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