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Astronomical Terms

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : General Astronomy : Astronomical Terms

Introduction:
"This first quiz on Astronomical terms will be relatively (no pun intended) easy! I will give you the description and you determine the term."


1. What is a bright streak of light seen in the sky?
    Meteorite
    Asteroid
    Meteroid
    Meteor


2. Light travels at 186,282 miles per _______________.
    hour
    minute
    second
    year


3. What is a depression on a terrestrial planet or satellite called?
    Hill
    Crater
    Mountain
    Ridge


4. The uppermost region of the Sun is called the?
    Photosphere
    Ionosphere
    Chromosphere
    Corona


5. A medium sized icy solar system object is called a?
    Asteroid
    Planet
    Comet
    Star


6. What is a fireball that produces a sonic boom called?
    meteorite
    No such object
    Bolide
    Comet


7. What is the brightness scale of stars called?
    Magnitude
    Temperature
    Albedo
    Density


8. 3.26 light years is called?
    an astronomical Unit
    the distance to the nearest star
    nothing
    a parsec


9. What is a bright region in the Sun called?
    Prominence
    Sunspot
    Plage
    Flare


10. What is the name for an object that goes around another object backwards called?
    Retrograde
    Upside down
    Prograde
    Normal


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