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Astronomy Quiz

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Physics - Astronomy

Here is an easy quiz on astronomy. There are ten questions. The quiz is not timed.

Good luck.

 

 

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1. Astronomers sometimes use the AU (Astronomical Unit) to communicate the distance between celestial objects. One AU is defined as:

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2. The planet that is closest to the sun is:

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3. From 2006, this object, in the solar system, is not considered a planet; It is now classified as a dwarf planet. That object is:

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4. Though Venus is the second planet, its surface temperature is greater than the planet Mercury which is orbiting close to the sun. That is due to the greenhouse effect caused by the presence of huge amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Venus.

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5. The nearest star to Earth (other than the Sun) is:

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6. What is going on at the center of the Sun (or in any star) is known as nuclear fusion (hydrogen atoms are fused together to make helium). In this process huge amount of energy is released.

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7. Though several minor galaxies lie around our home (Milky Way) galaxy, Andromeda is the nearest major spiral galaxy. How far Andromeda galaxy is from our Earth?

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8. Why do we always see the near side of our Moon?

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9. Asteroid belt is located between the orbits of:

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10. Our solar system formed about:

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