Astronomy Quiz

Test your knowledge of astronomy facts!

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Quiz: Astronomy Quiz

Description: Test your knowledge of astronomy facts!

Question Number: 1

Question: What do astronomers call it when three celestial bodies are arranged in a straight line?

	conjunction
	syzygy
	opposition
	parallax

Question Number: 2

Question: What planet has the highest surface temperature?

	venus
	mercury
	mars
	jupiter

Question Number: 3

Question: The Van Allen Belt is...

	another name for the Earth's equator
	a belt of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter
	like a giant radioactive bagel
	the place where meteorites are most likely to fall on the Earth

Question Number: 4

Question: The first US Earth satellite was known as

	Satellite Mk 1
	The USS Enterprise
	Explorer I
	Sputnik Alpha

Question Number: 5

Question: Which of these has nothing to do with astronomy?

	The Oort Cloud
	Io
	Small Magellanic Cloud
	spectral class
	Caprica

Question Number: 6

Question: How many Earths would it take to match the mass of the Sun?

	about 330
	about 3,330
	about 33,300
	about 333,000

Question Number: 7

Question: How many Earths would fit inside the Sun?

	1,300
	523,000
	1,300,000
	523,000,000

Question Number: 8

Question: If you sent a radio message to Jupiter, how long would it take to get there if Jupiter was at its closest?

	The message would get there immediately.
	It would take about a half hour.
	It would take about two days.
	It would take a week and a half.

Question Number: 9

Question: True or False: Rocks from Mars have fallen to the Earth.

	True
	False

Question Number: 10

Question: True or False: We are in the center of our galaxy

	True
	False

Question Number: 11

Question: True or False: Seasons are caused by the moon

	True
	False

Question Number: 12

Question: True or False: The Moon has a dark side that is always facing away from the Sun

	True
	False

Question Number: 13

Question: True or False: The Apollo missions were faked

	True
	False

Question Number: 14

Question: The Sun comes out in the day. The Moon comes out when?

	once in a blue moon
	in the night
	it varies during the month
	when you least expect it

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