All About Astronomy

1. How long does it take for the moon to revolve around the earth?

6 Weeks

1 Week

6 Months

28 Days

2. Who described the rings of Saturn as "ears of a teacup"?

Newton

Huygens

Herschel

Galileo

3. By what name is a quasi-stellar radio source better known?

Quasar

Masar

Laser

Nebula

4. How long does it take sunlight to reach the earth?

24 Hours

68.5 Minutes

8 Minutes

60 Seconds

5. How many stars make up Orion's Belt?

Three

Five

Two

Four

6. Which planet is not a part of the Terrean System?

Mercury

Uranus

Venus

Mars

7. Which term is used to describe the shape of the earth?

Oblate Spheroid

Spherical

Acute Spheroid

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8. How many astronauts manned each Apollo mission?

2

4

5

3

9. The residents of Perth, Australia, saluted John Glenn in 1962, by doing what?

Sending Up Flares

Firing Fireworks

Honking Their Horns

Turning On Their Lights

10. What star is labeled Alpha Ursa Minoris?

Vega

Salph

Mizar

Polaris

11. How hot is the halo of hot gas surrounding the sun?

1,000,000 F

1,000,000 C

2,000,000 C

2,000,000 F

12. The largest natural satellite in our solar system belongs to which planet?

Uranus

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

13. What rocket launched the Apollo program?

Atlas

Delta

Saturn

Titan

14. Which planet, discovered in 1781, did the discoverer plan to name after King George III of England?

Saturn

Neptune

Jupiter

Uranus

15. The Planting Moon is found in which month?

November

August

February

May

All About Astronomy

1. How long does it take for the moon to revolve around the earth?

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What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Who described the rings of Saturn as "ears of a teacup"?

3. By what name is a quasi-stellar radio source better known?

4. How long does it take sunlight to reach the earth?

5. How many stars make up Orion's Belt?

6. Which planet is not a part of the Terrean System?

7. Which term is used to describe the shape of the earth?

8. How many astronauts manned each Apollo mission?

9. The residents of Perth, Australia, saluted John Glenn in 1962, by doing what?

10. What star is labeled Alpha Ursa Minoris?

11. How hot is the halo of hot gas surrounding the sun?

12. The largest natural satellite in our solar system belongs to which planet?

13. What rocket launched the Apollo program?

14. Which planet, discovered in 1781, did the discoverer plan to name after King George III of England?

15. The Planting Moon is found in which month?