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THE UNIVERSE
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Interstellar distances are measured using
Light years
Kilometers
gallactic centuries
dark years
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What is the brightest on the apparent magnitude scale below?
Venus
Sun
Vega
Full Moon
3
What is the third planet from the sun?
Jupiter
Earth
Saturn
Neptune
4
Now that Pluto is no longer included, how many planets are there in the Solar System?
8
7
5
6
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A measure of how bright a star is from Earth is called:
UV
Light Year scale
Absolute magnitude
Apparent magnitude
6
The Earth is located in what Galaxy?
Ganymede
Black eye galaxy
Andromedy
Milky Way
7
The source of energy that keeps stars at extraordinarily high temperatures is called
Nuclear Fusion
UV Radiation
Gamma rays
Nuclear Fission
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The study of stars is called
Astronomy
Space Science
Astrology
Meteorology
9
One parsec is equivalent to ____________ Light Years.
3.26 light years
2 light years
6 light years
-3.26 light years
10
What planet is nicknamed the 'Red Planet'?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Pluto
11
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
Mercury
Uranus
Saturn
12
What is the ORDER of the star's spectral class?
B O A F G K M
O B A F G K M
M K G F A B O
F A B K O M G
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Define ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE:
How bright a star would seem if it was 10 parsecs from earth
The actual size of a star
The force produced by the radiation from the star
mass per unit of volume of a material
14
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldren
Yuri Gagarin
Chris Hadfield
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The chemical element Uranium was named after what planet?
Mercury
Uraniumanius
Earth
Uranus
