Particle clouds from where stars are formed are known as____________?
A. Stellar nurseries
B. Star clouds
C. Event horizons
D. Singularities
Antares is of the largest known ___________?
A. Quasars star
B. Pulsars star
C. White dwarfs star
D. Red super-giants star
The Big Dipper is part of which constellation?
A. Ursa major
B. Ursa minor
C. The great bear
D. A. and c. above
The sun is made up of 99.9% of ________________ and ______________?
A. Oxygen and hydrogen
B. Hydrogen and sulfur
C. Carbon and silicon
D. Hydrogen and helium
The large dark patches on the Moon’s surface are known as___________?
A. Dark matter
B. Maria, or seas, even though there is no water on the moon
C. Maria, or seas, because they are filled with water
D. Moon spots
What causes the Moon’s phases?
A. The sun lights up only one half of the moon and as the moon orbits the earth we can sometimes see the unlit side of the moon.
B. The sun lights up only one half of the moon and as the sun orbits the earth we can sometimes see the unlit side of the moon.
C. The earth’s shadow falls on the moon, blocking the sunlight.
D. The moon’s shadow falls on the earth, blocking the sunlight.
What are the names of the two stars in the Big Dipper used to locate Polaris?
A. The north seekers
B. The pointer stars
C. The pointer sisters
D. None of these