Best Astronomy Quiz For Minors

The Sun revolves about its own axis around:

once every 60 minutes

varies with solar latitude.

once every 365 days

once every 24 hours

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Globular clusters in our galaxy are originally located:

in the spiral arms

distributed throughout the disk including regions between the spiral arms.

in the bulge at the center of our galaxy

in the halo of our galaxy.

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What is the order of the planets?

365 days and three quarters

Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Primary cosmic radiation is defined by:

all of the above.

isotropic in space

very energetic particles

an intensity which is essentially constant in time

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The precession of the Earth belongs to the:

change in orientation of the Earth's axis.

Earth's motion around the sun.

effect of the moon on the Earth's orbit

change from night to day

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The angular position of the sun at solar noon to the plane of the equator is the meaning of:

index of refraction

latitude

solar azimuth angle

solar declination angle

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The event that creates the Moon's rotation about its axis to be equal to the Moon's period of revolution about the Earth is named:

Haner Effect

Orbital Synchronization

Landow Effect

Tidal Friction

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What are the 4 gas giants?

Jupiter, Earth, Uranus, Saturn

365 days and three quarters

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Neptune

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How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the Sun?

364 days and a quarter

365 days

365 days and three quarters

365 days and a quarter

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What is the most distant planet from the sun?

Neptune

Jupiter

Mars

Pluto

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Best Astronomy Quiz For Minors

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The Sun revolves about its own axis around:

Globular clusters in our galaxy are originally located:

What is the order of the planets?

Primary cosmic radiation is defined by:

The precession of the Earth belongs to the:

The angular position of the sun at solar noon to the plane of the equator is the meaning of:

The event that creates the Moon's rotation about its axis to be equal to the Moon's period of revolution about the Earth is named:

What are the 4 gas giants?

How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the Sun?

What is the most distant planet from the sun?

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