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Astronomy on Tap #2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which lacus (lake) is on Titan and not on the Moon?

Welcher See existiert auf Titan aber nicht auf dem Mond?

a)

Trichonida

b)

Doloris

c)

Veris

d)

Temporis

2.

First mission to photograph the far side of the Moon, launched in 1959.


Erste Weltraummission um die Rückseite des Mondes zu fotografieren, gestarted 1959

a)

Luna 3

b)

Luna 6

c)

Luna 9

d)

Luna 12

3.

First probe to Mercury. Launched November 3rd, 1973.


Erste Sonde zu Merkur, gestartet 3. November 1973.

a)

New Horizons

b)

Spirit

c)

Opportunity

d)

Mariner 10

4.

First probe to land on an asteroid.


Erste Sonde die auf einem Asteroiden landete.

a)

NEAR Shoemaker

b)

Hayabusa

c)

Giotto

d)

Rosetta

5.

A neutron star on Earth would weight...


Ein Neutronenstern auf der Erde würde ... wiegen.

a)

1,000 tones

b)

100,000 tones

c)

1,000,000 tones

d)

1,000,000,000 tones

6.

What is the diameter of a neutron star?


Wie groß ist der Durchmesser eines Neutronensterns?

a)

15 km

b)

150 km

c)

1,000 km

d)

15,000 km

7.

Which film does not feature the Arecibo radio telescope?


In welchem Film kommt das Arecibo Radioteleskop nicht vor?

a)

GoldenEye

b)

Species

c)

Contact

d)

Spectre

8.

Which is not a characteristic/definition of a planet?


Was ist kein Kriterium für die Definition eines Planeten?

a)

Is in orbit around the sun

b)

Has nearly round/spherical shape

c)

Has cleared its orbit of smaller bodies

d)

Its orbit is on the ecliptic plane

9.

The conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn will happen on December 21st. The two planets will appear as one in the night sky. When is the next one?


Wann ist die nächste Konjunktion von Jupiter uns Saturn?

a)

In 5 years

b)

In 10 years

c)

In 15 years

d)

In 20 years

10.

What is the surface of dwarf planet Pluto made of?


Woraus besteht die Oberfläche des Zwergplaneten Pluto?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Mercury

c)

Iron

d)

Nitrogen