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1. Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

a) Troposphere

b) Stratosphere

c) Mesosphere

d) Thermosphere

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2. Which asteroid is the largest object in the Asteroid Belt?

a) Vesta

b) Ceres

c) Pallas

d) Hygiea

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3. What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

a) Sedimentary

b) Metamorphic

c) Igneous

d) None of the above

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4. What is the name of the giant storm system observed on Neptune?

a) Great White Spot

b) Great Blue Spot

c) Great Green Spot

d) Great Dark Spot

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5. How many major rings does Saturn's ring system consist of?

a) 2

b) 5

c) 7

d) 9

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6. Which dwarf planet is known for its highly eccentric orbit that takes it far beyond the orbit of Pluto?

a) Eris

b) Haumea

c) Makemake

d) Ceres

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7. What is the name of the phenomenon where tidal forces cause a celestial body to become elongated along the axis pointing toward the attracting body?

a) Tidal heating

b) Tidal friction

c) Tidal stretching

d) Tidal locking

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8. Which mission is currently orbiting Mercury to study its surface and composition?

a) Cassini

b) Juno

c) MESSENGER

d) New Horizons

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9. What is the average surface temperature on Venus?

a) 100°C

b) 250°C

c) 460°C

d) 800°C

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10. What is the Kuiper Belt?

a) A region of space between Mars and Jupiter

b) A ring of debris surrounding Saturn

c) A region of the outer Solar System beyond Neptune

d) A cluster of asteroids near Earth

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11. Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

a) Mesosphere

b) Stratosphere

c) Troposphere

d) Thermosphere

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12. What is the average speed of the solar wind as it leaves the Sun?

a) 100 km/s

b) 400 km/s

c) 1,000 km/s

d) 10,000 km/s

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13. What geological feature on Earth is formed by the bending or buckling of rock layers under compressional stress, leading to the uplift of mountain ranges?

a) Impact crater

b) Rift valley

c) Trench

d) Fold mountain

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14. Which moon of Jupiter is known for its smooth, icy surface with long cracks and streaks caused by tidal forces?

a) Io

b) Europa

c) Ganymede

d) Callisto

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15. Which effect of tidal forces is responsible for the gradual recession of the Moon from Earth and the lengthening of Earth's day?

a) Tidal heating

b) Tidal friction

c) Tidal stretching

d) Tidal locking

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16. What is the phenomenon called where Mercury exhibits phases similar to the Moon and Venus?

a) Lunar phases

b) Solar phases

c) Orbital phases

d) Planetary phases

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17. Which moon of Jupiter is the largest moon in the Solar System, even larger than the planet Mercury?

a) Io

b) Europa

c) Ganymede

d) Callisto

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18. Which type of tail of a comet is composed of ionized gas and is pushed away from the Sun by the solar wind?

a) Dust tail

b) Ion tail

c) Plasma tail

d) Gas tail

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19. Which moon of Saturn is thought to have subsurface oceans beneath its icy crust, similar to Europa and Enceladus?

a) Titan

b) Enceladus

c) Miranda

d) Triton

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20. What is the term for the layer of air surrounding the Earth that sustains life and protects it from harmful radiation?

a) Atmosphere

b) Hydrosphere

c) Biosphere

d) Lithosphere

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21. Which space telescope is operated by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) and has made significant contributions to our understanding of dark matter and dark energy?

a) Hubble Space Telescope

b) James Webb Space Telescope

c) Keck Observatory

d) Planck Space Observatory

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22. Which moon of Jupiter is thought to have a subsurface ocean beneath its icy crust, similar to Europa, but with a greater depth and complexity?

a) Io

b) Europa

c) Ganymede

d) Callisto

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23. What is the largest gap in Saturn's rings, located between the A ring and the B ring?

a) Encke Gap

b) Cassini Division

c) Keeler Gap

d) Roche Division

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24. What is the name of the moon of Pluto discovered in 2011 and named after the three-headed dog that guards the entrance to the underworld in Greek mythology?

a) Charon

b) Styx

c) Nix

d) Kerberos

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25. What is the name of the second-largest moon of Pluto?

a) Styx

b) Nix

c) Kerberos

d) Hydra

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26. Which space probe was the first to visit Jupiter and later became the first human-made object to leave the Solar System?

a) Voyager 1

b) Voyager 2

c) Pioneer 10

d) Pioneer 11

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27. What is the central solid core of a comet called?

a) Nucleus

b) Coma

c) Tail

d) Ionosphere

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28. What is the name of the largest moon of Saturn?

a) Enceladus

b) Titan

c) Mimas

d) Rhea

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29. Which spacecraft was the first to successfully land humans on the Moon?

a) Apollo 11

b) Apollo 13

c) Apollo 15

d) Apollo 17

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30. What is the name of the moon of Haumea that orbits within its elongated shape?

a) Hi'iaka

b) Namaka

c) Mo'o

d) Pele

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