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1.

Which of the following is made up of frozen dust and gases?
- A.
  
  Comet
- B.
  
  Star
- C.
  
  Earth's Moon
- D.
  
  Meteoroid
Correct Answer
A. Comet
2.

What is the opposite to ordinary matter called?
- A.
  
  Antimatter
- B.
  
  Optics
- C.
  
  Tropics
- D.
  
  Peak Load
Correct Answer
A. Antimatter
3.

Illumination of the night sky is also known as what?
- A.
  
  Element
- B.
  
  Ampere
- C.
  
  Aurora
- D.
  
  Ohm
Correct Answer
C. Aurora
4.

Which of these scientific terms is defined as the Earth moving between the Sun and the Moon?
- A.
  
  Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema)
- B.
  
  Artesian Water
- C.
  
  Superconductor
- D.
  
  Lunar Eclipse
Correct Answer
D. Lunar Eclipse
5.

Which scientific term is defined as outside of our galaxy?
- A.
  
  Methane
- B.
  
  Extragalactic
- C.
  
  Gas
- D.
  
  Water Hardness
Correct Answer
B. Extragalactic
6.

Which scientific term is best defined as a group of galaxies?
- A.
  
  Cirriform
- B.
  
  Galaxy Clusters
- C.
  
  Hand
- D.
  
  Watt
Correct Answer
B. Galaxy Clusters
7.

Which scientific term is best defined as "the area influenced by an object's gravity"?
- A.
  
  Drug Metabolism
- B.
  
  Gravitational Field
- C.
  
  Lunar Eclipse
- D.
  
  Nautical Mile
Correct Answer
B. Gravitational Field
8.

What would you call something that is between celestial objects?
- A.
  
  Interstellar
- B.
  
  Renewable Energy
- C.
  
  Thunder
- D.
  
  Thermometer
Correct Answer
A. Interstellar
9.

Which planet in our solar system is fifth from the Sun?
- A.
  
  Mercury
- B.
  
  Jupiter
- C.
  
  Mars
- D.
  
  Neptune
Correct Answer
B. Jupiter
10.

What is the cargo of a spacecraft called?
- A.
  
  Payload
- B.
  
  Smog
- C.
  
  Botulism
- D.
  
  Neutron Stars
Correct Answer
A. Payload
11.

What is a sudden violent explosion on the sun called?
- A.
  
  Ozone Layer
- B.
  
  Volcano
- C.
  
  Solar Flare
- D.
  
  Solar Eclipse
Correct Answer
C. Solar Flare
12.

Which of these words describes planets which have solid rocky surfaces?
- A.
  
  Orbital
- B.
  
  Terrestrial
- C.
  
  Astral
- D.
  
  Geothermal
Correct Answer
B. Terrestrial
13.

Which of these is a moon of the planet Saturn?
- A.
  
  Titan
- B.
  
  Mass
- C.
  
  Saturn
- D.
  
  Orion
Correct Answer
A. Titan
14.

The science term, "moon", is best defined as?
- A.
  
  Type Of Food Poisoning
- B.
  
  Compact Disk Read Only Memory
- C.
  
  General Name Also Given To Natural Satellites
- D.
  
  Animal Life
Correct Answer
C. General Name Also Given To Natural Satellites
15.

Which Apollo Mission was launched on November 14, 1969?
- A.
  
  Apollo 21
- B.
  
  Apollo 7
- C.
  
  Apollo 4
- D.
  
  Apollo 12
Correct Answer
D. Apollo 12

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Astronomy Trivia Question

Which of the following is made up of frozen dust and gases?

What is the opposite to ordinary matter called?

Illumination of the night sky is also known as what?

Which of these scientific terms is defined as the Earth moving between the Sun and the Moon?

Which scientific term is defined as outside of our galaxy?

Which scientific term is best defined as a group of galaxies?

Which scientific term is best defined as "the area influenced by an object's gravity"?

What would you call something that is between celestial objects?

Which planet in our solar system is fifth from the Sun?

What is the cargo of a spacecraft called?

What is a sudden violent explosion on the sun called?

Which of these words describes planets which have solid rocky surfaces?

Which of these is a moon of the planet Saturn?

The science term, "moon", is best defined as?

Which Apollo Mission was launched on November 14, 1969?