1. What are comets made of?
a) ice and dust
b) rock
c) hydrogen
d) metal
The correct answer is a) ice and dust
2. What are asteroids closely similar to?
a) comets
b) meteorites
c) planets
d) meteors
The correct answer is b) meteorites
3. What are meteors called that explode with a thunder sound?
a) meteoroid
b) shooting star
c) asteroids
d) bolides
The correct answer is d) bolides
4. What happens when a comet goes toward the sun?
a) developes a tail
b) brightens
c) melts
d) none of the above
The correct answer is a) developes a tail
5. What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
a) barred spiral
b) elliptical
c) spiral
d) irregular
The correct answer is c) spiral
6. How many basic types of galaxies are there?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
The correct answer is b) 3
7. What do scientists think are in the middle of the Milky Way?
a) the sun
b) a black hole
c) an asteroid belt
d) a star
The correct answer is b) a black hole
8. What kind of stars are in the Milky Way?
a) blue stars
b) red stars
c) white stars
d) both blue and red stars
The correct answer is d) both blue and red stars
9. What do you need for an eclipse to occur?
a) the sun
b) the moon and the sun
c) Earth, the moon, and the sun
d) Earth
The correct answer is c) Earth, the moon, and the sun
10. What kind of eclipse occurs when the sun, moon, and Earth doesn't line up completely?
a) total
b) partial
c) annular
d) solar
The correct answer is b) partial
General Awareness: Astronomy Quiz (Set - 1)
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