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Cosmic Questions
100

How long does it take the Moon to orbit Earth?

  • A. 1 day
  • B. 7 days
  • C. About 1 month 
  • D. 1 year
  • C. About 1 month 
100

Which planet is often called Earth's "sister planet" because of its similar size?

  • A. Mars
  • B. Venus 
  • C. Mercury
  • D. Saturn
  • B. Venus 
100

What galaxy contains our solar system?

  • A. Andromeda
  • B. Whirlpool
  • C. Milky Way 
  • D. Sombrero
  • C. Milky Way 
100

What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space in 1957?

  • A. Explorer 1
  • B. Sputnik 1 
  • C. Apollo 1
  • D. Vanguard
  • B. Sputnik 1 
100

What is a black hole?

  • A. A dark planet
  • B. A hole in a planet
  • C. A region with gravity so strong that even light cannot escape 
  • D. A giant asteroid
  • C. A region with gravity so strong that even light cannot escape 
200

Which was the first country to land people on the Moon?

  • A. Russia
  • B. China
  • C. United States 
  • D. England
  • C. United States 
200

Which two planets are known as the "gas giants"?

  • A. Mercury and Venus
  • B. Earth and Mars
  • C. Jupiter and Saturn 
  • D. Uranus and Neptune
  • C. Jupiter and Saturn 
200

What is the name of the galaxy nearest to the Milky Way that can be seen without a telescope?

  • A. Whirlpool Galaxy
  • B. Triangulum Galaxy
  • C. Andromeda Galaxy 
  • D. Sombrero Galaxy
  • C. Andromeda Galaxy 
200

Which space telescope was launched in 2021 and can see farther into space than Hubble?

  • A. Kepler
  • B. Chandra
  • C. James Webb Space Telescope 
  • D. Galileo
  • C. James Webb Space Telescope 
200

What is the name of the dwarf planet once considered the ninth planet?

  • A. Ceres
  • B. Pluto 
  • C. Eris
  • D. Haumea
  • B. Pluto 
300

In what year did humans first walk on the Moon?

  • A. 1959
  • B. 1969 
  • C. 1979
  • D. 1989
  • B. 1969 
300

Which planet has the largest volcano in the solar system?

  • A. Earth
  • B. Mars 
  • C. Venus
  • D. Jupiter
  • B. Mars 
300

What color are the hottest stars?

  • A. Red
  • B. Yellow
  • C. White
  • D. Blue 
  • D. Blue 
300

Who was the first American in space?

  • A. John Glenn
  • B. Neil Armstrong
  • C. Alan Shepard 
  • D. Gus Grissom
  • C. Alan Shepard 
300

Which planet has the shortest year because it travels around the Sun the fastest?

  • A. Venus
  • B. Earth
  • C. Mars
  • D. Mercury 

D. Mercury

400

What is the dark, flat area seen on the Moon called?

  • A. Crater
  • B. Valley
  • C. Mare ("Sea") 
  • D. Canyon
  • C. Mare ("Sea") 
400

Which planet takes about 29 Earth years to orbit the Sun?

  • A. Jupiter
  • B. Saturn 
  • C. Uranus
  • D. Neptune
  • B. Saturn 
400

Our Sun is classified as what type of star?

  • A. Red Giant
  • B. White Dwarf
  • C. Yellow Dwarf 
  • D. Blue Giant
  • C. Yellow Dwarf 
400

Which spacecraft became the first human-made object to enter interstellar space?

  • A. Pioneer 10
  • B. Voyager 1 
  • C. Voyager 2
  • D. New Horizons
  • B. Voyager 1 
400

What is the closest planet to Earth most of the time?

  • A. Mars
  • B. Venus
  • C. Mercury 
  • D. Jupiter
  • C. Mercury 
500

How many astronauts have walked on the Moon?

  • A. 8
  • B. 10
  • C. 12 
  • D. 15
  • C. 12 
500

Which planet spins on its side and has the fastest winds recorded anywhere in our solar system?

  • A. Neptune
  • B. Uranus 
  • C. Mercury
  • D. Venus
  • B. Uranus 
500

What is the name of the event that marks the death of a massive star?

  • A. Eclipse
  • B. Nova
  • C. Supernova 
  • D. Solstice
  • C. Supernova 
500

What was the name of the first U.S. space station?

  • A. Skylab 
  • B. Gemini
  • C. Freedom
  • D. Mercury
  • A. Skylab 
500

What two planets is the asteroid belt located between?

  • A. Earth and Mars
  • B. Mars and Jupiter 
  • C. Jupiter and Saturn
  • D. Saturn and Uranus
  • B. Mars and Jupiter 
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