Astronomy MCQ

Question 1

"Spring Tides" fall on days of the new and full moons. How long does it take between spring tides?

Accepted Answer

29.53/2 days

Answer

365/2 days

Answer

1/2 Days

Answer

27.32/2 days

Question 2

Put these planets in ascending mass order.

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Earth, Neptune, Jupiter

Answer

Earth, Neptune, Mercury, Jupiter

Answer

Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune

Answer

Mercury, Neptune, Earth, Jupiter

Question 3

Which planet is the least dense among these?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Answer

Mercury

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Venus

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Mars

Question 4

An object is a comet if it has a highly eccentric orbit, a high tilt with respconcerningptic, and it approaches the sun very closely.

Accepted Answer

Comet

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Planet

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Trans-Neptunian object

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Asteroid

Question 5

The temperature of an element is a measurement of:

Accepted Answer

How rapidly the microscopic particles that create up the object are moving

Answer

How fast the object is moving

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How much current is produced due to the movement of the charged particles (e.g. electrons, protons) in it

Question 6

Of the following characteristics, only one applies to light and the other to other signal types, such as sound or seismic waves?

Accepted Answer

Does not need a medium. i.e. it can travel through the vacuum

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Carries information

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Can be produced by man-made deceives

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Has properties such as wavelength, and frequency

Question 7

Remembering that impact causes greater temperatures and pressures, what is a strong indicator (vital evidence) that an effect rather than volcanic activity formed a particular crater on Earth?

Accepted Answer

The presence of coesite (shocked quarts) near the crater

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The crater being very deep

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The crater having a circular shape

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The absence of vegetation near the crater

"Spring Tides" fall on days of the new and full moons.How long does it take between spring tides?

"Spring Tides" fall on days of the new and full moons.
How long does it take between spring tides?