Author Topic: Space Quiz (Read 14734 times)

Naru523 · « **on:** August 29, 2009, 01:03:38 PM »

How many planets are in the 55 Cancri system?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 3
D. 6

atomic7732 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 29, 2009, 01:21:51 PM »

A and B.

5 planets confirmed, of which one has confirmed mass
2 MORE planets unconfirmed

Btw, this is what Who Want's to Be A Billionare? is for.

monmarfori · « **Reply #2 on:** August 29, 2009, 02:20:28 PM »

What is an iron star?
a. a hypotetical star existing in 10^1500 years, composed with iron-56 nuclei.
b. a blue star
c. a small star
d. a big star
The difficulty is really insane. and i know that answer.

witold · « **Reply #3 on:** August 29, 2009, 02:38:27 PM »

Quote from: monmarfori on August 29, 2009, 02:20:28 PM

What is an iron star?
a. a hypotetical star existing in 10^1500 years, composed with iron-56 nuclei.
b. a blue star
c. a small star
d. a big star
The difficulty is really insane. and i know that answer.

I think its A.

qwew80 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 29, 2009, 02:48:11 PM »

A....

atomic7732 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 29, 2009, 02:58:19 PM »

d. probably. These are stars just before they can't hold themselves anymore and explode. They have existed for billions of years bfore now.

qwew80 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 29, 2009, 02:59:44 PM »

Wow...
I wonder........
Nvmd....

monmarfori · « **Reply #7 on:** August 29, 2009, 03:33:17 PM »

Correct.

witold · « **Reply #8 on:** August 29, 2009, 03:51:33 PM »

Quote from: monmarfori on August 29, 2009, 03:33:17 PM

Correct.

Who say correct???

atomic7732 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 29, 2009, 03:53:05 PM »

I think it was me. He's been on fora while. So, I think he waited till someone posted the right answer.

Naru523 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 29, 2009, 04:05:41 PM »

Which is the largest galaxy?

A. Pinwheel galaxy
B. Virgo A (M87)
C. IC 1011
D. cD Galaxy (NGC 4889)

atomic7732 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 29, 2009, 04:09:48 PM »

C!

What is the farthest galaxy?

1. I Zwicky 18
2. A1689-zD1
3. A1689-z9D
4. A568-00zD

Naru523 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 29, 2009, 04:16:03 PM »

1. I Zwicky 18.

Sometimes I can remember stuffs

monmarfori · « **Reply #13 on:** August 29, 2009, 04:23:29 PM »

You know the farthest galaxy is Abell 1835 IR1916.

atomic7732 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 29, 2009, 04:26:35 PM »

The farthest galaxy is A1689-zD1. ^[1]

monmarfori · « **Reply #15 on:** August 29, 2009, 04:29:48 PM »

A candidate of a farthest galaxy is my answer.

Bla · « **Reply #16 on:** August 30, 2009, 12:59:57 AM »

A galaxy can't fart.

Ok, sorry, I'll go post somewhere else.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

atomic7732 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 30, 2009, 01:16:06 AM »

What?

Bla · « **Reply #18 on:** August 30, 2009, 04:23:20 AM »

The farthest galaxy...
Anyways, just go on with your quiz.

Naru523 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 30, 2009, 11:19:00 AM »

LOL!

What is the smallest planet?

A. Gliese 581 e
B. 55 Cancri e
C. Mercury
D. Epsilon Eridani c

Bla · « **Reply #20 on:** August 30, 2009, 12:00:53 PM »

Without knowing much about the others, I must say Mercury.
If the others aren't fictive exoplanets, I assume we don't have good enough technology for discovering planets at the size of Mercury yet (if they aren't extremely close to the star).

monmarfori · « **Reply #21 on:** August 30, 2009, 02:20:26 PM »

What is our galaxy?
Milky Way
Andromeda
Triangulum
LMC

Naru523 · « **Reply #22 on:** August 30, 2009, 04:28:58 PM »

Easy, Milky Way.

What is the closest exoplanet mass to Earth?

A. Gliese 876 b
B. Gliese 581 e
C. Gliese 581 c
D. 55 Pegasis b

monmarfori · « **Reply #23 on:** August 30, 2009, 04:37:18 PM »

Naru523 · « **Reply #24 on:** August 30, 2009, 05:09:56 PM »

Wrong! It was B.

Gliese 581 e has the mass of 1.08 earths and the closest exoplanet mass to Earth.

monmarfori · « **Reply #25 on:** August 30, 2009, 05:12:23 PM »

What is the located object near our sun. a star
Proxima Cen
Delta Cen
Beta Cen
Gamma Cen

Naru523 · « **Reply #26 on:** August 30, 2009, 05:14:02 PM »

Proxima Cen

What is the 87th closest star to the Sun?

monmarfori · « **Reply #27 on:** August 30, 2009, 05:15:25 PM »

Gliese 581 c

Naru523 · « **Reply #28 on:** August 30, 2009, 05:18:08 PM »

Wrong!

Quote from: Naru523 on August 30, 2009, 05:14:02 PM

What is the 87th closest star to the Sun?

You did Gliese 581 c.

atomic7732 · « **Reply #29 on:** August 30, 2009, 05:18:32 PM »

That's an extrasolar planet. Noclue.