Learning the Astronomy Science

In this quiz, you will get to know about astronomy science. You will find questions on the earth-sun-moon system, earth’s atmosphere, some planets, and their phases or visibility from the earth.

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Day, when the sun appears farthest north or south of the equator, is called _________.

solstice

equinox

The Southern Hemisphere receives the most sunlight of the year around June 21, on the summer solstice.

True

False

The moon is Earth's only natural satellite.

True

False

Which of the followings are the planets visible from Earth without a telescope?

Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

Mercury, Venus, Mars

Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

A star is mainly composed of

Hydrogen and Oxygen

Helium and Oxygen

Hydrogen and Helium

Hydrogen and Methane

The streak of light is produced when a small object burns up entering Earth's atmosphere.

a star

a comet

a meteor

an asteroid

A cold mixture of dust and ice that gives up a long trail of light as it approaches the sun.

a comet

a meteor

a meteoroid

an asteroid

The apparent motion of objects in the sky depends on ________.

the motions of Earth

the motions of the Sun

the motions of the constellations

the Earth's season

You can see ________only in the evening or morning because they are closer to the sun than Earth and so they always appear close to the sun.

Mercury and the moon

Mercury and Mars

Venus and Mars

Venus and Mercury

Which of the following is the brightest object in the night sky, other than the moon?

Mercury

Mars

Jupiter

Venus

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Learning the Astronomy Science
Questions: 10
Contributed by:
Maths Magic