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?
Both the Sun and the Earth orbit each other
The Sun orbits Earth
Earth orbits the Sun
True or False: Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.
True
False
What is the name of Earth's moon?
Titan
Sao
Moon
Which is the fourth planet to the sun?
Earth
Neptune
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?
Uranus
Mars
Venus
Saturn
True or False: Mercury is the hottest planet.
False
True
The brightest star in the night sky is:
Sirius
Star Trek
The North Star
Which planets have rings?
Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune
Saturn and Neptune
Saturn and Uranus
What is the name of our neighboring galaxy?
The Milky Way
Supernova
Andromeda Galaxy
Which planet is known as Earth's sister?
Mercury
Venus
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 โ 33%
I got 10/15 right
7/15 ๐
10/15 โ not really my area of expertise