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Planetary and Solar System– 10 points

Which planet is closest to the

Sun?

Planetary and Solar System– 20 points

What is the name of

Saturn's largest moon?

Planetary and Solar System– 30 points

What element was discovered on the Sun before it was

discovered on Earth?

Planetary and Solar System– 40 points

From what hypothetical

region are comets believed to come?

Planetary and Solar System– 50 points

What is the name of the

largest gap in Saturn's rings?

Multiple Choice– 10 points

The planets make up what percentage of the mass in

our solar system?

A: 0.0135 %B:  0.135 %C:  1.35 %D:  13.5 %

Multiple Choice– 20 points

The three main parts of a comet are the nucleus, the tail, and the

_____?

A:   Zenith B:  UmbraC: RadiantD:  Coma

Multiple Choice–30 points

What is the term for the condition when three celestial bodies are arranged in a

straight line?

A: Occultation B: Parallax C: SyzygyD: Triple Transit

Multiple Choice– 40 points

What year boasted the first woman in space?

A: 1963 B: 1968 C: 1973 D: 1983

Multiple Choice– 50 points

There are many theories about the birth of our solar system. Which

theory involves a passing star pulling dust and debris from the forming

sun?

A: Nebular Hypothesis B: Tidal Theory C: Collision TheoryD: Protoplanet Hypothesis

What effect led Edwin Hubble to discover the expansion of the Universe?

A. Microwave BackgroundB. AnisotropyC. Redshift

Extragalactic – 30 points

When a neutron star and a black hole orbit each other, the gases sucked off of the neutron star cause what kind of disk around the black hole

before disappearing into it?

A. Chandrasekhar DiskB. Double DiskC. Funnel DiskD. Accretion Disk

Extragalactic – 40 points

In what kind of interstellar medium does star formation take place?

Extragalactic – 50 points

Extragalactic – 20 points

Which American astronomer first described a subset of spiral galaxies characterized by one bright central region containing strong, broad

emission lines in 1944?

Extragalactic – 10 points

What is the name of the large spiral galaxy in our local group that was recently discovered to be smaller then the Milky Way?

Which star is closest to the Sun?

Stars and Constellations – 10 points

What star is nicknamed The Dog Star?

Stars and Constellations – 20 points

Stars and Constellations – 30 points

What is this type of diagram called and

what is the part where the Sun is located

called?

Stars and Constellations – 40 points

 How many constellations are there?

What does the constellation of Puppis

represent?

Stars and Constellations – 50 points

Identify this Pictured Object – 10 points

Identify this Pictured Object – 20 points

Identify this Pictured Object – 30 points

In general, what could this object be?

Identify this Pictured Object – 40 points

Identify this Pictured Object – 50 points