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WorksheetsAstrophysics Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The Sun is made mostly from what element?
hydrogen
helium
nitrogen
What is the process that “powers” stars?
quantum tunnelling
nuclear fission
nuclear fusion
A planet that does not orbit any star, instead wandering through the galaxy alone, is called what?
a Templar
a rogue planet
a planetar
What was the first spacecraft to enter the interstellar medium?
Cassini
Voayager 1
Hubble
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?
an event horizon
a stellar cluster
a protoplanetary disk
The two primary classifications of galaxies are elliptical and what else?
cloud
spiral
ring
What is the term for a system of two stars revolving around each other?
Tatooine
a twin system
a binary star
How many planets are there in the Solar System?
7
11
8
10
Which of these is a moon of Saturn?
Europa
Elceladus
Io
Moon
The animal(s) which went into space first was (were):
Bielka and Strielka, dogs
Miss Baker, a monkey
Laika, a dog
fruit flies
