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Astronomy or Cosmology?

Created by paulsr

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : General Astronomy
Astronomy or Cosmology game quiz
"All of the questions are related to astronomy or cosmology, even if sometimes tenuously."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. The term dirty snowball refers to a ______?
    asteroid
    comet
    meteor
    meteorite


2. What is the name of the closest large spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way?
    Andromeda
    M33
    Leo
    NGC2143


3. Who discovered the relationship between Redshift and distance within the universe?
    Hubble
    Hey
    Hoyle
    Hewish


4. Where is the world's first fully steerable giant radio telescope located?
    Mount Wilson
    Green Bank
    Jodrell Bank
    Arecibo


5. What does the 'C' in Einstein's famous equation E=MC2 stand for?
    Redshift
    The speed of light in a vacuum
    The Doppler Effect
    The age of the universe


6. Who was first person recorded as seeing the moons of Jupiter and the rings of Saturn?
    Galileo
    Kepler
    Lord Kelvin
    Copernicus


7. A Supernova is the explosion of a _______?
    Bomb
    Asteroid
    Planet
    Star


8. What is the name of the largest moon of Saturn?
    Triton
    Titania
    Titan
    Titus


9. What is the fuel that powers our sun?
    Gasoline
    Helium
    Hydrogen
    Oxygen


10. What element is at the bottom of the Energy Well?
    lead
    iron
    uranium
    mercury

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