Solar system

Which celestial bodies do not emit their own light but reflect sunlight?

• Star

• Planet

• Sun

• Asteroid

Where asteroids are primarily found in the Solar System?

• Between Earth and Mars

• Between Mars and Jupiter

• Between Jupiter and Saturn

• Beyond Saturn

Which theory suggests that the Solar System originated from a giant cloud of hot gas and dust called a nebula?

• Proto-Planet Theory

• Nebular Theory

• Planetesimal Theory

• Tidal Theory

What is the term for the movement of a planet around the Sun in its orbit?

 

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Recession

• Retrograde

In the Southern Hemisphere, what season typically has the shortest days and longest nights?

• Spring

• Summer

• Autumn

• Winter

If the Moon is in positions 2 and 4, what eclipse will occur?

• Total solar eclipse

• Partial lunar eclipse

• Total lunar eclipse

• Penumbral lunar eclipse

What is a meteoroid?

  

• A meteor that reaches Earth's surface

• A small rocky or metallic celestial object in space

• A comet passing through the atmosphere

• A natural satellite

What are natural satellites?

• Celestial objects orbiting other bodies

• Man-made objects orbiting Earth

• Stars with planets orbiting them

• Large comets

What is a solar eclipse?

• When the Earth passes between the Moon and the Sun

• When the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun

• When the Sun passes between the Earth and the Moon

• When the Earth and Moon are on opposite sides of the Sun

During a lunar eclipse, what happens to the appearance of the Moon?

• The Moon becomes brighter than usual

• The Moon completely disappears

• The Moon appears red or copper-colored

• The Moon appears blue