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Which planet has been re-classified as a dwarf planet?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Neptune

• Pluto

Who is this guy?

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Yuri Gagarin

• Chris Hadfield

How many Earths would fit in the Sun?

• 10

• 1,000

• 100,000

• 1,000,000

Which type of apparatus do scientists use to collect visible light and separate it into bands of color seen in the image?

• Spectroscope

• Telescope

• Seismograph

• Space Probe

Scientists at NASA are planning a human mission to the space station. Which of these spacecraft would they use to deliver astronauts to the space station?

• Space Shuttle

• Rover

• Space Probe

• Satellite

What is the largest star in the universe?

• Sun

• UY scuti

• Nuron v67e

• Universal moving star (UMS)

Did you cheat in this Quiz

• Yes

• No

During which portion of the Earth's revolution around the Sun is the Northern Hemisphere tilted toward the Sun?

• Vernal equinox

• Winter solstice

• Summer solstice

• Autumnal equinox

The sky darkens at midday and the Sun seems to disappear. Minutes later, the Sun reappears and the daylight returns. What is happening?

• a partial solar eclipse is occurring

• the Sun has created a lunar eclipse

• the Moon has created a solar eclipse

• the Moon has created a lunar eclipse

The first man-made satellite launched from Earth to complete a successful orbit was

• Sputnik

• Apollo 11

• Voyager

• Explorer 1