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The planet Jupiter has a mass that is:

• equal to the combined masses of the earth and Mars

• equal to the combined masses of Saturn and Pluto

• equal to the combined masses of Saturn, Neptune and Uranus

• greater than the combined masses of all of the planets

Which of the following statements is true for BOTH Saturn and

Jupiter?

• both rotate faster than the Earth

• both rotate slower than the Earth

• only one rotates rapidly while the other rotates very slowly

• their periods of rotation are linked to their period of revolution

Beads of light visible around the rim of the moon at the beginning

and end of a total solar eclipse are called:

• Lunar Beads

• Solar Beads

• Baily's Beads

• Rim Beads

Of the following four times, which one best represents the time it takes energy generated in the core of the sun to reach the surface of the sun and be radiated?

• Three minutes

• Thirty days

• One thousand years

• One million years

Which of these a classification of a dwarf planet..?

• Is in orbit around the Sun

• Is not a satellite

• Has hydrostatic equilibrium (near-spherical /consistent shape)

• Has not cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit

• All of the above.

Meteor Showers occur because..?

• An object hits the atmosphere

• Fireballs hit Earth

• The Earth moves into a point on its orbit where debris has been left

• None of the above

What is the name of a mission when the first manned flight around the Moon was made?

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 8

• Gemini 2

• Gemini 7

Which of the following space missions launched in a cooperative effort among the Soviet Union and Austria, Bulgaria, France, Hungary, the German Democratic Republic, Poland, Czechoslovakia and the Federal Republic of Germany?

• Vega program

• Venera Mission

• Venus Express

• Magellan Spacecraft

Who among the following is not part of Project Apollo?

• Neil Armstrong

• Michael Collins

• Yuri Gagarin

• Buzz Aldrin

The Hubble Space Telescope produces clearer images than similar telescopes that are used

on Earth because

• the Hubble Space Telescope is in orbit at a distance of about 550 km from Earth

• the Hubble Space Telescope is closer to the stars that it is viewing

• there is no interference from Earth’s atmosphere in space

• there is no air pressure in space