Astronomy Savvy

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

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

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? Barnard's Galaxy The Milky Way The Andromeda Galaxy The Triangulum Galaxy

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

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

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

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

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