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Astrophysics Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Sun is made mostly from what element?

a)

hydrogen

b)

helium

c)

nitrogen

2.

What is the process that “powers” stars?

a)

quantum tunnelling

b)

nuclear fission

c)

nuclear fusion

3.

A planet that does not orbit any star, instead wandering through the galaxy alone, is called what?

a)

a Templar

b)

a rogue planet

c)

a planetar

4.

What was the first spacecraft to enter the interstellar medium?

a)

Cassini

b)

Voayager 1

c)

Hubble

5.

When a star first forms, it is surrounded by a disk of gas and dust that may eventually form planets. What is the disk called?

a)

an event horizon

b)

a stellar cluster

c)

a protoplanetary disk

6.

The two primary classifications of galaxies are elliptical and what else?

a)

cloud

b)

spiral

c)

ring

7.

What is the term for a system of two stars revolving around each other?

a)

Tatooine

b)

a twin system

c)

a binary star

8.

How many planets are there in the Solar System?

a)

7

b)

11

c)

8

d)

10

9.

Which of these is a moon of Saturn?

a)

Europa

b)

Elceladus

c)

Io

d)

Moon

10.

The animal(s) which went into space first was (were):

a)

Bielka and Strielka, dogs

b)

Miss Baker, a monkey

c)

Laika, a dog

d)

fruit flies