Group-3_Practice Quiz 1 (LIAO 2024)

What collects data from places outside of Earth's orbit that would be too dangerous for humans

• satellies

• space probes

• other telescopes

• spectroscope

What is the name of the first man-made satellite?

• Navstar

• Magnum

• Sputnik

• Magnus

The distance that light travels in one year; about 9.46 trillion kilometers.

• Light Year

• Astronomical Unit

• parsec

• light distance

What is the name of this constellation?

• Southern Cross

• Big dipper

• Orion

• Scorpion

• Scorpio

It is the primary star in the constellation Auriga

• Canopus

• Capella

• Vega

• Rigel

Which was the first mission to find ice on Lunar poles?

• Apollo 17

• Chandrayaan 1

• Chandrayaan 2

• Lunar

  Reconnaissance

  Orbiter

A satellite that travels in an orbit that exactly matches the Earth's rotation is traveling in a(n)

• low Earth orbit (LEO).
• low stationary orbit (LSO).
• geostationary orbit (GEO).
• high Earth orbit (HEO).

Which planet rotates on its side?

• Venus

• Earth

• Saturn

• Uranus

Our sun is currently in what star stage?

• Protostar

• Nebula

• Main Sequence

• Red Giant

The force of gravity between two planets depends on their

• masses and distances between them

• atmospheres

• rotational inertia

• their personality