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Space Exploration Olympiad

Quiz 1 — Solar System & Earth-Space Science

Dwarf planets, belts, moons, rings, gravity, atmosphere & climate.

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  1. 1

    Which of these is classified as a dwarf planet?

  2. 2

    The asteroid belt is located between which two planets?

  3. 3

    The Kuiper Belt lies beyond the orbit of which planet?

  4. 4

    Which dwarf planet is the largest known object in the Kuiper Belt?

  5. 5

    Ceres is located in which region?

  6. 6

    Which planet has the most prominent ring system?

  7. 7

    Which is the largest moon of Jupiter?

  8. 8

    Titan is the largest moon of which planet?

  9. 9

    Which of these planets also has rings, though faint?

  10. 10

    Triton is the largest moon of which planet?

  11. 11

    Which moon of Jupiter is thought to have a subsurface ocean?

  12. 12

    How many officially recognized dwarf planets are there (as of common lists)?

  13. 13

    Which of the following is NOT a dwarf planet?

  14. 14

    Saturn's rings are mostly made of:

  15. 15

    Which planet was demoted from planet to dwarf planet in 2006?

  16. 16

    Io, a moon of Jupiter, is famous for its:

  17. 17

    Which moon is Earth's only natural satellite?

  18. 18

    Charon is the largest moon of:

  19. 19

    Which planet's rings were first observed by Galileo?

  20. 20

    Gravity on the Moon is approximately what fraction of Earth's?

  21. 21

    Microgravity means:

  22. 22

    Astronauts appear weightless in orbit because they are:

  23. 23

    Which layer of Earth's atmosphere contains most weather phenomena?

  24. 24

    The ozone layer is mainly located in the:

  25. 25

    Meteors mostly burn up in which layer?

  26. 26

    The International Space Station orbits within which layer?

  27. 27

    The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere is the:

  28. 28

    Which gas makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere?

  29. 29

    Which of these is a key reason Earth supports life?

  30. 30

    Earth's magnetic field protects life by:

  31. 31

    The 'Goldilocks Zone' refers to:

  32. 32

    Which satellite type is most used to observe Earth's climate?

  33. 33

    Climate scientists use satellites to monitor all EXCEPT:

  34. 34

    Which greenhouse gas is measured heavily from space?

  35. 35

    The 'blue marble' image showed Earth from:

  36. 36

    Which layer contains the ionosphere?

  37. 37

    Auroras (Northern Lights) occur mainly in the:

  38. 38

    Which planet has the most known moons (as of recent counts)?

  39. 39

    Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, is notable for its:

  40. 40

    Which is TRUE about microgravity experiments on the ISS?

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