Astronomy Final

Edwin Hubble did some groundbreaking work with telescopic imaging. What instrument in orbit is named for him?

• A satellite

• A telescope

• Space station

• Space probe

Which planet did Kepler focus on for his research?

• Mars

• Venus

• Earth

• Mercury

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Which scientist is widely accepted as making the greatest advances to astronomy, math and physics?

• Galileo

• Kepler

• Brahe

• Pythagoras

Which instrument did Galileo use to make his observations?

• A telescope

• His unaided eyes

• A radio telescope

• A microscope

What path do planets follow in their orbit according to Kepler’s research?

• A circle

• A sphere

• A straight line

• An ellipse

What happens when the moon’s shadow covers up the sun?

• A lunar eclipse

• A moon eclipse

• A planetary eclipse

• A solar eclipse

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What happens when the earth shadows the moon?

• A lunar eclipse

• A moon eclipse

• A planetary eclipse

• A solar eclipse

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All stars eventually run out of fuel and collapse due to gravity.

• True

• False

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A huge group of stars that are fairly close to each other in space?

• Universe

• Galaxy

• Planet

• Model

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Which object has such a strong surface gravity that light cannot escape it?

• Black hole

• Black dwarf

• Red giant

• White dwarf

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