Astronomy

How do the stars appear to move over several hours?

• east to west

• west to east

• counterclockwise around Polaris

• clockwise around Polaris

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What is the distance from the Earth to the Moon?

• 400 000 km

• 4 000 000 km

• 40 000 km

• 1 000 000 km

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The distance from the Earth to the Sun is approximately....

• 400 million km

• 15 million km

• 150 million km

• 300 million km

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How many light years away is the nearest Galaxy, Andromeda?

• 2.5

• 25 000

• 250 000

• 2.5 million

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What is the process that fuels stars?

• nuclear fission

• nuclear fusion

• chemical reactions

• dark energy

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A solar eclipse happens during

• a new moon

• a full moon

• night-time

• none of the choices

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What phase......the right half of the Moon facing us is illuminated

• waning gibbous

• waxing crescent

• first quarter

• last quarter

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The imaginary line where the Sun, Moon, zodiac constellations, and planets can be seen.

• ecliptic

• eclipse

• equinox

• Kuiper belt

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How many constellations is the night sky divided into?

• 10

• 24

• 50

• 88

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A spaceship travelling to Proxima Centauri from Earth would pass....

• Jupiter, asteroid belt, Kuiper belt, Oort cloud

• asteroid belt, Jupiter, Kuiper belt, Oort cloud

• asteroid belt, Jupiter, Oort cloud, Kuiper belt

• Kuiper belt, Oort cloud, asteroid belt, Jupiter

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