Best Astronomy Quiz for Amateur Scientists

What opposing forces keep the main sequence stars at equilibrium?

Nuclear fusion and magnetism

Stars are unstable and not at equilibrium

Gravity and pressure from nuclear fusion

Gravity and mass

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What two stellar objects can result from a supernova?

White dwarf and black dwarf

Red giant and red supergiant

Neutron star and black hole

black hole and black dwarf

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Why are certain telescopes in space?

It is cheaper to put them in space

You can only see visible light from space

They are closer to what they are studying

The atmosphere blocks certain EM waves

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

Supergiant star and neutron star

Neutron star and black hole

Planetary nebula and white dwarf

Supernova and neutron star

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

It makes them orbit in the same direction

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

It makes them bigger than the other planets

It made them consist primarily of rock

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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?

Curved space

Dark energy

Gray matter

Black holes

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A Lunar Eclipse happens when:

It is a full moon.

The Moon passes behind the Earth.

The Moon passes infront of the Earth.

The Moon passes behind the Sun.

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Which two things needed for nuclear fusion?

Pressure and water

Hydrogen and helium

Uranium and plutonium

High heat and force

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When does a star leave the main sequence?

When it turns into a planetary nebula

When it runs out of hydrogen to fuse

When it runs out of helium to fuse

When it turns into a black dwarf

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

Most objects in the universe are coming towards us

Life on this planet

Cosmic background radiation

The sun's existence

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Best Astronomy Quiz for Amateur Scientists

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What opposing forces keep the main sequence stars at equilibrium?

What two stellar objects can result from a supernova?

Why are certain telescopes in space?

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

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

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

A Lunar Eclipse happens when:

Which two things needed for nuclear fusion?

When does a star leave the main sequence?

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

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