Science Bowl ASTRONOMY
ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: The largest circular storm in our solar system is on the surface of
which of the following planets?
w) Jupiter
x) Venus
y) Uranus
z) Earth
ANSWER: W -- JUPITER
ASTR-91; Short Answer: The rapidly moving stream of charged particles that is being driven
away from the sun is known as what?
ANSWER: SOLAR WIND
ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: The biggest asteroid known is:
w) Vesta
x) Icarus
y) Ceres
z) Eros
ANSWER: Y -- CERES
ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: Rounded to the nearest day, the Mercurian year is equal to:
w) 111 days
x) 88 days
y) 50 days
z) 25 days
ANSWER: X -- 88 DAYS
ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: One of the largest volcanos in our solar system-if not the largest-is
named Olympus Mons. This volcano is located on:
w) Jupiter's moon Callisto
x) Venus
y) Saturn's moon Titan
z) Mars
ANSWER: Z -- MARS
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,Science Bowl ASTRONOMY
ASTR-91; Short Answer: One of the largest volcanos in our solar system, if not the largest, is
named Olympus Mons. Name the planet which has the volcano.
ANSWER: MARS
ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: One Jupiter day is equal to which of the following?
w) 30 hrs 40 min
x) 9 hrs 50 min
y) 3 hrs 20 min
z) 52 hrs 10 min
ANSWER: X -- 9 HRS 50 MIN
ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: The time interval between two successive occurrences of a specific
type of alignment of a planet (or the moon) with the sun and the earth is referred to as:
w) a conjunction
x) an opposition
y) a sidereal period
z) a synodic period.
ANSWER: Z -- A SYNODIC PERIOD (conjunction and opposition are names of
specific configurations)
ASTR-91; Short Answer: During the period between 1979 and 1998, what is the farthest planet
from the sun?
ANSWER: NEPTUNE
ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: Of the following four times, which one best represents the time it
takes energy generated in the core of the sun to reach the surface of the sun and be radiated?
w) Three minutes
x) Thirty days
y) One thousand years
z) One million years
ANSWER: Z -- ONE MILLION YEARS
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ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: The sunspot cycle is:
w) 3 years
x) 11 years
y) 26 years
z) 49 years
ANSWER: X -- 11 YEARS
ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: The Hertzsprung-Russel Diagram of stars DIRECTLY compares
what TWO of the following properties of stars?
w) size
x) temperature
y) luminosity
z) density
ANSWER: B and C -- TEMPERATURE AND LUMINOSITY (Size and distance of
stars can be inferred from H-R diagram but not directly)
ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: The andromeda Galaxy is which of the following types of galaxies?
w) elliptical
x) spiral
y) barred-spiral
z) irregular
ANSWER: X -- SPIRAL
ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: About how many light years across is the Milky Way? Is it:
w) 1,000
x) 10,000
y) 100,000
z) 1,000,000
ANSWER: Y -- 100,000
ASTR-91; Short Answer: Which unlucky Apollo lunar landing was canceled after an oxygen tank
exploded?
ANSWER: APOLLO 13
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, Science Bowl ASTRONOMY
ASTR-91; Short Answer: What device first proved that Earth rotates on its axis?
ANSWER: FOUCAULT PENDULUM
ASTR-91; Short Answer: Which is the smallest planet in our solar system?
ANSWER: PLUTO
ASTR-91; Which planet has a moon almost as big as the planet itself?
ANSWER: PLUTO
ASTR-91; Short Answer: What distinction is Sally K. Ride known for?
ANSWER: FIRST AMERICAN WOMAN IN SPACE
ASTR-91; Short Answer: In what year did Neil Armstrong make his historic walk on the Moon?
ANSWER: 1969
ASTR-91; Short Answer: Only one planet in the solar system has a day which lasts longer than
its year. Name this planet.
ANSWER: VENUS
ASTR-91; Short Answer: What is the heavenly body Charon (pron: kar-en), that's spelled
C-h-a-r-o-n?
ANSWER: PLUTO'S MOON
ASTR-91; Short Answer: Where in space is Cassini's division?
ANSWER: BETWEEN TWO RINGS OF SATURN
ASTR-91; Short Answer: Who was the first black American astronaut in space?
ANSWER: (GUION S.) BLUFORD
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ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: The largest circular storm in our solar system is on the surface of
which of the following planets?
w) Jupiter
x) Venus
y) Uranus
z) Earth
ANSWER: W -- JUPITER
ASTR-91; Short Answer: The rapidly moving stream of charged particles that is being driven
away from the sun is known as what?
ANSWER: SOLAR WIND
ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: The biggest asteroid known is:
w) Vesta
x) Icarus
y) Ceres
z) Eros
ANSWER: Y -- CERES
ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: Rounded to the nearest day, the Mercurian year is equal to:
w) 111 days
x) 88 days
y) 50 days
z) 25 days
ANSWER: X -- 88 DAYS
ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: One of the largest volcanos in our solar system-if not the largest-is
named Olympus Mons. This volcano is located on:
w) Jupiter's moon Callisto
x) Venus
y) Saturn's moon Titan
z) Mars
ANSWER: Z -- MARS
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,Science Bowl ASTRONOMY
ASTR-91; Short Answer: One of the largest volcanos in our solar system, if not the largest, is
named Olympus Mons. Name the planet which has the volcano.
ANSWER: MARS
ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: One Jupiter day is equal to which of the following?
w) 30 hrs 40 min
x) 9 hrs 50 min
y) 3 hrs 20 min
z) 52 hrs 10 min
ANSWER: X -- 9 HRS 50 MIN
ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: The time interval between two successive occurrences of a specific
type of alignment of a planet (or the moon) with the sun and the earth is referred to as:
w) a conjunction
x) an opposition
y) a sidereal period
z) a synodic period.
ANSWER: Z -- A SYNODIC PERIOD (conjunction and opposition are names of
specific configurations)
ASTR-91; Short Answer: During the period between 1979 and 1998, what is the farthest planet
from the sun?
ANSWER: NEPTUNE
ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: Of the following four times, which one best represents the time it
takes energy generated in the core of the sun to reach the surface of the sun and be radiated?
w) Three minutes
x) Thirty days
y) One thousand years
z) One million years
ANSWER: Z -- ONE MILLION YEARS
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,Science Bowl ASTRONOMY
ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: The sunspot cycle is:
w) 3 years
x) 11 years
y) 26 years
z) 49 years
ANSWER: X -- 11 YEARS
ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: The Hertzsprung-Russel Diagram of stars DIRECTLY compares
what TWO of the following properties of stars?
w) size
x) temperature
y) luminosity
z) density
ANSWER: B and C -- TEMPERATURE AND LUMINOSITY (Size and distance of
stars can be inferred from H-R diagram but not directly)
ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: The andromeda Galaxy is which of the following types of galaxies?
w) elliptical
x) spiral
y) barred-spiral
z) irregular
ANSWER: X -- SPIRAL
ASTR-91; Multiple Choice: About how many light years across is the Milky Way? Is it:
w) 1,000
x) 10,000
y) 100,000
z) 1,000,000
ANSWER: Y -- 100,000
ASTR-91; Short Answer: Which unlucky Apollo lunar landing was canceled after an oxygen tank
exploded?
ANSWER: APOLLO 13
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, Science Bowl ASTRONOMY
ASTR-91; Short Answer: What device first proved that Earth rotates on its axis?
ANSWER: FOUCAULT PENDULUM
ASTR-91; Short Answer: Which is the smallest planet in our solar system?
ANSWER: PLUTO
ASTR-91; Which planet has a moon almost as big as the planet itself?
ANSWER: PLUTO
ASTR-91; Short Answer: What distinction is Sally K. Ride known for?
ANSWER: FIRST AMERICAN WOMAN IN SPACE
ASTR-91; Short Answer: In what year did Neil Armstrong make his historic walk on the Moon?
ANSWER: 1969
ASTR-91; Short Answer: Only one planet in the solar system has a day which lasts longer than
its year. Name this planet.
ANSWER: VENUS
ASTR-91; Short Answer: What is the heavenly body Charon (pron: kar-en), that's spelled
C-h-a-r-o-n?
ANSWER: PLUTO'S MOON
ASTR-91; Short Answer: Where in space is Cassini's division?
ANSWER: BETWEEN TWO RINGS OF SATURN
ASTR-91; Short Answer: Who was the first black American astronaut in space?
ANSWER: (GUION S.) BLUFORD
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