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Astro-Quizizz Challenge 2020

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the first planet from the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

2.

How does the sun generate energy?

a)

By nuclear fission

b)

By nuclear fusion

c)

By combustion

d)

By neutralisation

3.

What is the largest planet in the solar system?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Uranus

d)

Venus

4.

How many moons does Jupiter have?

a)

1

b)

23

c)

56

d)

79

5.

Which is the largest moon in the solar system?

a)

Europa

b)

Titan

c)

Ganymede

d)

Callisto

6.

Why can't black holes reflect light?

a)

they are empty space and do not have mass

b)

their gravitational fields are too strong

c)

their surfaces are not smooth enough

d)

there isn't enough light around the black hole to be reflected

7.

When did the Event Horizon Telescope capture the first image of the black hole?

a)

2020

b)

2019

c)

2015

d)

2014

8.

Which of the following shows the correct star life cycle leading to the formation of black holes?

a)

nebula->sun->white hole->black hole

b)

nebula->planet->massive hole->black hole

c)

nebula->Red supergiant->supernova->black hole

d)

Jupiter->average star->red giant->black hole

9.

Around how many planets in the Milky Way are thought to be situated in their stars' habitable zones?

a)

500 million

b)

1

c)

7

d)

3,000

10.

Which of the following types of substances exist(s) in the universe? a. , b. , c. d.

a)

matter

b)

antimatter

c)

dark matter

d)

all of the above

11.

Is Pluto a planet? Why or why not?

a)

Yes, It revolves around the sun

b)

No, it has cleared its orbit of other bodies

c)

Yes, It is spherical in shape

d)

No, It hasn’t cleared its orbit of other bodies

12.

What makes Mars seem habitable for humans?

a)

Water is present in its soil

b)

The Gravity is 38% of that on Earth

c)

It isn’t too hot or too cold

d)

All of the above

13.

When was the sun born?

a)

45 million years ago

b)

450 million years ago

c)

4.5 billion years ago

d)

450 billion years ago

14.

Why do we have high and low tides?

a)

Because of Earth’s gravity

b)

Because of the Sun’s gravity

c)

Because of Earth’s rotation

d)

Because of the moon’s and the sun’s gravity

15.

Who was the first person to go to space?

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Alan B Shepard

c)

John Glenn

d)

Gordon Cooper

16.

Which planet is known as the morning/ evening star?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Uranus

d)

Mars

17.

Why do we see the stars twinkle at night?

a)

Because they emit light

b)

They reflect the light of the sun

c)

Because of the interaction between your eyes, the starlight, and the Earth’s atmosphere

d)

They absorb light in the day and release light at night

18.

Neutron star of mass: star X solar mass consumes a star solar mass Y and collapses into a black hole. The most probable value of X + Y

a)

0.8

b)

1.6

c)

2

d)

3.2

19.

The minimum solar mass for a star to drop into a black hole

a)

All masses

b)

3 solar masses

c)

10 solar masses

d)

No stars can drop into a black hole

20.

Which of the following particle is responsible for the strongest force in the universe

a)

Photon

b)

Gluon

c)

Graviton

d)

Boson