Download Space Millionaire

Created by Terri Street
Copyright, 2000
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The distance that light travels in a
year is a:
 A. light year
 B. astronomical unit
 C. space unit
 D. light unit
 A. Light year
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The study of the universe is called:
 A. astrology
 B. telescopology
 C. astronomy
 D. star gazing
C. astronomy
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Which of the following is not a type
of galaxy?
 A. spiral
 B. constellation
 C. irregular
 D. elliptical
B. constellation
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The majority of the Sun’s mass is:
 A. hydrogen
 B. helium
 C. oxygen
 D. carbon
A. hydrogen
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The temperature of the Sun’s core
is:
 A. 5000 ºC
 B. 1500 ºC
 C. 150 000 ºC
 D. 15 000 000 ºC
D. 15 000 000 ºC
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What are the cooler regions on the
Sun’s surface known as
 A. corona
 B. solar flares
 C. Sun spots
 D. solar prominences
C. Sun spots
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The tail of a comet…
 A. points to Earth
 B. points away
from the Sun
 C. points towards the
Sun
 D. points towards the
nearest planet
B. Points away from the
Sun
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A planet…..
 A. twinkles
 B. emits its own light
 C. reflects sunlight
 D. is a glowing ball of
gas
C. Reflects sunlight
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A day is based on…..
 A. Earth’s revolution
 C. Moon’s rotation
 B. Moon’s revolution
D. Earth’s rotation
D. Earth’s rotation
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The Greek word “Planetes” comes
from….
 A. star
 B. wanderer
 C. the zodiac
 D. constellations
B. wanderer
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A chunk of rock from space that
lands on Earth is a….
 A. meteorite
 B. comet
 C. meteor
 D. planet
A. meteorite
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Star light that is “red shifted” tells
us:
 A. the universe is
stationary
 B. the universe is
expanding
 C. the universe is
Getting smaller
 D. Christmas is
coming
B. The universe is
expanding
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The Canadian contribution to the
US Space Shuttle program is the….
 A. internal guidance
system
 B. launch facilities
 C. remote manipulator
arm
 D. heat resistant tiles
C. Remote manipulator
arm
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500,000 Question
 A. incorrect
 B. incorrect
 C. incorrect
 D. correct
D. 500,000 Answer
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According to the Solar Nebula
Theory, matter was drawn into the
centre of the cloud by:
 A. gravity
 B. centrifugal force
 C. radiation pressure
 D. electrostatic
attraction
A. gravity
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