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    What is the opposite to ordinary matter called?

    • Antimatter
    • Optics
    • Tropics
    • Peak Load
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  • 2. 

    Illumination of the night sky is also known as what?

    • Element

    • Ampere

    • Aurora

    • Ohm

    Correct Answer
    A. Aurora
  • 3. 

    Which scientific term is best defined as a group of galaxies?

    • Cirriform

    • Galaxy Clusters

    • Hand

    • Watt

    Correct Answer
    A. Galaxy Clusters
  • 4. 

    Which scientific term is best defined as "the area influenced by an object's gravity"?

    • Drug Metabolism

    • Gravitational Field

    • Lunar Eclipse

    • Nautical Mile

    Correct Answer
    A. Gravitational Field
  • 5. 

    What is a sudden violent explosion on the sun called?

    • Ozone Layer

    • Volcano

    • Solar Flare

    • Solar Eclipse

    Correct Answer
    A. Solar Flare
  • 6. 

    The science term, "moon", is best defined as?

    • Type Of Food Poisoning

    • Compact Disk Read Only Memory

    • General Name Also Given To Natural Satellites

    • Animal Life

    Correct Answer
    A. General Name Also Given To Natural Satellites
  • 7. 

    Which of the following is made up of frozen dust and gases?

    • Comet

    • Star

    • Earth's Moon

    • Meteoroid

    Correct Answer
    A. Comet
  • 8. 

    Which of these scientific terms is defined as the Earth moving between the Sun and the Moon?

    • Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema)

    • Artesian Water

    • Superconductor

    • Lunar Eclipse

    Correct Answer
    A. Lunar Eclipse
  • 9. 

    What would you call something that is between celestial objects?

    • Interstellar

    • Renewable Energy

    • Thunder

    • Thermometer

    Correct Answer
    A. Interstellar
  • 10. 

    Which planet in our solar system is fifth from the Sun?

    • Mercury

    • Jupiter

    • Mars

    • Neptune

    Correct Answer
    A. Jupiter
  • 11. 

    What is the cargo of a spacecraft called?

    • Payload

    • Smog

    • Botulism

    • Neutron Stars

    Correct Answer
    A. Payload
  • 12. 

    Which of these words describes planets which have solid rocky surfaces?

    • Orbital

    • Terrestrial

    • Astral

    • Geothermal

    Correct Answer
    A. Terrestrial
  • 13. 

    Which Apollo Mission was launched on November 14, 1969?

    • Apollo 21

    • Apollo 7

    • Apollo 4

    • Apollo 12

    Correct Answer
    A. Apollo 12
  • 14. 

    Which scientific term is defined as outside of our galaxy?

    • Methane

    • Extragalactic

    • Gas

    • Water Hardness

    Correct Answer
    A. Extragalactic
  • 15. 

    Which of these is a moon of the planet Saturn?

    • Titan

    • Mass

    • Saturn

    • Orion

    Correct Answer
    A. Titan

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