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Question	Answer	% Correct
How long it takes sunlight to reach the Earth?	8 minutes	100%
What galaxy is closest to the Milky Way?	Andromeda	100%
What group of celestial objects includes rocky objects in orbit between Mars and Jupiter?	asteroid belt	100%
What is the name of the theory that created the universe?	Big Bang	100%
What is an astronomical unit?	distance from Earth to Sun	100%
What process allows stars to produce so much heat and energy?	nuclear fusion	100%
What is the closest star to the Earth other than the Sun?	Alpha Centauri	83%
What is measured with light-year?	distance	83%
What is Andromeda?	galaxy	83%
What is a solar eclipse?	Moon passes in front of Sun	83%
What is supernova?	stellar explosion	83%
What do we call it when a large star collapses and creates a massive nuclear explosion?	supernova	83%
A ball of ice and dust with a long, glowing tail is called what?	comet	67%
What is Cassiopeia?	constellation	67%
What is the position of celestial bodies during a lunar eclipse?	Earth is between Moon and Sun	67%
What group of celestial objects exists at the very outer edge of the Solar System?	Oort cloud	67%
What is the brightest star in the night sky?	Sirius	67%
What is measured with cosmic year?	time	67%
How many constellations are there?	88	50%
Which of these objects is the farthest from the Sun?	90377 Sedna	50%
When a large star collapses under its own weight, what does it become?	black hole	50%
How often does Halley's comet pass the Earth?	75 years	33%
In which constellation is Polaris, also knows as North Star, located?	Ursa Minor	33%
What color are the largest stars?	blue	17%