A bright nebula that arises from the scattering of starlight by dust particles is called a:

Select one:
A. luminous nebula
B. brightness nebula
C. emission nebula
D. reflection nebula

What observation convinced Hubble that M 31, the Andromeda Galaxy, was indeed a
separate galaxy?
Select one:
A. Its trigonometric parallax.
B. Its large angular diameter.
C. Its spiral structure.
D. Cepheid variables within its spiral arms.

According to current astronomical data, approximately how old is the universe?

Select one:
A. 65 Million years
B. 6000 years
C. 4.6 billion years
D. 13.7 billion years

. Between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter we find

Select one:
A. the Oort cloud

B. Orion's belt
C. the Kuiper belt
D. the main asteroid belt

Examples of orbiter (as opposed to lander or flyby) space missions are

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Select one or more:
A. Mars Global Surveyor
B. Magellan
C. Voyager 1
D. Venera 7

Fossils of early life are very difficult to identify in very old rocks because early life
Select one:
A. was very simple and microscopic in size
B. was not made of organic material that could be replaced by minerals
C. was so different to life found on Earth today that we are not capable of identifying it
D. did not leave behind any fossilized remains

The colour of a star is MOST DIRECTLY related to its:

Select one:
A. mass
B. surface temperature
C. central (core) temperature
D. luminosity

The planet Saturn is

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Select one or more:
A. orbited by the only moon to possess a dense atmosphere.
B. the only planet in the solar system with rings.
C. currently being studied by the Cassini spacecraft.
D. the planet in the solar system with the lowest density.

The recently discovered Eris is

Select one:
A. much smaller than Pluto
B. slightly larger than Pluto
C. the same size as Mars
D. the same size as Pluto

We are not able to observe most of the Milky Way visually due to:
Select one:
A. black holes in the halo.
B. dust in the galactic plane.
C. gravitational lensing by the nucleus.
D. brown dwarfs in the Local Group.