Space Quiz: 10 Questions Increasing in Difficulty

Space Quiz Overview

• A quiz consisting of 10 questions about space, progressively increasing in difficulty.
• Each question has four multiple-choice options, with one correct answer.

Question 1: Closest Planet to the Sun

• Correct answer: Mercury
• Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System and has a very thin atmosphere.

Question 2: Earth's Natural Satellite

• Correct answer: The Moon
• The Moon affects Earth’s tides and has phases based on its position relative to the Earth and Sun.

Question 3: The "Red Planet"

• Correct answer: Mars
• Mars is identified by its reddish appearance due to iron oxide (rust) on its surface.

Question 4: Light Travel Time from the Sun to Earth

• Correct answer: 8 minutes and 20 seconds
• This time can vary slightly due to the elliptical shape of Earth's orbit.

Question 5: Planet with Most Moons

• Correct answer: Jupiter
• Jupiter is known to have 79 moons, including the four largest known as the Galilean moons.

Question 6: Galaxy Containing Our Solar System

• Correct answer: Milky Way Galaxy
• The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy with an estimated 100 to 400 billion stars.

Question 7: Boundary of a Black Hole

• Correct answer: Event Horizon
• The event horizon is a point of no return; once crossed, nothing can escape the black hole's gravitational pull.

Question 8: Largest Volcano in the Solar System

• Correct answer: Olympus Mons
• Olympus Mons is located on Mars and is nearly three times the height of Mount Everest.

Question 9: First Spacecraft to Land Humans on the Moon

• Correct answer: Apollo 11
• Apollo 11's mission in 1969 successfully landed astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon.

Question 10: Force Causing Light to Bend Around Massive Objects

• Correct answer: Gravitational Lensing
• Gravitational lensing occurs when light from a distant object is bent around a massive object, such as a galaxy, creating a magnifying effect.