Astronomy Quiz
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Online Astronomy and Space Trivia
Test your knowledge in our online astronomy and space quiz which contains questions about the solar system, the history of space exploration, and the stars and galaxies around us. See how you compare to others who took this test, and challenge your friends to see if they do any better.
Once you finish all the astronomy quiz questions, feel free to share your results and thoughts in the comments section.
Once you finish all the astronomy quiz questions, feel free to share your results and thoughts in the comments section.
Astronomy Quiz
Ten question trivia - test yourself and challenge your friends!
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Excellent Book on Cosmology
Didn't do so well at the quiz? Maybe it's time to study!
A Brief History of Time
Amazon Price: $7.95 (as of 02/22/2012)
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes is a bestselling science book by the brilliant theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. It explains how scientists are trying to answer questions like where our universe came from, how and why it began, and how it 's going to end. Among the topics covered are gravity, black holes, the Big Bang, the nature of time, and physicists' search for a "theory of everything". While it covers highly complicated subjects, Brief History of Time offers good, clear explanations and is very readable.
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Edutopia
Feb 14, 2012 @ 2:23 pm | delete
- Good job on the lens, really enjoyed it. I got a 90% on the quiz, couldn't remember the primary component of the Martian atmosphere; went with methane. Think I was remembering data about how to rapid terraform Mars and got my chemicals mixed up, ah well.
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cmadden
Jan 29, 2012 @ 12:31 am | delete
- 8/10 - one I just didn't know, and one a DUH! moment. Sigh.
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Hypersapien
Jan 25, 2012 @ 1:01 pm | delete
- enjoyed this, thanks.
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theorycompo
Jan 17, 2012 @ 1:28 pm | delete
- I have this lens that is all about ideas of space and what could be after space, and it also includes some questions to some of the greatest mysteries of all time. I think the people who enjoy astronomy and such would enjoy reading this. the url is squidoo.com/theorycompo
Leave feed back to help me improve my writing.
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Katherine Batutista
Dec 27, 2011 @ 1:11 pm | delete
- 6/10. not bad though.
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J. Gomes
Dec 9, 2011 @ 6:57 am | delete
- Thank you so much for providing this valuable information here. I am a newbie to astronomy field. As I am very much interested in astronomy & Stargazing field I have also bought a Telescope for that. Thanks again for this lense.
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dreamry
Dec 7, 2011 @ 4:50 pm | delete
- 9/10 pretty good!
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robertsugar
Dec 5, 2011 @ 6:04 am | delete
- Not too bad 9/10 (I misunderstood one question), no wonder, this is my profession.
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MamaWise
Nov 21, 2011 @ 2:31 pm | delete
- Not too bad... 7/10
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Gift_Bird
Oct 5, 2011 @ 11:44 pm | delete
- I never was very good at astronomy. Only 3/10. But it was fun!
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adamfrench
Sep 23, 2011 @ 4:37 pm | delete
- Good quiz, thumbs up
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orange3
Sep 17, 2011 @ 2:25 pm | delete
- Fun quiz. I didn't do that great though. Thank you
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kwj Sep 15, 2011 @ 12:29 pm | delete
- 9/10 :)
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AddaptAbilities
Aug 12, 2011 @ 2:44 pm | delete
- The question about the planet with the highest *average* temperature was cleverly phrased. It almost got me. Still, I missed the cosmology questions and only got 7 out of 10.
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top-telescope-eyepieces
May 25, 2011 @ 12:54 pm | delete
- Good quiz, I aced it. Brief History of Time is a good book. Cosmos and Pale Blue Dot by Dr. Carl Sagan are excellent as well (more general audience).
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kiyari
May 25, 2011 @ 9:58 am | delete
- 9/10 and im 15.... wanna be an astronomer
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NYThroughTheLens
Apr 22, 2011 @ 4:04 pm | delete
- Nice quiz!
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blackspanielgallery
Mar 31, 2011 @ 5:30 pm | delete
- Quite well. I am a physicish and teach astronomy.
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wrylilt
Mar 16, 2011 @ 12:06 am | delete
- I need to go back to school - 1/10
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Introduction to Astronomy for Beginners
Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides)
Amazon Price: $11.96 (as of 02/22/2012)
A classic beginners guide to astronomy, this book will introduce the reader to the night sky. It includes photos and illustrations, telescope and spacecraft reviews, star charts and other useful information.
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