Planets
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
Which planet is the smallest?
Mercury
What is the name of a constellation named after a bear?
Ursa major, Ursa minor
The name of humongous groupings of gas, dust, and stars
Galaxies
Name any branch of astronomy
Astrophysics, cosmology, aeronautics, astrometry, etc
Describe terrestrial planets
They are made up of rock, silicate, water and/or carbon
Name any satellite
Hubble, JWST, Juno, Galileo, Voyagers, etc
What type of star will the Sun become in 5 billion years?
A red giant
What is the most common element in the universe?
Hydrogen
The study of rocks in space
Astrogeology
Which planet rotates counterclockwise (backwards) on its axis?
Venus
Which god is most regularly referenced in terms referring to the sun?
Helios
What is Polaris?
The North Star
What is at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?
A supermassive black hole
The literal definition of astronomy
"The Law of the Stars"
These exoplanet ranging from twice to ten times as massive as the Earth, but still are lighter than Neptune or Uranus. They can be rocky, made of gas, or a hybrid of both, and have a wide variety of climates. What are they called?
Super-Earths
Name a moon in the solar system besides Earth’s Moon
Phobos, Europa, Titan, etc
When will the Sun become a white dwarf?
About 10 billion years from now
What is the name of one of the Mars rovers?
Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, Perseverance, Ingenuity (rest in peace), Zhurong
What also goes by the name of the Morning Star?
Venus
Which planet has the largest planet-to-moon ratio?
Earth and the Moon
What is the belt of objects, similar to the asteroid belt, beyond Neptune that includes Pluto called?
The Kuiper belt
Name a star (besides the Sun or Polaris)
Deneb, Betelgeuse, Altair
What force brings galaxies together?
Gravity
Why is it harder to see the stars in the city?
Light pollution