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HISTORY
CONSTELLATION
SOLARSYSTEM
MOON
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Who first suggested that the earth rotated on its axis? • Aristotle • Aristarchus • Tycho Brahe
Aristarchus
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Which constellation has Polaris, the north star? • Cassiopia • Ursa minor • Pegasus
Ursa minor
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The asteroid belt lies between, • Earth and Mars • Mars and Jupiter • Jupiter and Saturn
Mars and Jupiter
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How old is the Moon? 4.6 billion years 2.6 billion years 900 million years
4.6 billion years
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First images of Earth from space was taken using a • V-2 rocket • R-3 rocket • Saturn V rocket
V-2 rocket
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In the model proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus', which object was at the centre of the universe? • Sun • Earth • Milky way galaxy
Sun
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What is the brightest star in the constellation of scorpius? • Regulus • Antares • Vega
Antares
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The largest asteroid discovered in the asteriod belt is, • Ceres • Vesta • Titan
Ceres
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. How long is the lunar day (from sunrise to the next sunrise)? 24 hours 126 hours 708 hours
708 hours
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First ever artificial satellite to orbit the Earth was • Sputnik • Explorer 1 • Vostok 1
Sputnik
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Astronomer Johannes Kepler, • Published 'Almagest' • Suggested elliptical orbits for planets • Invented the first radio telescope
Suggested elliptical orbits for planets
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According to the star chart, how many constellations should be there in the zodiac? • 11 • 12 • 13
13
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How old is our solar system • 800 million years • 2 billion years • 5 billion years
5 billion years
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Which percent of the surface area of the Moon visible is to the Earth? 50 percent 59 percent 76 percent
59 percent
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Who was the first woman in space? • Tatyana Kuznetsova • Zhanna Yorkina • Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina Tereshkova
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Ancient astronomers used 'epicycles' to explain, • Planetary transits • Moon's phases • Retrograde motion
Retrograde motion
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What is the largest constellation in the night sky? • Hydra • Hercules • Orion
Hydra
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. The average distance between the earth and the sun is equal to, • One light year • One astronomical unit • One parsec
One astronomical unit
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The surface layger of the Moon is called, Apollo Regolith Moonzonite
Regolith
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.First spacecraft to impact on the moon was • Luna 1 • Luna 2 • Explorer 1
Luna 2
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. Correct pairing of astronomer/mathematician and their contribution? • Pythagoras – Earth's circumference • Johannas Kepler – Craters of moon • Nicolaus Copernicus – Heliocentric universe
Nicolaus Copernicus – Heliocentric universe
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What is the latin name given to the constellation of twins? • Aries • Gemini • Equules
Gemini
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Comets are belived to originate from, • Oort cloud • Asteroid belt • Interstellar medium
Oort cloud
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. How many people have walked on the moon? 8 astronauts 12 astronauts 22 astronauts
12 astronauts
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What was the first successful spacecraft to Mars? • Marsnik 2 • Mariner 4 • Viking 1
Mariner 4