What are the two main elements that make up the sun?
Oxygen and Nitrogen
Hydrogen and Helium
Boron and Carbon
Iron and Neon
What is the proper order of the planets?
Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Pluto, Venus, Mercury, Neptune, Uranus
Venus, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, Earth, Mercury, Pluto, Mars. Saturn
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
Mars is the hottest planet in the solar system.
Galileo is most known for what discoveries?
Jupiter's 4 moons
Earth
Saturn's rings
Heliocentric Universe Theory
Height of mountains on moon
What does perihelion mean?
furthest point - earth around sun
closest point - earth around sun
furthest point - object around earth
closest point -object around earth
What constellation is our current north star located in and what is the north star called?
Orion's belt
Ursa Major
Ursa Minor
None of the above
Polaris
Vega
Mercury has no moons.
What are the 2 moons of Mars called?
Phobos
Ceres
Deimos
Andromoda
A Spring tide is:
A high tide caused by the moon and the sun being at a right angle.
A high tide caused by the moon and the sun being aligned.
A low tide caused by the moon and the sun being at a right angle.
A low tide caused by the moon and the sun being aligned.
A Lunar Eclipse happens when the moon is in-between the Earth and the Sun.
During a Lunar Eclipse, the darkest shadow is called the:
Penumbra
Umbra
Perihelion
Apogee
Which of these have to do with the sun?
Corona
Photosphere
Prominence
Sea of Tranquility
Chromosphere
The wobble of the Earth on it's axis is known as _____________.
Rotation
Revolution
Synodic Period
Tides
Precession
The nearest galaxy to our own is:
Andromeda
Diemos
The Milky Way
Which of the following planets are bigger than Jupiter?
Saturn
Pluto
Mars
Neptune
No planet in our solar system is bigger than Jupiter.
Which of the following is NOT a type of galaxy?
Spiral
Irregular
Reflection
Elliptical
All of the above are types of galaxies
Which of the following were Canadian contributions to space exploration?
Anik 1
The robotic arm on the International Space station
Neil Armstrong
Roberta Bondar
Which of the following is NOT a constellation you can see from the southern hemisphere?
Orion
Cassiopeia
Southern Cross
The point in the northern celestial sphere directly overhead is known as the Zenith.
What is Interstellar Medium?
The mass of gas and dust between the stars.
The mass of the sun.
A measurement.
Which of the following are Oxides?
Magnetite
Kaolin
Pyrite
Talc
Limonite
Corundum
Halite
Hematite
The rocks on Manitoulin Island are mostly what type of rocks?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Not counting Pluto, Mercury is the smallest, least massive planet.
What is this, and what type of rocks contain it? (non-silicates or silicates)
A pyramid
A molecule
Silicates
Silicon-Oxygen Tetrahedron
Non-silicates
What are the non-silicate categories?
Pure elements
Carbonates
Oxides
Halides
Hydroxides
All of these
None of these
Sulfates
Sulfides
An Epoch is the biggest measurement of geological time.
Rock formed from cooling magma:
The 'P' (primary) wave is the fastest moving wave caused by an earthquake.
A red star is the hottest star.
What is a Supernova?
An explosion at the end of a star's life
A baby star
A dead star
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