Question 1

Among the following, which star is nearest to Earth?

Accepted Answer

Proxima Centauri

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Rigel

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Betelgeuse

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Polaris

Question 2

Which are the hottest stars?

Accepted Answer

Bluish-white stars

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Yellow stars

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White stars

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Red stars

Question 3

Betelgeuse is a red star. We can infer that it is__________.

Accepted Answer

Cooler than our sun

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Hotter than our sun

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As hot as our sun

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Bigger than our sun

Question 4

The color of our sun is_________.

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Yellow

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Orange

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White

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Bluish-white

Question 5

How is the distance of a star measured?

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In light-years

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In kilometres

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In Years

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In miles

Question 6

What do colors of stars indicate?

Accepted Answer

Temperature of stars

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Magnitude of stars

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Distance of stars

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Size if stars

Question 7

The color of our star is________.

Accepted Answer

Yellow

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White

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Orange

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Bluish-white

Question 8

The measure of a star’s actual brightness is its_________.

Accepted Answer

Absolute magnitude

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Standard magnitude

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Apparent magnitude

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Luminosity

Question 9

The brightest star in terms of absolute magnitude is______________.

Accepted Answer

Sirius

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Polaris

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Betelgeuse

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Rigel

Question 10

Why is Polaris an important star?

Accepted Answer

It is in the North Pole

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It is not important at all.

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It is very bright star.

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It helps tell direction.

Question 11

What causes a star to twinkle?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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Presence of dust in the atmosphere

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The movement of air

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The star’s distance

Question 12

Which of the following activities could be best determined by the star’s position?

Accepted Answer

Sleeping time

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Eating time

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Going to school

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Play time

Question 13

Why do we see stars in different positions in the sky at night?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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The Earth revolves around the sun.

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The Earth rotates from west to east.

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The Earth’s position in space changes as it revolves and rotates around the sun.

Question 14

Which of the following are characteristics of stars?

Accepted Answer

II and III

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I and III

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I and II

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II and IV

Question 15

Which tells the relationship between color and temperature of a star?

Accepted Answer

Its color indicates its temperature.

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Its brightness indicates its location in the sky.

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Its size indicates its age.

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Its color indicates its intensity of light.

Question 16

Ramon observed some blue stars from a distance. What does blue color tell us?

Accepted Answer

It is the hottest and the farthest star.

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It is the smallest and the farthest star.

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It is the biggest and the nearest star.

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It is the coolest and the nearest star.

Question 17

Why does the sun outshine our stars?

Accepted Answer

It is nearer the Earth than the other stars.

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It is bigger than other.

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It has higher temperature than the other stars.

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It has yellow light.

Question 18

Which statement is TRUE about the stars?

Accepted Answer

The color of the star is related to its temperature.

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The temperature of the star is determined by its brightness.

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The whiter the star the cooler it would be.

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The brighter of the star the hotter it would be.

Question 19

A group of star forming a pattern is called________.

Accepted Answer

Constellation

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Supernova

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Galaxy

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Nebula

Question 20

The name of our galaxy is ________.

Accepted Answer

Milky Way

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Solar System

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Magellanic Clouds

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Andromeda

Question 21

In what constellation is the North Star found?

Accepted Answer

Little Dipper

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Orion

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Big Dipper

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Big Bear

Question 22

The pointers are stars found in constellation________.

Accepted Answer

Big Dipper

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Cassiopeia

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Orion

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Small Dipper

Question 23

Rigel is a star found in_______.

Accepted Answer

Orion

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Canis Major

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Little Dipper

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Big Dipper

Question 24

The 12 zodiac constellations have guided the people of the ancient times to make________.

Accepted Answer

Calendars

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Star maps

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Horoscope

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Clocks

Question 25

Which is NOT a zodiac constellation?

Accepted Answer

Antares

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Libra

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Gemini

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Capricorn

Question 26

Who classified galaxies into four major types?

Accepted Answer

Edwin Hubble

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Copernicus

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Newton

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Hipparchus

Question 27

Which statement is NOT TRUE about Milky Way?

Accepted Answer

It is made up of 100,000 million stars.

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It looks like a river of milk in space.

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All of the above.

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It is where our solar system is.

Question 28

What type of galaxy is Milky Way?

Accepted Answer

Spiral

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Irregular

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Barred Spiral

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Elliptical

Question 29

The position of some group of stars (constellation) is useful to some people in the practice of their work. Which practice is scientific?

Accepted Answer

Farmers use it in deciding the date they will start planting their crops.

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Fishermen use it to guide them where big fish can be caught.

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Astrophysicists use it as a valid reference when presenting the official findings of their studies.

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People use it before making decisions for job placements and financial opportunities.

Question 30

Which of the following statement tell us how constellations are useful to man?

Accepted Answer

III and IV

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I only

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II and III

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I and II

Question 31

Why are constellations important?

Accepted Answer

B and C only

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Their relative movement could be used to determine time.

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They act as guide for travellers at night.

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They make a beautiful sight at night.

Question 32

Very faint stars could be detected by the sound waves they give off. This could be captured by the_____.

Accepted Answer

Radio telescope

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Refracting telescope

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Optical telescope

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Reflecting telescope

Question 33

Who invented the first telescope?

Accepted Answer

Galileo

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Isaac Newton

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Copernicus

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Cassegrain

Question 34

How are reflecting telescopes different from refracting telescopes?

Accepted Answer

They make use of mirrors that reflect light.

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They work only on elevated places like mountain tops.

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Reflecting telescopes make use of lenses.

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They are easier to use than refracting telescopes.

Question 35

The first refracting telescope was made by_____.

Accepted Answer

Hans Lippershey

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Gallileo Galilee

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Edwin Hubble

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Nicholas Copernicus

Question 36

How does the telescope work?

Accepted Answer

It makes the image of a distant object appear bigger.

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It makes a celestial body look real.

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It works like a camera.

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It makes an image look clear.

Question 37

The world’s largest refracting telescope is__________.

Accepted Answer

Yerkes Telescope

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Hubble Telescope

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Keck I Telescope

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Hale Telescope in Mt. Palomar

Question 38

What are used in a reflecting telescope?

Accepted Answer

Mirrors

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Radio waves

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Glass

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Lenses

Question 39

A space craft that gather information and photographs of planetary bodies is called_______.

Accepted Answer

Space probe

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Space shuttle

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Artificial satellite

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Space station

Question 40

Challenger, Columbia and Discovery are names of spacecraft sent in space. They are ______.

Accepted Answer

Space shuttles

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Space satellites

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Space stations

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Space probes

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