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"Things in the sky" quiz
All right boys and girls, here's an easy quiz to get started. Let's sharpen up those pointy heads.
Please do not google the answers, these are easy enough and it's multiple choice. If I could get them right without googling, so can you.
Please answer in "invisible". , then end text with /color in [] I will post the answers later today. Anyone posting a link to answers will earn a surprise 24 hour vacation from PF.
1) When does a solar eclipse occur?
A- When Mercury passes between the sun and the Earth
B- When Venus passes between the sun and the Earth
C- When the moon passes between the sun and the Earth
2) During a total solar eclipse, how long on average is the sun totally darkened?
A- 25 seconds
B- 2.5 minutes
C- 25 minutes
3) What do scientists call meteors that reach Earth?
A- Asteroids
B- Comets
C- Meteorites
D- Penqwuinos
4) Where is the Meteor Crater, a hole about 4,180 feet (1,275 meters) across and 570 feet (175 meters) deep, located?
A- Arizona
B- Colorado
C- New Mexico
5) A total solar eclipse can be seen only in certain parts of the world and only areas that lie in the so-called path of totality can view a total eclipse. Approximately how wide is this path?
A- 170 miles
B- 1,700 miles
C- 17,000 miles
6) At what distance above Earth do most meteors become visible to the human eye?
A- 6 to 20 miles (10 to 32 kilometers)
B- 30 to 60 miles (50 to 95 kilometers)
C- 40 and 75 miles (65 and 120 kilometers)
7) What type of meteorite consists of minerals rich in silicon and oxygen?
A- Stony
B- Iron
C- Stony-iron
8) What scientist used observations from a total solar eclipse to support one of his most important theories?
A- Niels Bohr
B- Albert Einstein
C- Enrico Fermi
9) What do scientists call an eclipse where only the middle of the sun darkens, leaving a bright ring around the edges?
A- Annular
B- Partial
C- Total
10)According to scientists, the most brilliant meteor shower of known history took place in what year?
A- 4 B.C.
B - 1833
C- 1999
11) Ancient Chinese astronomers thought that solar eclipses were caused by what event?
A- The sun had circled to the dark side of the Earth
B- Jupiter or Mars had moved in front of the sun
C- A dragon in the sky tried to swallow the sun
12) What do scientists often call the brightest meteors? These meteors are as bright as Jupiter or Venus in the night sky.
A- Shooting stars
B- Falling stars
C- Fireballs
All right boys and girls, here's an easy quiz to get started. Let's sharpen up those pointy heads.
Please do not google the answers, these are easy enough and it's multiple choice. If I could get them right without googling, so can you.
Please answer in "invisible". , then end text with /color in [] I will post the answers later today. Anyone posting a link to answers will earn a surprise 24 hour vacation from PF.
1) When does a solar eclipse occur?
A- When Mercury passes between the sun and the Earth
B- When Venus passes between the sun and the Earth
C- When the moon passes between the sun and the Earth
2) During a total solar eclipse, how long on average is the sun totally darkened?
A- 25 seconds
B- 2.5 minutes
C- 25 minutes
3) What do scientists call meteors that reach Earth?
A- Asteroids
B- Comets
C- Meteorites
D- Penqwuinos
4) Where is the Meteor Crater, a hole about 4,180 feet (1,275 meters) across and 570 feet (175 meters) deep, located?
A- Arizona
B- Colorado
C- New Mexico
5) A total solar eclipse can be seen only in certain parts of the world and only areas that lie in the so-called path of totality can view a total eclipse. Approximately how wide is this path?
A- 170 miles
B- 1,700 miles
C- 17,000 miles
6) At what distance above Earth do most meteors become visible to the human eye?
A- 6 to 20 miles (10 to 32 kilometers)
B- 30 to 60 miles (50 to 95 kilometers)
C- 40 and 75 miles (65 and 120 kilometers)
7) What type of meteorite consists of minerals rich in silicon and oxygen?
A- Stony
B- Iron
C- Stony-iron
8) What scientist used observations from a total solar eclipse to support one of his most important theories?
A- Niels Bohr
B- Albert Einstein
C- Enrico Fermi
9) What do scientists call an eclipse where only the middle of the sun darkens, leaving a bright ring around the edges?
A- Annular
B- Partial
C- Total
10)According to scientists, the most brilliant meteor shower of known history took place in what year?
A- 4 B.C.
B - 1833
C- 1999
11) Ancient Chinese astronomers thought that solar eclipses were caused by what event?
A- The sun had circled to the dark side of the Earth
B- Jupiter or Mars had moved in front of the sun
C- A dragon in the sky tried to swallow the sun
12) What do scientists often call the brightest meteors? These meteors are as bright as Jupiter or Venus in the night sky.
A- Shooting stars
B- Falling stars
C- Fireballs
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