44.quiz on Planetary Systems

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1.What is the name of the largest moon in the solar system orbiting the planet Jupiter ?

A.Europa

B.Callisto

C.Ganymede

D.Titan
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c

2. Our star - the Sun.About how much of the solar system's mass is in the sun ?


A.52%

B.99%

C.75%

D.15%
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B

3. An extrasolar planet is a planet beyond the solar system.How many extrasolar planets are there, as of February 2007 ?


A.195

B.232

C.263

D.212
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D

4. Who was the first person to propose that there was a ring surrounding Saturn ?


A.Blaise Pascal

B.Robert Hooke

C.Christiaan Huygens

D.Tycho Brahe
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C

5.Where in the solar system will one find the Kuiper belt ?

A.Beyond Neptune

B. Between Jupiter and Mars

C.Between the Sun and Mercury

D.In the rings of Saturn
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A

6. The first multistar planetary system discovered is namned PSR B1620-26. Which year was it announced ?

A.1982

B.1993

C.1979

D.1987
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B

7. There are (Feb 2007) three known dwarf planets, and their names are ?

A.Sirius, Pluto and Venus

B.Pluto, Ecliptic and Aphelion

C.Pluto, Ceres, and Eris

D.Ceres, Deimos and Phobos
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C

8. A planet orbiting Gamma Cephei A was first identified by a Canadian team in which year ?

A.2002

B.1985

C.1988

D.1995
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C

9. Which year did the appearance of Comet Hale-Bopp trigger the mass suicide here on Tellus ?


A.1985

B.1963

C.1986

D.1997
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D

10. How many moons does the planet Mars have ?


A.5

B.7

C.8

D.2
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D

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