Fun Trivia Questions On Astronomy

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What is the 6th planet from the sun in our solar system?
- Venus
- Uranus
- Saturn
- Jupiter

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What does the color of a star indicate?
- Size And Distance
- Age And Distance
- Distance And Temperature
- Temperature And Age
Correct Answer

A. Temperature And Age
3.

What type of object does the "no-hair" theory describe?
- Asteroid
- Comet
- Black Hole
- Meteor
Correct Answer

A. Black Hole
4.

Which of the following is not a constellation?
- Horologium
- Microscopium
- Telescopium
- Trapezium
Correct Answer

A. Trapezium
5.

How many rings does the planet Saturn have?
- 4
- 13
- 3
- 7
Correct Answer

A. 7
6.

The Horsehead Nebula can be found in what constellation?
- Orion
- Pegasus
- Aquarius
- Ursa Major
Correct Answer

A. Orion
7.

The Sun's mass is approximately how many times as great as Earth's?
- 10,000 Times
- 330,000 Times
- 800 Times
- 1 Million Times
Correct Answer

A. 330,000 Times
8.

How often does sunspot activity reach its lowest point?
- 10.6 Years
- 11.3 Years
- 12.1 Years
- 11.9 Years
Correct Answer

A. 11.3 Years
9.

Who was the commander of the first U.S. Space Shuttle mission?
- Robert Crippen
- Ron McNairy
- Thomas Mattingly
- John Young
Correct Answer

A. John Young
10.

After the Centauri system, what is the next farthest star from our sun?
- Wolf 359
- Barnard's Star
- Vega
- Sirius A
Correct Answer

A. Barnard's Star
11.

What is it called when the Earth, Sun and Moon lie in a straight-line configuration?
- Triclips
- Equinox
- Syzygy
- Lineruper
Correct Answer

A. Syzygy

Explanation

Syzygy is the term used to describe the straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies in a gravitational system. When the Earth, Sun, and Moon align in this way, it can lead to events like eclipses (solar or lunar) and spring tides (higher than usual tides). This alignment occurs due to the orbital paths of the Moon around the Earth and the Earth around the Sun.

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12.

What scientist discovered that sunspots occur in an eleven-year cycle?
- Kepler
- Brahe
- Galileo
- Newton
Correct Answer

A. Galileo
13.

The term, "black hole", was named by American physicist, John Wheeler, in which year?
- 1927
- 1947
- 1957
- 1967
Correct Answer

A. 1967
14.

Who discovered the supernova and was the first to theorize that stars "die"?
- Galileo Galilei
- Nicolas Copernicus
- Tycho Brahe
- Johannes Kepler
Correct Answer

A. Tycho Brahe
15.

Which tiny moon orbiting the asteroid Ida was discovered in 1994?
- Icarus
- Dactyl
- Eros
- Deimos
Correct Answer

A. Dactyl

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Fun Trivia Questions On Astronomy

What is the 6th planet from the sun in our solar system?

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What does the color of a star indicate?

What type of object does the "no-hair" theory describe?

Which of the following is not a constellation?

How many rings does the planet Saturn have?

The Horsehead Nebula can be found in what constellation?

The Sun's mass is approximately how many times as great as Earth's?

How often does sunspot activity reach its lowest point?

Who was the commander of the first U.S. Space Shuttle mission?

After the Centauri system, what is the next farthest star from our sun?

What is it called when the Earth, Sun and Moon lie in a straight-line configuration?

What scientist discovered that sunspots occur in an eleven-year cycle?

The term, "black hole", was named by American physicist, John Wheeler, in which year?

Who discovered the supernova and was the first to theorize that stars "die"?

Which tiny moon orbiting the asteroid Ida was discovered in 1994?