- 1. Which is a tool that astronomers use?
A) hammer B) moon C) optical telescope D) stethascope
- 2. Which is a tool that astronomers use?
A) steth seeker B) porsle sight C) optical probe D) radio telescope
- 3. A light-year is the distance that light travels in:
A) 1 second B) 1 week C) 1 year D) 1 month
- 4. A radio teleschope collects what?
A) music B) pictures of outerspace. C) sound waves D) radio waves
- 5. What is something doing when it circles another object? It is.....
A) orbiting B) rotating C) circling D) day
- 6. What is a force that pulls objects to each other?
A) rotate B) gravity C) solar sytem D) orbit
- 7. What is the time that it takes the Earth to circle the sun once?
A) day B) year
- 8. What is the time that it takes the Earth to spin around once on its axis?
A) day B) year
- 9. There are _________ planets in the solar system.
A) 365 days B) eight C) nine D) 10 (counting the sun)
- 10. Every time the Earth orbits the sun, one _________ goes by
A) day B) year C) month D) week
 - 11. Which planet is closest to the sun?
A) Mercury B) Venus C) Earth D) Pluto
 - 12. Which planet is the largest in our Solar System?
A) Mercury B) Earth C) Jupiter D) Sun
- 13. Which of these suns have the hottest surface temperature?
A) White Sun B) Blue Sun C) Red Sun D) Yellow Sun
- 14. The most accepted theory for the creation of the Universe is called the:
A) Big Bang Theory B) Space Theory C) Einstein's Theory D) Steady-State Theory
- 15. Which of these is not a type of Galaxy
A) Cube B) Elliptical C) Irregular D) Spiral
 - 16. A supernova is a large explosion of a:
A) Star B) Planet C) Moon
- 17. It takes about one ___________ for the moon to orbit the Earth.
A) 366 days during a leap year B) 24 hours C) week D) month
- 18. The name of our Galaxy is called the:
A) Nebula B) Andromeda C) Milk Bar D) Milky Way
- 19. All electromagnetic waves travel at:
A) The speed of a bullet. B) The speed of a Jet. C) The speed of light. D) The speed of sound.
- 20. The most common landforms on the moon are__________.
A) rocks B) mountians C) lakes D) craters
- 21. A Nebula is a large Interstellar:
A) Blackhole B) Cloud C) Planet D) Neutron Star
- 22. The Ngarrindjeri people who occupy the Coorong and Murray Valley region of South Australia saw the Southern Cross as a:
A) Prawn B) Giant Stingray C) Starfish D) Crab
- 23. What is the name given to stars that are 10 times larger than our own Sun?
A) Supergiants B) Megagiants C) Giant
 - 24. Which chemical element is the most abundant in the Universe?
A) Hydrogen B) Iron C) Oxygen D) Carbon
- 25. Stars appear very small in the night sky because they are:
A) Microscopic Stars B) 1000 kilometres away C) Light-years away D) 1 kilometre away
- 26. Approximately how long does it take light from the Sun to reach your eyes?
A) 2 days B) 1 hour C) 8 minutes D) 5 years
- 27. Saturday is named after which planet in our Solar System?
A) Saturn B) Mars C) Jupiter D) Mercury
- 28. What do we call a region in spacetime with a strong gravitational effect that nothing—including light—can escape from inside it?
A) Red Giant B) Nebula C) Blackhole D) Galaxy
- 29. Groups of Stars, in our Night Sky, that are shaped like Animals or familiar objects are called:
A) Constellations B) Nebulas C) Galaxies D) Doodles
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