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Astronomy 101

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  • With which US spacecraft did Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, Jr. land on the moon?
    Apollo 13
    Apollo 11
  • Galaxies are a conglomerate of..............
    stars
  • Comets are masses of......., rock and sometimes metal.
    Ice
  • The ecliptic is the apparent path of the ...... through the constellations
    Earth
    Sun
  • Selene is the goddess of the
    Sun
    Night
    Moon
    Sky
  • The giant planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and........
    Neptune
  • The Polaris star is part of what constellation?
    Ursa major / big bear / big dipper
    Ursa minor / small bear / little dipper
    Cygnus / the swan / north cross
  • Pluto is a..........
    Disney character
    satellite
    protoplanet
    planet
  • There is an asteroid belt between 2 planets, name the planets.
    Earth and Venus
    Mars and Jupiter
    Uranus and Neptune
    Jupiter and Saturn
  • Mars has...............moons
    2
  • How many terrestrial planets are there in the Solar system?
    5
    3
    8
    4
  • The constellations that are apparently traversed by the Sun during the year are named the
    Zodiac
  • Mercury is named after the God of.....
    Love / Relationship / Couples
    Sky / Lightning / Thunder
    War / Battles / Strategy
    Trade / Thieves / Roads
  • The Sun is a........
    star
  • The brightest star in a constellation is named
    Omega
    Alpha
    Delta
  • The above nebula is called
    The cat`s eye nebula