Galaxy
Comets
Solar System
Asteroids
Stars
100
What is the name of our galaxy?
What is the Milky Way
100
A long period comet is a comet with a period of 200 years or more. (true or false)
What is true
100
What is the closest planet to the sun?
What is Mercury
100
Asteroids are sometimes called by which of these names? ( Small stars, Planeriods, Planets, or they are not call anything else)
What is Planetoids
100
Do all stars have names?
What is no, only about 250 of the brighter stars have names.
200
What is the closest galaxy like our own?
What is the Andromeda Galaxy
200
What are comets believed to be made of?
What is a mixture of ice, rock, and dust
200
What is the name of the second largest planet in our solar system?
What is Saturn
200
Asteroids that come within the orbit of the Earth at their perihelions (closest approach to the sun) are known as _______ asteroids.
What is Aten
200
Do stars have colors?
What is yes, red, orange, yellow, white, and blue.
300
What's is an Elliptical galaxy?
What is a galaxy when there is no arm structure found.
300
What did the ancient Greeks call comets?
What is Hairy Stars
300
Which planet has the shortest day?
What is Jupiter
300
If all of the known asteroids were lumped together, the would make a planet bigger than Jupiter. ( True or false)
What is false
300
What is the brightest star in the sky?
What is Sirius or "Dog Star"
400
What's is a Spiral galaxy?
What is a galaxy when one arm structure is found.
400
In what year were comets correctly recognized as members of the solar system? (1577, 1865, 1610, 1910)
What is 1577
400
Name the eight planets which go around the sun in their correct order.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune
400
Most meteorites probably only inate from the asteroid belt (true or false)
What is true
400
What is the biggest type of star?
What is Supergiants
500
How many different kinds of galaxies are there?
What is three groups: Elliptical, Spiral, and Irregular.
500
In the twentieth century, most comets were named using which convention?
What is after their discovery.
500
The Asteroid belt lies between which two planets?
What is Mars and Jupiter
500
What asteroid is believed to be associated with a meteor shower? ( 3200 Phaethon, 2060 Chiron, none, 3554 Amun)
What is 3200 Phaethon
500
What color of star is the hottest?
What is blue.
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