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Flashcards on Space and Stars
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What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
What is a small rocky object that orbits the Sun?
Asteroid
What is the name of the galaxy that contains our solar system?
Milky Way
What is the closest star to Earth?
Sun
What causes the phases of the Moon?
The position of the Moon relative to the Sun and Earth
What is the process by which stars release energy?
Nuclear fusion
What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?
Sputnik 1
What is the outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere called?
Corona
What is the name for a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern?
Constellation
What is the study of celestial objects, space, and the physical universe called?
Astronomy
What is the phenomenon where light from a celestial object is bent due to gravity?
Gravitational lensing
What is the name for the point in the sky directly above an observer?
Zenith
What is the process by which a star runs out of nuclear fuel and collapses?
Supernova
What is the name for the area around a black hole from which nothing can escape?
Event horizon
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Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Saturn
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What is the name of the bright star that is closest to Earth after the Sun?
Sirius
Proxima Centauri
Alpha Centauri
Vega
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Which of the following is NOT a type of galaxy?
Spiral
Elliptical
Convex
Irregular
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What is the phenomenon where a planet or moon passes between the Sun and a star, causing a decrease in brightness?
Solar eclipse
Lunar eclipse
Transit
Occultation
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What is the name for a meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and lands on the surface?
Meteorite
Meteoroid
Meteor
Asteroid
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What is the process by which stars with a mass greater than the Sun end their lives in a violent explosion?
White dwarf
Neutron star
Supernova
Black hole
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Which of the following is NOT a type of space telescope?
Hubble Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope
Spitzer Space Telescope
Chandra X-ray Observatory
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What is the name for a region in space where gravity causes all matter and energy to be drawn towards it?
Nebula
Supernova remnant
Star cluster
Black hole
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Which planet has a great red spot, a giant storm that has been raging for over 300 years?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
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What is the name for a fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by a tiny particle entering the Earth's atmosphere and burning up?
Asteroid
Meteor
Meteoroid
Comet
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