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Medium Space Trivia
Allen Lam
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Copyright 1997, Softdisk Publishing
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$SECRETWORD
Asteroids
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#Ddjreuaeth
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$TOPIC
Space
Medium
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$QUEST
The earth is how many times larger in diameter than the moon?
4 times
12 times
2 times
50 times
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$QUEST
Radiation belts are what?
Zones in space containing high-energy protons and electrons
The sun flares emitted by the sun
The asteroids between Mars and Jupiter
The spectral-line measurements from a spectrometer
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$QUEST
The first U.S. space shuttle flight took place in which year?
1982
1972
1992
1962
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$QUEST
The U.S. space shuttle Challenger exploded due to what?
Failure of a sealant ring in the solid booster rocket
Leak in the combustion chambers
Circuits overheating
Failure of the heat shields
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$QUEST
In astronomy, parallax refers to...
the apparent shift in a star's position due to different view points
the formation of sun spots
the distance between two binary-paired stars
the amount of red-shift of a star
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$QUEST
Which of the following planets have an orange coloration?
Mars
Earth
Neptune
Uranus
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$QUEST
What kind of star system is Alpha Centauri?
A triple-star system
A binary-star system
A single-star system
A quadruple-star system
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Alpha Centauri is found in which constellation?
Centaurus
Canopus
Lyra
Vega
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The closest star (other than the sun) from earth is about how far away?
4.3 light years
1.0 light years
12.2 light years
109.7 light years
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$QUEST
About how fast does light travel?
300,000 km per second
100,000 km per second
500,000 km per second
700,000 km per second
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$QUEST
Which of the following constellation names does not refer to an animal?
Sagittarius
Cetus
Equuleus
Hydra
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About how many miles is a light-year?
5,880,000,000,000 miles
5,880,000,000 miles
5,880,000 miles
5,880 miles
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$QUEST
In astronomy, a parsec is a measure of what?
distance
light intensity
radiation
frequency
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$QUEST
Which of the following is not a name of a constellation?
Almagest
Equuleus
Eridanus
Crux
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In astronomy, an astronomical unit is a measure of what?
Distance
Radiation
Mass
Gravity
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The average distance between the earth and the sun is about?
92,956,000 miles
92,956 miles
92,956,000,000 miles
92,956,000,000,000 miles
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An astronomical unit is defined to be what?
The average distance between the earth and the sun
The amount of radiation emitted by the sun in a year
The mass of the sun
The gravitational attractive force between the earth and the sun
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Which constellation was known to the ancient Greeks as the bear and the wagon?
The Big Dipper
The Little Dipper
Cancer
Draco
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The constellation Sagittarius means what?
Archer
Scorpion
Snake
Snail
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The constellation Pisces means what?
Fishes
Scales
Archer
Bear
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Which planet is the brightest in our night skies?
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter
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Which planet is characterized as having thick clouds and a dense atmosphere?
Venus
Neptune
Pluto
Saturn
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Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Venus
Saturn
Mars
Earth
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Mars' atmosphere is mostly what?
carbon dioxide
sulfur
oxygen
nitrogen
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How many moons does Jupiter have?
16
5
10
3
1
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The color of the planet Uranus is...
blue-green
red
white
yellow
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Which planet is known as the "Morning Star"?
Venus
Mars
Pluto
Saturn
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Which are the two moons of Mars?
Phobos and Deimos
Io and Europa
Callisto and Ganymede
Mimas and Dione
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Kepler's first law states that a planets'...
path is elliptical
heat radiation is equal to the amount of heat it receives
rotation about its axis is proportional to its mass
number of moons is determined by its atmospheric composition
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The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram compares a star's...
brightness with its temperature
brightness with its mass
temperature with its age
mass with its temperature
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What galaxy is the Crab Nebula in?
Milky Way
Andromeda
Alpha Centauri
Seyfert
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Novas can be as much as this many times brighter than the sun.
200,000 times
10 times
75 times
500 times
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Which gives an indication of the speed at which galaxies are moving away?
Their red-shift
Their luminosity
Their Hertzsprung-Russell curve
Their heliopause
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Hubble's Law states that a stellar body's recession velocity from us is proportional to...
its distance from us
its mass
its diameter
its rotational rate
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The distance between the earth and the moon is about how many times the diameter of earth?
30 times
10 times
75 times
120 times
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How many times more massive is the earth than the moon?
81 times
126 times
29 times
347 times
567 times
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Halley's Comet appears visible on Earth about every how many years?
76 years
126 years
36 years
586 years
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In astronomy, aperture synthesis refers to what?
The combination of smaller radio telescopes to act as a large one
The determination of the amount of red-shift in a star
The recording of the trajectory of a comet
The detection of radio emissions from a galaxy
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The earth is how many times larger in volume than the moon?
50 times
100 times
25 times
3 times
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The gravity at earth's surface is how many times larger than at the moon's surface?
6 times
23 times
50 times
2 times
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