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What are the two main elements that make up the sun?
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Oxygen and Nitrogen
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Hydrogen and Helium
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Boron and Carbon
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Iron and Neon
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What is the proper order of the planets?
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Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Pluto, Venus, Mercury, Neptune, Uranus
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Venus, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, Earth, Mercury, Pluto, Mars. Saturn
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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
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Mars is the hottest planet in the solar system.
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Galileo is most known for what discoveries?
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What does perihelion mean?
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furthest point - earth around sun
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closest point - earth around sun
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furthest point - object around earth
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closest point -object around earth
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What constellation is our current north star located in and what is the north star called?
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Orion's belt
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Ursa Major
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Ursa Minor
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None of the above
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Polaris
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Vega
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Mercury has no moons.
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What are the 2 moons of Mars called?
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Phobos
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Ceres
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Deimos
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Andromoda
Frage 9
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A high tide caused by the moon and the sun being at a right angle.
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A high tide caused by the moon and the sun being aligned.
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A low tide caused by the moon and the sun being at a right angle.
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A low tide caused by the moon and the sun being aligned.
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A Lunar Eclipse happens when the moon is in-between the Earth and the Sun.
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During a Lunar Eclipse, the darkest shadow is called the:
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Penumbra
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Umbra
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Perihelion
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Apogee
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Which of these have to do with the sun?
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Corona
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Photosphere
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Prominence
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Sea of Tranquility
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Chromosphere
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The wobble of the Earth on it's axis is known as _____________.
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Rotation
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Revolution
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Synodic Period
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Tides
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Precession
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The nearest galaxy to our own is:
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Phobos
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Andromeda
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Diemos
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The Milky Way
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Which of the following planets are bigger than Jupiter?
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Which of the following is NOT a type of galaxy?
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Which of the following were Canadian contributions to space exploration?
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Which of the following is NOT a constellation you can see from the southern hemisphere?
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Orion
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Cassiopeia
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Southern Cross
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Ursa Major
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The point in the northern celestial sphere directly overhead is known as the Zenith.
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What is Interstellar Medium?
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Which of the following are Oxides?
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Magnetite
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Kaolin
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Pyrite
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Talc
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Limonite
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Corundum
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Halite
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Hematite
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The rocks on Manitoulin Island are mostly what type of rocks?
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Igneous
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Sedimentary
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Metamorphic
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Not counting Pluto, Mercury is the smallest, least massive planet.
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What is this, and what type of rocks contain it? (non-silicates or silicates)
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What are the non-silicate categories?
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Pure elements
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Carbonates
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Oxides
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Halides
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Hydroxides
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All of these
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None of these
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Sulfates
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Sulfides
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An Epoch is the biggest measurement of geological time.
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Rock formed from cooling magma:
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Metamorphic
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Igneous
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Sedimentary
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The 'P' (primary) wave is the fastest moving wave caused by an earthquake.
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A red star is the hottest star.
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What is a Supernova?