Astronomy Quiz

Which of the following astronomers was first to place the Sun at the center of the Solar System?

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Newton

• Brahe

What space telescope was launched in 1991?

• Hubble Space Telescope

• Sputnik

• Space Shuttle

• TelStar

Which of the following Apollo missions brought Neil Armstrong to the moon?

• Apollo 8

• Apollo 13

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 7

What effect describes the apparent shift in wavelength as an object moves closer or further from a fixed point?

• The Doppler Effect

• Radiation

• Parallax

• Refraction

What is the difference between a meteor and meteorite?

• Distance

• Location

• Speed

• Composition

"Redshifting" objects are moving __________ the observer?

• away from

• toward

• with

• in the same direction as

Which of the following is a good place for an observatory? (a place to view astronomical events)

• The top of a mountain

• In a forest

• In a large city

• At a low altitude

What is the name of the theory of the formation of the universe?

• The Big Bang Theory

• Solar Nebula Theory

• Steady State Theory

• The Big Chill Theory

What is the only galaxy known to contain life?

• Milky Way

• Andromeda

• Triangulum

• Whirlpool

Which of the following is a galaxy?

• The Milky Way

• The Horsehead Nebula

• Messier 82

• Cygnus A