Q: What is another name for the Big Dipper? A: Ursa Major
Q: A very large collection of stars bound together by gravity is called a ______. A: Galaxy
Q: What is the collection of rocks orbiting between Jupiter and Mars called? A: Asteroid Belt
Q: What is the largest planet in the Solar System? A: Jupiter
Q: What words means "of or relating to the planet Jupiter"? A: Jovian
Q: What is the nearest star to us? A: Sun
Q: What is the term for the distance light can travel in one year in a vacuum? A: Light year
Q: What planet is known for its layer of blue clouds? A: Neptune
Q: Which planet is closest to our sun? A: Mercury
Q: A planet that has two suns is said to orbit what kind of star system? A: Binary
Q: Saturn's Rings are made of chunks of rock and what else? A: Ice
Q: What is the nearest large, spiral galaxy to us? A: Andromeda
Q: How many stars are in our solar system? A: One
Q: A cloudy object found in the night sky among the stars is called a... what? A: Nebula
Q: What is the Latin term for moon? A: Luna
Q: Tycho Brahe, who was famous for his studies of the stars, was also famous for what odd facial part? A: gold nose
Q: What kind of galaxy is the Milky Way Galaxy? A: Spiral
Q: What created the Barringer Crater in Arizona? A: a meteorite
Q: Jupiter's four largest moons are known as its ______ moons. A: Galilean
Q: If you were moving at the speed of light, how long would it take you to get to the closest star (apart from the sun), Alpha Centauri (round to the nearest whole number)? A: 4 years
Q: Dark areas on the surface of the sun are called what? A: Sun spots
Q: True or false: Meteors are falling stars? A: False
Q: Which moon of Jupiter is covered in active volcanoes? A: Io
Q: What is the study of ancient astronomies called? A: Archeoastronomy
Q: A collection of galaxies which travels together through space is called a _____. A: cluster
Q: How many moons does Venus have? A: 0
Q: From a northern hemisphere perspective, all stars appear to change positions except one, which appears fixed. What is the name of that star? A: Polaris
Q: What is the name of the asteroid that has its own moon? A: Ida
Q: What is the name of the bright winter constellation with a belt of three stars and a famous nebula? A: Orion
Q: Tycho Brahe, who was famous for his studies of the stars, was also famous for what odd facial part? A: Gold nose
Q: What planet is known for its layer of blue clouds? A: Neptune
Q: A telescope in which light is concentrated by being bounced off a series of curved mirrors is called a ________ telescope.
A: Reflecting
Q: What is either one of the names of the two famous large meteor showers that occur annually? A: Perseid
Q: What is the nearest large, spiral Galaxy to us? A: Andromeda
Q: Ganymede, Titan and Phobos are all example of what kind of object? A: Moon
Q: How many constellations are recognized by the International Astronomical Union? A: 88
Q: The dark areas on the Moon were originally thought to be what? A: oceans
Q: What do you call a space rock while it is in the process of coming through the Earth's atmosphere? A: Meteor
Q: When the Earth, in its orbit, is at its closest point to the sun, it is said to be at_______. A: perihelion
Q: A telescope in which light is focused through a lens at the front is called a ________ telescope? A: refracting
Q: In 2006 a planet was demoted and taken off the planet list. What was its name? A: Pluto
Q: What is at the center of our solar system? A: the sun
Q: What kind of instrument is used to observe the stars? A: telescope
Q: What is thought to be in the center of most spiral galaxies? A: black hole
Q: A body that revolves around a planet is what? A: Moon
Q: A body that revolves around a planet is called a what? A: Satellite
Q: Named star patterns which appear to be "fixed" to the natural eye are called what? A: Asterism
Q: The Moon orbits the Earth on average once every ____ days. A: 28
Q: The largest known volcano in the solar system is on what planet? A: Mars
Q: What do you call a space rock when it is found on the Earth's surface? A: Meteorite
Q: What shape are planetary orbits? A: Elliptical (or Ellipse)
Q: Named star patterns which appear to be "fixed" to the natural eye are called what? A: constellations
Q: The belt surrounding the Earth, made of charged particles held in place by the Earth's magnetic field is called the _______ Belt.
A: Van Allen
Q: Which constellation contains the North Star? A: Ursa Minor
Q: Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all examples of what kind of object? A: Planet
Q: In what spiral arm of the Milky Way Galaxy does the Solar System reside? A: Orion Arm
Q: What is at the center of our solar system? A: Sun
Q: What is the spidery or cobweblike feature on the surface of Venus called? A: Arachnoid