Best Astronomy Quiz For Grown-Up Kids

Which one best describes the tilt of the earth during the spring and fall equinoxes?

The earth is tilted toward the sun (Northern hemisphere)

The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun (tilt is side to side)

The earth is tilted away from the sun (Northern hemisphere)

The earth is not tilted during spring and fall

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What does the earth's tilt create?

The seasons

Tsunamis

Day and Night

Earthquakes

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Which one best describes equinoxes?

The southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

The norther hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun

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Which one is discovered by Robert Wilson and co-workers in support of the Big Bang Theory?

The universe has background microwave radiation.

The universe has many galaxies close to ours.

The universe is composed of billions of galaxies.

The universe is expanding rapidly

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The Arctic Circle takes several days each year where the sun never rises.

TRUE

FALSE

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Which experiment was used to prove Einstein's Theory of General Relativity?

Scientists mapped the orbits of nearby solar systems.

Scientists took photos of stars before and during a solar eclipse.

Scientists charted the position of stars throughout a year.

Scientists viewed light bending around a bowling ball.

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Which important discovery was made by William Herschel?

He discovered the planet Saturn.

He determined the shape of the galaxy.

He found a new comet circling earth.

He found planets in other solar systems.

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Which model accurately depicts the view of the solar system first developed by the Greeks?

Planets rotate around the sun

Planets rotate around the earth

Planets are stationary, but stars rotate

Planets are stationary

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Which interstellar objects were first discovered by Carl Jansky using radio astronomy?

A nearby solar system

A distant galaxy

A black hole

A supernova

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How do astronomers detect planets in other solar systems?

They chart the curvature of space as light bends around a star.

They monitor the pattern of movement and light from a star.

They predict the acceleration of nearby stars in relation to the planet.

They can directly observe them with a telescope.

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Which one best describes the tilt of the earth during the spring and fall equinoxes?

What does the earth's tilt create?

Which one best describes equinoxes?

Which one is discovered by Robert Wilson and co-workers in support of the Big Bang Theory?

The Arctic Circle takes several days each year where the sun never rises.

Which experiment was used to prove Einstein's Theory of General Relativity?

Which important discovery was made by William Herschel?

Which model accurately depicts the view of the solar system first developed by the Greeks?

Which interstellar objects were first discovered by Carl Jansky using radio astronomy?

How do astronomers detect planets in other solar systems?

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