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1

When did astronomy split between theoretical and observational branches?

	In the 19th century
	In the 20th century
	After Galileo
	In the last decade
	In the 18th century

2

What does the Wikipedia 'Astronomy' call astrology?

	the study of planetary cores
	the belief that all people should learn astronomy
	the belief system which claims that human affairs are correlated with the positions of celestial objects.
	the study of planetary atmospheres
	the study of comets and asteroids

3

Cosmology is the study of

	the universe as a whole
	the birth and death of stars
	the oceans
	the formation of the solar system
	planetary atmospheres

4

What does the Wikipedia 'Astronomy' article say about astronomy and astrophysics

	They are often in conflict
	They must be in agreement or the result cannot be trusted
	They often yield different results
	They are often considered to be synonymous
	They are often considered to be opposites

5

The goecentric theory put the Sun

	orbiting around the Moon
	none of the above or below are true
	at the center of the universe
	at the center of the solar system
	in orbit around Earth

6

In the 3rd century BC, Aristarchus of Samos estimated the size of

	the Moon and Sun
	the Sun
	Earth and the Sun
	Earth and the Moon
	the Moon

7

In the 19th century Fraunhoffer and Kirchoff studied light from the Sun and found

	Mercury's shadow
	a wobble that led to the discovery of new planets
	spectral lines and concluded that they were caused by the elements
	sunspots and the sunspot cycle
	a golden ring

8

The ancient Greeks discovered (named) most of the constellations

	in the southern hemisphere
	in the northern hemisphere
	in both all hemispheres
	in the western hemisphere
	in the eastern hemisphere

9

When did astronmers establish that the Milky way is only one of many billions of galaxies in the universe?

	14th century
	18th century
	20th century
	16th century

10

According to the Wikipedia Astronomy article, the first known efforts in the mathematical and scientific study of Astronomy began

	among the Babylonians
	among the Chinese
	in south America
	in ancient Greece
	in central America

11

How many years did it take before Europe made a device as sophisticated as Antikythera?

	300 years
	3000 years
	30 years
	1500 years
	15,000 years

12

The saro cycle was about repeating cycles of

	planets
	eclipses
	seasons

13

Who drew these sketches?

	Kepler
	Aristotle
	Ptolemy
	Galileo
	Copernicus

14

In what century was parallax first used to measure the distance to a Star (other than our Sun)?

	17th century
	19th century
	18th century
	20th century
	16th century

15

The largest galaxy in the local group is

	ant-galexy
	Andromeda
	M52
	Milky way
	M-31

16

What two names are associated with the first new planet found (after those known by the ancients using the naked eye)

	Neptune and the Alabama Streaker
	Mercury and Friendship
	Uranus and George's Star
	Mars and the Candy Bar
	Pluto and Goofy

17

The historical record shows that in 1066 AD a supernovae was discovered by astronomers in _____ and _____

	China and South America
	Greece and North America
	Greece and China
	Greece and Central America
	Egypt and China