Best Astronomy Quiz for Amateur Scientists

Which two things needed for nuclear fusion?

Pressure and water

High heat and force

Hydrogen and helium

Uranium and plutonium

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Why are certain telescopes in space?

They are closer to what they are studying

The atmosphere blocks certain EM waves

It is cheaper to put them in space

You can only see visible light from space

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What two steller objects come after a red giant in the life cycle of stars?

Supernova and neutron star

Supergiant star and neutron star

Neutron star and black hole

Planetary nebula and white dwarf

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When does a star leave the main sequence?

When it runs out of hydrogen to fuse

When it runs out of helium to fuse

When it turns into a planetary nebula

When it turns into a black dwarf

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What does being near to the sun means to the inner planets?

It makes them bigger than the other planets

It makes them orbit in the same direction

It means they will all spiral into the sun in 2 million years

It made them consist primarily of rock

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A Lunar Eclipse happens when:

The Moon passes behind the Sun.

It is a full moon.

The Moon passes behind the Earth.

The Moon passes infront of the Earth.

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Which force do scientists such as Saul Perlmutter consider is counteracting gravity and letting the universe to accelerate the rate of its expansion?

Black holes

Curved space

Gray matter

Dark energy

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What opposing forces keep the main sequence stars at equilibrium?

Nuclear fusion and magnetism

Gravity and mass

Stars are unstable and not at equilibrium

Gravity and pressure from nuclear fusion

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What two stellar objects can result from a supernova?

black hole and black dwarf

Neutron star and black hole

Red giant and red supergiant

White dwarf and black dwarf

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What proof do we have of the rise right after the Big Bang?

Cosmic background radiation

Life on this planet

The sun's existence

Most objects in the universe are coming towards us

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Best Astronomy Quiz for Amateur Scientists

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Which two things needed for nuclear fusion?

Why are certain telescopes in space?

What two steller objects come after a red giant in the life cycle of stars?

When does a star leave the main sequence?

What does being near to the sun means to the inner planets?

A Lunar Eclipse happens when:

Which force do scientists such as Saul Perlmutter consider is counteracting gravity and letting the universe to accelerate the rate of its expansion?

What opposing forces keep the main sequence stars at equilibrium?

What two stellar objects can result from a supernova?

What proof do we have of the rise right after the Big Bang?

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