Test Your Knowledge Of The Universe!

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Question 1/25

Which Planet spins backwards relative to the others?

  • Jupiter
  • Venus
  • Mars
Question 2/25

How much time does it take for the sun's rays take to reach earth?

  • 8 minutes
  • 10 minutes
  • 12 minutes
Question 3/25

Which planet is nearest to the earth?

  • Mars
  • Venus
  • Mercury
Question 4/25

Which planet is known as the Morning Star or the Evening Star?

  • Saturn
  • Uranus
  • Venus
Question 5/25

When does a lunar eclipse occur?

  • When the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon
  • When the Moon is between the Earth and Sun
  • When the Earth covers the Sun
Question 6/25

How fast is the Andromeda Galaxy approaching the Milky Way Galaxy?

  • At approximately 50 kilometers per second
  • At approximately 100 kilometers per second
  • At approximately 200 kilometers per second
Question 7/25

How many natural satellites of Earth are there?

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
Question 8/25

Where is the “edge of space” located?

  • 100 miles above sea level
  • 62 miles above sea level
  • 73 miles above sea level
Question 9/25

How much larger is the Sun than the Earth?

  • 10 times larger
  • 100000 times larger
  • 300000 times larger
Question 10/25

Which is the coldest and smallest of all planets?

  • Saturn
  • Jupiter
  • Pluto
Question 11/25

Which is the Hottest Planet in the solar system?

  • Sun
  • Earth
  • Venus
Question 12/25

How many stars are in the Milky Way?

  • 50 billion
  • 1 trillion
  • 100 billion
Question 13/25

Which planet has the most volcanoes?

  • Earth
  • Mars
  • Venus
Question 14/25

When will Halley’s Comet be visible from Earth again?

  • 2061
  • 2053
  • 2080
Question 15/25

When was the first man made object sent into space?

  • 1960
  • 1959
  • 1957
Question 16/25

The closest star to the sun is what?

  • Proxima Centauri
  • Star Light, Star Bright
  • Alpha Centauri A
Question 17/25

Stars are made primarily of what?

  • Hydrogen and helium
  • Helium and Carbon
  • The will to succeed
Question 18/25

Which of the following is NOT a known type of star?

  • Red giant
  • White dwarf
  • Green Giant
Question 19/25

What are comets often called?

  • Dirty snowballs
  • Filthy dirt balls
  • Silly streakers
Question 20/25

What is the nucleus of a comet primarily made of?

  • Ice and dust
  • Rock
  • Hopes and dreams
Question 21/25

How big are the nuclei of most comets?

  • 20 miles (32 km)
  • 10 miles (16 kilometers) or less
  • 100 miles (161 km) or more
Question 22/25

What organization is responsible for naming constellations?

  • The International Astronomical Union
  • The friendly staff of SPACE.com
  • Sky & Telescope Magazine
Question 23/25

Which of these is not a constellation?

  • Reticulum the Net
  • Puppis the Stern
  • Meteoroid the Coward
Question 24/25

What are the only two animal constellations with identical Latin and English names?

  • Aries and Taurus
  • Lynx and Phoenix
  • Puma and Serpent
Question 25/25

How many stars are there in the Andromeda Galaxy?

  • 1 trillion
  • 200 billion
  • 500billion

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