of the universe is normal, visible matter? (Not dark matter or dark energy)

Accepted Answer

5 %

Question 8

What is the name of the probe (launched in 1977) that is now leaving our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Voyager 1

Question 9

When a piece of rock falls from space and survives its fall to our surface, what is it called?

Accepted Answer

Meteorite

Question 10

Which is the furthest away from our sun?

Accepted Answer

the Oort Cloud

Question 11

How big is the Moon compared to Earth?

Accepted Answer

About 25% of the Earth's size

Question 12

Which planet has moons named after characters from Shakespearian plays?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 13

What is NOT a type of galaxy?

Accepted Answer

Scattered

Question 14

What was the name of the huge object that hit Earth and made our moon 4.5 billion years ago?

Accepted Answer

Theia

Question 15

What is the name of this constellation?

Accepted Answer

Cassiopeia

Question 16

What year did we land on the moon?

Accepted Answer

1969

Question 17

What is the name of Pluto's biggest moon?

Accepted Answer

Charon

Question 18

What is a nebula?

Accepted Answer

A cloud of dust and gas where stars are born

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