Astronomy Savvy

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1. What state of matter is our Sun mainly consisted of? Liquid Gas Plasma Solid

2. The Russian-built Venera 7 visited what planet? Venus Neptune Pluto Jupiter

3. Where in our solar system would you most likely find a prominence? Mercury The Sun Io Charon

4. The Pinwheel Galaxy, a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major, is also known as M101. What does the "M" stand for? Main point of reference Mega-cluster Messier Mir

5. What galaxy is the largest member of the Local Group? The Milky Way Barnard's Galaxy The Triangulum Galaxy The Andromeda Galaxy

6. What is the name for the point when an object in orbit around the Earth comes its closest to the Earth? Sidereal period Eccentricity Perigee Albedo

7. When 3 celestial bodies within the same gravitational system align to form a straight line, what is it called? Disparity Syzygy Appulse Triple conjunction

8. An astronomical unit is the distance between...? The Earth and the Sun The Sun and Proxima Centauri The Earth and the Moon The center and the outermost point of our solar system

9. What is the maximum mass of a white dwarf in solar masses? ~0.54 ~1.00 ~1.44 ~2.00

10. What does CMBR stand for? Answer: (Four Words)