Astronomy Quiz For Aspiring Scientists

What two things are needed to start nuclear fusion?

Hydrogen and helium

Uranium and plutonium

High heat and low pressure

High heat and high pressure

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How long ago was stonhenge built

50,000 years

500 Yeras

5,000 years

50,555 years

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An eclipse that occurs when the moon's total shadow, or umbra, falls on Earth.

Solar Eclipse

Lunar Eclipse

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We can identify only a small fraction of all the pulsars that exist in our galaxy because

Few swing their beam of synchrotron emission in our direction

Gas and dust efficiently block radio photons

Most have evolved to become black holes, which emit no light

Massive stars are very rare

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A star is considered to begin its main sequence life when

It begins to move off the main sequence.

Its protostar life begins.

Nuclear reactions start.

It starts to collapse.

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Comets and asteroids are

All more massive than Earth's moon

Primarily located within 1 AU of the Sun

Other names for moons of the planets

Material left over from the formation of the planets

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Drew one of the first star maps

Inca

Mayan

Egyptian

Chinese

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Which astronomer was known for refining the telescope and discovering the moons of Jupiter?

Isaac Newton

Nicolaus Copernicus

Claudius Ptolomy

Galileo Galilei

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Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?

The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

The norther hemisphere is tilted neither toward or away from the sun

The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

Why are you talking about the northern hemisphere when you asked about the southern hemisphere?

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What produces a type-I supernova?

The radiactive decay of cobalt into iron

Mass transfer to a white dwarf

A large nova

The collapse of the core of a massive star

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What two things are needed to start nuclear fusion?

How long ago was stonhenge built

An eclipse that occurs when the moon's total shadow, or umbra, falls on Earth.

We can identify only a small fraction of all the pulsars that exist in our galaxy because

A star is considered to begin its main sequence life when

Comets and asteroids are

Drew one of the first star maps

Which astronomer was known for refining the telescope and discovering the moons of Jupiter?

Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?

What produces a type-I supernova?

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