Space is amazing. The sheer vastness of it, along with the trillions upon trillions of objects in the many billions of galaxies of the universe is almost incomprehensible to the human brain. When you look up at the star-speckled night sky, what do you think about? The vastness and beauty of it all? Do you ponder about what's out there? There's a lot we don't know about our universe. But thanks to science and the many brilliant minds here on Earth, we have learned some incredible things about space.
Test your space smarts with this basic astronomy quiz and see if you have the makings of a rocket scientist!
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Can You Answer These Basic Astronomy Questions? Quiz Questions
Does the Sun orbit Earth or does Earth orbit the Sun?
Earth orbits the Sun
The Sun orbits Earth
Both the Sun and the Earth orbit each other
True or False: Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.
True
False
What is the name of Earth's moon?
Moon
Titan
Sao
Which is the fourth planet to the sun?
Neptune
Earth
Mars
Venus
Which planet is bigger?
Uranus
Neptune
How many planets are there in our solar system?
8
7
6
Which planet does this surface photo depict?
Mars
Venus
Which of these planets is the coldest?
Saturn
Venus
Uranus
Mars
True or False: Mercury is the hottest planet.
True
False
The brightest star in the night sky is:
Star Trek
Sirius
The North Star
Which planets have rings?
Saturn and Uranus
Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune
Saturn and Neptune
What is the name of our neighboring galaxy?
Supernova
Andromeda Galaxy
The Milky Way
Which planet is known as Earth's sister?
Venus
Mercury
How many moons does Pluto have?
1
10
5
Stars are made primarily of:
Helium and Carbon
Hydrogen and helium
Fire and rock
6 Comments
10/15.
.not too bad few good guesses considering I know nothing much about Astronomy!
14/15
5 / 15 – 33%
I got 10/15 right
7/15 👍
10/15 – not really my area of expertise