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Space Quiz
« 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

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Re: Space Quiz
« 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.

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Re: Space Quiz
« 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.

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Re: Space Quiz
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2009, 02:38:27 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.

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Re: Space Quiz
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2009, 02:48:11 PM »
A....???

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Re: Space Quiz
« 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.

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Re: Space Quiz
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2009, 02:59:44 PM »
Wow...
I wonder........
Nvmd....

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Re: Space Quiz
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2009, 03:33:17 PM »
Correct.

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Re: Space Quiz
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2009, 03:51:33 PM »

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Re: Space Quiz
« 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.

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Re: Space Quiz
« 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)

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Re: Space Quiz
« 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

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Re: Space Quiz
« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2009, 04:16:03 PM »
1. I Zwicky 18.

Sometimes I can remember stuffs  :P

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Re: Space Quiz
« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2009, 04:23:29 PM »
You know the farthest galaxy is Abell 1835 IR1916.

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Re: Space Quiz
« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2009, 04:26:35 PM »
The farthest galaxy is A1689-zD1. [1]

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Re: Space Quiz
« Reply #15 on: August 29, 2009, 04:29:48 PM »
A candidate of a farthest galaxy is my answer.

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Re: Space Quiz
« Reply #16 on: August 30, 2009, 12:59:57 AM »
A galaxy can't fart. ???
Ok, sorry, I'll go post somewhere else. ;D
Sorry, I couldn't resist. ???

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Re: Space Quiz
« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2009, 01:16:06 AM »
??? What?

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Re: Space Quiz
« Reply #18 on: August 30, 2009, 04:23:20 AM »
The farthest galaxy...
Anyways, just go on with your quiz. :P

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Re: Space Quiz
« Reply #19 on: August 30, 2009, 11:19:00 AM »
LOL!  ;D ;D ;D

What is the smallest planet?

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


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Re: Space Quiz
« 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).

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Re: Space Quiz
« Reply #21 on: August 30, 2009, 02:20:26 PM »
What is our galaxy?
Milky Way
Andromeda
Triangulum
LMC

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Re: Space Quiz
« 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

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Re: Space Quiz
« Reply #23 on: August 30, 2009, 04:37:18 PM »
b
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Re: Space Quiz
« 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.

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Re: Space Quiz
« 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

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Re: Space Quiz
« Reply #26 on: August 30, 2009, 05:14:02 PM »
Proxima Cen

What is the 87th closest star to the Sun?

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Re: Space Quiz
« Reply #27 on: August 30, 2009, 05:15:25 PM »
Gliese 581 c

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Re: Space Quiz
« Reply #28 on: August 30, 2009, 05:18:08 PM »
Wrong!
What is the 87th closest star to the Sun?

You did Gliese 581 c.

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Re: Space Quiz
« Reply #29 on: August 30, 2009, 05:18:32 PM »
That's an extrasolar planet. Noclue.