The Solar System, and Beyond!

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. In which year did NASA begin to build the Hubble Space Telescope? 1980 1977 1984 1990

2. Where in the Solar System would you find "Alba Patera"? Pluto Mercury The Moon Mars

3. The first __________ to be discovered was named "Ceres" Answer: (One Word)

4. What are "Crab", "Eagle", "Tarantula", "Horsehead" and "Butterfly" all examples of? Answer: (One Word)

5. What is the name of the closest white dwarf to The Sun? Sirius D Sirius A Sirius B Sirius C

6. A WIMP (Weakly Interacting Massive Particle) is lighter than a hydrogen atom. True False

7. Which space probe was the first to cross the asteroid belt? Mariner 9 Pioneer 10 Voyager 1 Viking 2

8. Hertzsprung is a volcano found on Mars. True False

9. How many inferior planets are there in the Solar System? 0 3 1 2

10. Which planet has a moon that shares it name with the object struck in a game of ice hockey? Uranus Jupiter Mars Saturn

11. Which is the densest and most massive molecular cloud in the Milky Way galaxy? Capricorn B2 Aries B2 Sagittarius B2 Gemini B2

12. What was Percival Lowell convinced he could see on Mars that might indicate the presence of intelligent life? Answer: (One Word)

13. What is the name of the cloud that marks the edge of the Solar System? Answer: (Dutch Astronomer)

14. How many times more luminous is the Milky Way compared to our Sun? 14 billion times 140 trillion times 1.4 million times 1.4 billion times

15. What were the names of the two dogs carried into space by Sputnik 5? Answer: (use "and")