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Space : The Final Frontier

Created by awkins

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : General Astronomy
Space The Final Frontier game quiz
"Assorted selection of space related questions. Enjoy! All units are based on the US number system - i.e. 1 billion = 1,000,000,000. Most definitions are verified at Dictionary.com."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. How many planets in our solar system have rings?
    6
    1
    4
    2


2. How far is a light year?
    5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion km.
    5.88 million miles or 9.46 million km.
    5.88 billion miles or 9.46 billion km.
    588 million miles.


3. What is a meteoroid?
    A piece of space material travelling outside the solar system.
    A planet without a satellite.
    A comet that has no tail.
    A small astral body outside the atmosphere.


4. According to popular theory, what is a 'singularity'?
    The centre of a black hole.
    The centre of the universe.
    The centre of the galaxy.
    The centre of a sun.


5. What is the angle of re-entry used by space craft returning into the Earth's atmosphere?
    57-67 degrees.
    45-65 degrees.
    28-38 degrees.
    70-90 degrees.


6. What is an Astronomical Unit?
    The length of the Solar System.
    The average distance of the Earth from the Sun.
    The average distance of the Sun from the centre of the Galaxy.
    The distance of the Sun from the nearest star.


7. What is a black hole?
    A collapsed planet.
    A collapsed star.
    A collapsed galaxy.
    My bedroom.


8. What is a nova?
    A dying star.
    A star that temporarily becomes brighter.
    A new planet.
    The birth of a galaxy.


9. What is a supernova?
    The birth of a new star.
    An exploding star expending its energy in a bright flash.
    A very bright stellar constellation.
    An exploding galaxy.


10. Which is not a satellite of Neptune?
    Umbriel.
    Nereid.
    Triton.
    Naiad.


11. What is a quasar?
    QUAsi StellAr Radio source.
    QUestionable Alien SpAce Response.
    QUASi Alien Radar.
    QUiet And Strange Astronomical Response.


12. What is the closest star to Earth, after our Sun?
    Rigel.
    Betelgeuse.
    Antares.
    Proxima Centauri.


13. What is a galactic year?
    The time it takes the galaxy to rotate.
    The time it takes the Sun to orbit the galaxy.
    The time it takes the solar system to orbit the Sun.
    The distance the galaxy travels in one year.


14. How long is a galactic year?
    225,000,000 years.
    297,000,000 million years.
    150,000,000 years.
    316,000,000 million years.


15. What is the largest moon in our solar system?
    Titan
    Phobos
    Triton
    Ganymede


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