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Basic astronomy questions

1. Blue light has a wavelength about the size of?

An atom
An atomic nucleus
A small bacterium
A grain of salt

2. Electromagnetic spectrum has photons. Which of the following bands have the largest energy?

X-Rays (or Gamma-Rays)
Visible (or UV or IR)
Microwave (or Radio)
All of these have the same energy

3. What is the third planet from the sun?

Sun
Earth
Jupiter
Mars

4. How old is the solar system?

2.5 billion years
9.0 billion years
4.5 billion years
Since last thursday

5. What is the Semi-major axis of Neptune?

300 AU
3 AU
30 AU
3000 AU

6. How many planets are in our solar system?

8
7
9
10

7. How far is an AU?

8 light years
8 light minutes
8 light hours
just plain 8

8. What is an AU?

Astronomical Unit
Astronomer Unit
Around the Universe

9. How far is the Earth from the Sun?

3 AU
1 AU
5 AU
2 AU

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Venus

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1. The geology of Venus is predominantly

Basalt
Andesite
Picrite

2. Basalt is what type of rock?

Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic

3. The rocks on Venus are mostly

from volcanoes
from the seabed of a now non-existent ocean
associated with plate tectonics

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