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Friday, March 5, 2010

AstroQuiz

This is a simple quiz. I am going to put some question and i will be waiting for your answers.
The purpose behind this quiz is to start some interaction between members and of course for everybody to learn and increase his/her knowledge.
I will put up 10 questions and everyone has to give only one answer for each. Good luck and remember no cheating :D.

1- How old is our universe (approximately) ?
2- How long is the distance from Earth to the nearest star?
3- How many planets are in our solar system?
4- Which star appears brightest in the northern skies?
5- What is the true color of the Sun?
6- What is the nearest galaxy to our galaxy?
7- According to the Sun's mass, What is going to happen when our sun dies?
8- Which is hotter, The Sun's surrounding corona? or the sun's surface?
9- If you know that the Sun's radius is 400 times the Moon's radius? How can the Moons totally block the Sun in solar eclipses?
10- From Earth, How far away is the center of the Milky Way?

So Those were the questions and i think they are pretty easy. Have your time thinking about the answers. I will be posting winners and best possible answers in due time. Enjoy!! :D

1 comment:

  1. Hello, I'm Yaser
    here are the answers please check it

    1. 13.7 billion years old.
    2. The Sun is about 93 million miles from the earth. ( 4.37 light years )
    3. 8 after Pluto is not considered as one anymore.
    4. Sirius
    5. It is white
    6. Andromeda Galaxy
    7. The white dwarf will be formed
    8. corona
    9. due to the distance since the sun is more far away from us than the moon.
    10. 26000 lights years maybe.

    Yaser

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