1. WELCOME to the SAASTA AstroQuiz 2015 ROUND 3

2. QUESTION 1
Which of the following is true about Proxima Centauri, the 2nd closest star to Earth?
It is a red dwarf and discovered in 1915
It is a yellow dwarf and discovered in 1915
It is a red dwarf and discovered in 1815
It is a yellow dwarf and discovered in 1815

3. QUESTION 2
The Sun and Sirius are yellow and white stars respectively. Which of the following is true?
Sirius has a greater star magnitude value than the Sun
Sirius has a lower star magnitude value than the Sun

4. QUESTION 3
In a neutron star, electrons and protons are squeezed together to form ____
Nuclei
Neutrons
Neutrals
Neutrinos

5. QUESTION 4
Which of the following planets has zero satellites and is covered with high mountains, valleys & craters?
Mars
Venus
Earth
Mercury

6. Which spacecraft passed one of the dwarf planets in July 2015?
QUESTION 5
Which spacecraft passed one of the dwarf planets in July 2015?
Mariner Mark II
New Horizons
Viking
Cassini

7. Which dwarf planet was passed by that spacecraft?
QUESTION 6
Which dwarf planet was passed by that spacecraft?
Ceres
Eris
Pluto
Haumea

8. When was that spacecraft launched?
QUESTION 7
When was that spacecraft launched?
January 2006
January 2005
July 2006
July 2005

9. QUESTION 8
One of the definitions of a Blue Moon is that it is a second full moon in a month. When in 2015 did we have a blue moon?
July
June
May
August

10. QUESTION 9
Which two bright planets were seen with the naked eye in the western sky after sunset around June/July 2015?
Jupiter & Saturn
Saturn & Venus
Jupiter & Venus
Jupiter & Mars

11. During which moon phase can we experience a total solar eclipse?
QUESTION 10
During which moon phase can we experience a total solar eclipse?
Full Moon
New Moon
First Quarter
Last Quarter

12. QUESTION 11
Considering the diameters of Jupiter and that of Earth, approximately how many Earths can one fit inside Jupiter horizontally? 11
0,09

13. QUESTION 12
This planet has satellites, craters and higher mountain peaks than any other planet. Which planet is it?
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Earth

14. QUESTION 13
Which celestial body has satellites and a centre of compressed hot liquid of metallic hydrogen?
Neptune
Pluto
Jupiter
Uranus

15. Which of the following planets is tilted over by approximately 900?
QUESTION 14
Which of the following planets is tilted over by approximately 900?
Earth
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune

16. Which of the following statements about Uranus is false?
QUESTION 15
Which of the following statements about Uranus is false?
Its diameter is higher than that of Earth
It is bigger than planet Neptune
It has 20 satellites discovered so far
It has lower temperatures than all other known planets

17. QUESTION 16
The planets of which pair below, represent the biggest planets within their own groups?
Mercury & Saturn
Jupiter & Earth
Uranus & Mercury
Jupiter & Uranus

18. QUESTION 17
Approximately how long in Earth years does it take the biggest planet in the solar system to complete one orbit around the Sun? 10 12 14 16

19. QUESTION 18
Earth is approximately 4 times bigger than the Moon and how many times smaller than the second largest planet in the solar system? 7 8 9 11

20. QUESTION 19
Which planet amongst all known ones in the solar system spins on its axis more slowly than all others?
Mercury
Venus
Pluto
Jupiter

21. QUESTION 20
Which of the following celestial bodies in the provided “Solar System Fact Sheet” takes the least time to go around the Sun?
Earth
Mercury
Pluto
The Moon

22. At what speed does Earth go around the Sun?
QUESTION 21
At what speed does Earth go around the Sun?
9,8 km/s
11,2 km/s
29,8 km/s
23,9 km/s

23. Who was the first man in space?
QUESTION 22
Who was the first man in space?
Alan Shephard
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
Mark Shuttelworth

24. In which type of solar eclipse can the ‘diamond ring’ effect occur?
QUESTION 23
In which type of solar eclipse can the ‘diamond ring’ effect occur?
Partial solar eclipse
Annular eclipse
C. Total solar eclipse
D. Doughnut eclipse

25. It is possible to have more than four eclipses in a year.
QUESTION 24
It is possible to have more than four eclipses in a year.
True
False

26. The solar system lies at the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy.
QUESTION 25
The solar system lies at the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy.
True
False

27. Which spiral galaxy is the nearest galaxy to our own?
QUESTION 26
Which spiral galaxy is the nearest galaxy to our own?
Large Magellanic Cloud
Andromeda
Triangulum Galaxy
Small Magellanic Cloud

28. QUESTION 27
Which of the following is incorrect about the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies?
They are almost similar in shape
They have dwarf galaxies orbiting them
They are expected to collide together in future
They are equidistant from the Earth

29. QUESTION 28
The Milky Way Galaxy belongs to a collection of galaxies known as ________
Local Group
Milky Way Galaxy
Triangulum Galaxy
Small Magellanic Cloud

30. QUESTION 29
What is the name of the supercluster of galaxies to which the Milky Way belongs?
Sagittarius
Virgo
Superfly
Coma

31. Which one is the smallest?
QUESTION 30
Which one is the smallest?
Asteroid
The Moon
Proton
Pluto

32. THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING

33. SUDDEN DEATH TIE BREAKERS

34. QUESTION 1
An instrument used to measure movement of a star towards or away from the Earth is ___
Microscope
Stethoscope
Spectroscope
Oscilloscope

35. QUESTION 2
The COBE satellite was the first to measure Cosmic background radiation.
True
False

36. Stars never change in their lifetime.
QUESTION 3
Stars never change in their lifetime.
True
False

37. QUESTION 4 What is a starburst galaxy?
It is a galaxy with bursting stars
It is a galaxy with very high star birth rate
It is a galaxy that produces burst of intense light in a regular way
None of the above

38. A light year is a measure of___
QUESTION 5
A light year is a measure of___
Time
Light
Distance
Speed

39. THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING ALL THE BEST!