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Q1 Astronomy 50 0 What was the name of the British satellite launched in 1974 to study X-rays? Ariel SAS C IUE OSO 8 When was the United States' first space station Skylab launched? May 1973 March 1974 January 1975 June 1976 Distances are often measured in light years in astronomy. What distance does a light year represent? 6 million million miles 1 million million miles 12 million million miles 36 million million miles When was the first shuttle flight into Space? 12th April, 1981 24th September, 1980 3rd November, 1981 5th March, 1982 In which year was the first successful docking of two spacecraft together with the transferrence of crew? 1969 1973 1966 1971 How long does a radio signal from earth take to reach the moon and reflect back to earth? 2.6 secs 8.2 secs 5.3 secs 0.7 secs How many miles above the earth's surface do the Trans- atlantic communications satellites orbit? 22,300 miles 12,500 miles 250 miles 5,600 miles Which rocket was built for theApollo moon landings? Saturn Ariane Soyuz Delta Which famous comet is shown onthe Bayeux Tapestry? Halleys Enckes Aristotles Ptolemys Which element makes up 93% of the atoms in our galaxy? Hydrogen Helium Carbon Iron In a supernova the core of theexploding star can be compressed to form a super- dense star called what? Neutron star White dwarf Red dwarf White star Which king ordered the construction of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich? Charles II James II George I George II Which star constellation has the alternative name of The Plough? Ursa Major Andromeda Orion Cassiopeia Which modern astronomer put forward the idea that the sun was the centre of our solar system and not earth? Copernicus Tycho Brahe Galileo Kepler A star's colour indicates its surface heat. What colour is the coolest type - around 3,000°C? Red Yellow White Blue Which nebula is the shattered remnants of a star Oriental astronomers saw explode in 1045AD? Crab Coalsack Lagoon Tarantula What is the measurement of a star's brightness called? Magnitude Perigee Apogee Albedo Which is the nearest star to earth? Alpha Centuri Conopus Sirius Arcturus Which is the nearest constellation to earth? Centaurus Crux Canis Major Argo In which galaxy is our solar system? Milky Way Andromeda Sculptor Ursa Minor How many miles from earth is the moon? 239,000 miles 106,000 miles 298,000 miles 367,000 miles Who was the first man in space? Yuri Gagarin John Glenn Neil Armstrong Alan Shepard In which year was the first satellite Sputnik I launched? 1957 1955 1959 1952 Where was the landing site forman's first landing on the Moon? Sea of Tranquillity Ocean of Storms Sea of Serenity Sea of Nectar What are the large eruptions of gas seen at the edge of theSun called? Prominences Solar flares Coronas Spicules What astronomical phenomena are thought to consist of particles of dust embedded in frozen gas? Comets Asteroids Meteoroids Meteorites Who is often called the fatherof stellar astronomy? William Herschel J. Galle Clyde Tombaugh Galileo How many million miles is the Earth from the Sun? 93 131 67 149 Sunspots come and go accordingto a regular cycle - what is the length of this cycle? 11 years 2 years 54 years 97 years What is the calculated temperature of the bright surface, the photosphere, of the Sun? 6,000°C 26,000°C 1,000°C 50,000°C What are the brilliant curtains of coloured light seen in the earth's polar regions called? Aurorae Nebulae Corona Magellanic Clouds Which planet in our Solar System was not discovered until 1930? Pluto Neptune Uranus Mercury In our Solar system there are many thousands of asteroids - between which two planets do they mainly orbit? Mars and Jupiter Mercury and the Sun Earth and Venus Pluto and Neptune How many times greater is the Sun's diameter than that of Earth? 109 46 504 336 What is the interval between one full Moon and the next? 29½ days 27 days 14½ days 2 months How long does it take the Moonto orbit the Earth? 27 days 7 hours 35 days 30 days 6 hours 24 days 15 hours What is the more common term for a "collapsar"? Black Hole Pulsar Quasar White Dwarf Which is the largest planet? Jupiter Saturn Neptune Mars Which way does a comet's tail always point? Away from the Sun Towards the Sun Towards its nearest planet Away from its nearest planet What does the word "planet" mean? Wanderer World Globe Sphere Who was the first man to walk "free" in Space? Bruce McCandless Major White Frank Borman Robert Stewart Why is 21st July, 1969 remembered in space history? Man first stepped on Moon Man first circled the Moon Space probe first reached Mars Man first walked in space Deimos is one of the two satellites orbiting Mars - what is the other? Phobos Europa Io Callisto Which planet was discovered byJohann Galle in 1846? Neptune Saturn Venus Mars Which is the brightest star inthe Northern Hemisphere? Arcturus Canopus Betelgeuse Capella Which is the furthest planet from the Sun? Pluto Neptune Uranus Saturn Which planet has among its moons one called Titan? Saturn Jupiter Uranus Mars What is the planet Venus sometimes known as? Evening Star Pole Star Red Star Lyre Star What is the scientific name given to the star constellation "The Giant Hunter"? Orion Hercules Sagittarius Auriga The Moon's largest crater is 140 miles across - what is it called? Clavius Copernicus Herschel Tycho