Planets, Stars and Beyond

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. A significant outflow of charged particles, away from a star, is called: a geo storm a proton wind a magnetic storm a stellar wind

2. A type of neutron star is called a: quasar pulsar variable star brown dwarf

3. Name the Jovian Planets. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars Jupiter and Saturn

4. Where do long term comets originate? Kuiper Belt Oort Cloud Trojan Belt Halley's Cloud

5. What is the largest asteroid ever discovered called? Ceres Juno Vesta Pallas

6. Spike-like columns of gas that jet out from the sun's chromosphere are called: Neutrinos Spicules Helio flares Sunspots

7. Stars live over 90 per cent of their lives as part of this stage. What is it? Proto Star Main Sequence Neutron Star Red Giant

8. What is the brightest star in the night sky? Canopus Betelgeuse Vega Sirius

9. This moon is the largest known satellite in our solar system. What is its name? Triton Luna Ganymede Titan

10. This unmanned space probe has visited all of the outer planets except Pluto. What was its name? Voyager 1 No space probe has orbited as far as Neptune. Pioneer 11 Voyager 2