Statistics for Astronomy Multiple Choice

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What are the names of the moons of Mars?	Phobos and Deimos	77%
How many people have walked on the Moon?	12	72%
The surface area of Russia is greater than that of Pluto	True	69%
What is Ceres?	A dwarf planet in the asteroid belt	61%
What does it mean if a planet has a highly eccentric orbit?	Its orbit is more elliptical than circular	55%
Does the Moon experience quakes?	Yes	49%
Which planet rotates the fastest?	Jupiter	36%
What is the boundary between the Earth's atmosphere and outer space called?	Kármán line	33%
What is perigee?	When the Moon is closest to the Earth on its orbital path	33%
The diameter of Jupiter is about how many times the diameter of Earth?	11	25%
What are Colombo, Maxwell, and Encke?	Gaps in Saturn's rings	25%
If you were travelling at the speed of light, about how long would it take to travel the circumference of the star Betelgeuse?	1 hour	21%
What is the Black Knight?	A thermal blanket lost on a space mission in 1998 which now orbits the Earth	21%
Which planet is Earth usually closest to?	Mercury	14%
What is the highest mountain in the solar system?	Rheasilvia	6%