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What galaxy is Earth located in?
a) Andromeda Galaxy
b) Milky Way Galaxy
c) Whirlpool Galaxy
d) Triangulum Galaxy
Milky Way Galaxy
Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?
a) Venus
b) Mars
c) Jupiter
d) Mercury
Mars
Which planet is famous for its prominent ring system?
a) Uranus
b) Saturn
c) Neptune
d) Jupiter
Saturn
What is the closest planet to the Sun?
a) Venus
b) Mars
c) Mercury
d) Earth
Mercury
Who was the first person to step on the Moon?
a) Yuri Gagarin
b) Neil Armstrong
c) Buzz Aldrin
d) Alan Shepard
Neil Armstrong
What is a black hole?
a) A dark planet
b) A region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape
c) A collapsed star with no mass
d) A massive asteroid
A region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
a) Saturn
b) Uranus
c) Neptune
d) Jupiter
Jupiter
What is the name of the force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?
a) Electromagnetic force
b) Nuclear force
c) Gravitational force
d) Centripetal force
Gravitational force
What is the speed of light?
a) 300,000 km/s
b) 150,000 km/s
c) 500,000 km/s
d) 1,000,000 km/s
300,000 km/s
Which planet has a day longer than its year?
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Mars
d) Pluto
Venus
Which planet has the most moons?
a) Jupiter
b) Saturn
c) Uranus
d) Neptune
Saturn
What is a light-year?
a) A measure of time
b) A measure of brightness
c) A measure of distance
d) A measure of speed
A measure of distance
What phenomenon occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun?
a) Lunar eclipse
b) Solar eclipse
c) Supermoon
d) Blood moon
Solar eclipse
What is the name of the first man-made satellite sent into space?
a) Voyager 1
b) Hubble
c) Sputnik 1
d) Apollo 11
Sputnik 1
What is a comet mostly made of?
a) Rock and iron
b) Ice and dust
c) Hydrogen and helium
d) Gases and lava
Ice and dust
Which planet has the shortest day in the solar system?
a) Earth
b) Neptune
c) Jupiter
d) Uranus
Jupiter
Which planet has the highest surface temperature?
a) Venus
b) Mercury
c) Mars
d) Earth
Venus
What is the approximate age of the universe?
a) 4.5 billion years
b) 10 billion years
c) 13.8 billion years
d) 20 billion years
13.8 billion years
Which celestial body has the most gravity?
a) Black hole
b) Neutron star
c) Jupiter
d) The Sun
Black hole
What is the primary cause of the auroras (northern and southern lights)?
a) Earth’s rotation
b) Interaction of solar wind with Earth's magnetic field
c) Reflection of sunlight by ice
d) Earth’s orbit around the Sun
Interaction of solar wind with Earth's magnetic field
What color are the hottest stars?
a) Red
b) Yellow
c) White
d) Blue
Blue
How long does it take for light from the Sun to reach Earth?
a) 8 seconds
b) 8 minutes
c) 8 hours
d) 8 days
8 minutes
What is the study of the universe and its origins called?
a) Astrophysics
b) Cosmology
c) Astronomy
d) Quantum mechanics
Cosmology
What is the term for a rock that burns up in Earth’s atmosphere?
a) Meteor
b) Asteroid
c) Comet
d) Meteoroid
Meteor
What is the closest galaxy to the Milky Way that is visible to the naked eye?
a) Triangulum Galaxy
b) Andromeda Galaxy
c) Large Magellanic Cloud
d) Small Magellanic Cloud
Andromeda Galaxy