Best Astronomy Quiz For Grown-Up Kids

How do astronomers detect planets in other solar systems?

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.

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

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

A black hole

A nearby solar system

A distant galaxy

A supernova

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

FALSE

TRUE

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Which one best describes equinoxes?

The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun

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

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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 expanding rapidly

The universe is composed of billions of galaxies.

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

Scientists charted the position of stars throughout a year.

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

Scientists mapped the orbits of nearby solar systems.

Scientists viewed light bending around a bowling ball.

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

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

The earth is tilted toward the sun (Northern hemisphere)

The earth is not tilted during spring and fall

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

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

Planets rotate around the earth

Planets are stationary, but stars rotate

Planets are stationary

Planets rotate around the sun

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Which important discovery was made by William Herschel?

He discovered the planet Saturn.

He found a new comet circling earth.

He determined the shape of the galaxy.

He found planets in other solar systems.

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What does the earth's tilt create?

Earthquakes

Day and Night

Tsunamis

The seasons

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How do astronomers detect planets in other solar systems?

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

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

Which one best describes equinoxes?

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

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

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

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

Which important discovery was made by William Herschel?

What does the earth's tilt create?

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