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 proton wind a geo storm a stellar wind a magnetic storm

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

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

4. Where do long term comets originate? Oort Cloud Trojan Belt Kuiper 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 Sunspots Helio flares Spicules

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

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? Ganymede Titan Luna Triton

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