How much do you know about astronomy?

Welcome to my quiz of astronomy! Here you will find out your understanding of some basic astronomy facts. Answer well and you will get a good score plus a grade.

Rules: simply tap the correct answer for the question or the best phrase to complete the sentence. No checking Google or anything. This quiz is to evaluate your learning of astronomy.

Created by: Silverspring324

At the center of our galaxy there is a...
- Sun
- Black hole
- Planet
- Portal
What protects earth against solar flares, creating the northern lights?
- Earth's atmosphere
- Earth's gravity
- The moon
- Earth's magnetic field
Comets are mainly made of...
- Snow and dirt
- Dirt and dust
- Dust
- Chunks of rock
- Fire
Why does the moon have many craters, while Earth only has a few?
- The moon doesn't have a magnetic field
- The moon doesn't have an atmosphere
- The moon doesn't have a strong enough gravity.
- Earth's magnetic field tends to veer incoming meteors away.
Our sun is a...
- Black dwarf
- White dwarf
- Yellow dwarf
- Blue giant
- Red giant
- Super giant
- Supernova
Which color of star is the hottest?
- Red
- Orange
- Yellow
- Green
- Blue
- Purple
- White
- Black
A comet orbit is...
- Round
- Oval
- Irregular shape
Which planet spins sideways?
- Mercury
- Venus
- Earth
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Uranus
- Neptune
The asteroid belt is between...
- Mercury and Venus
- Venus and Earth
- Earth and Mars
- Mars and Jupiter
- Jupiter and Saturn
- Saturn and Uranus
- Uranus and Neptune
- Neptune and Pluto
If you were 500 meters away from a planet when it exploded, and you were invincible at the moment, what would you hear?
- Nothing
- A small sound
- A loud sound
- Your eardrums would explode
The tide is drawn by...
- The moon
- The sun
- All of above
- None of above
Which kind of galaxy is our galaxy?
- Spiral
- Elliptical
- Irregular
- All of above
- None of above

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