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1. Which spacecraft was the first to visit Mercury?

a) Voyager 1

b) Pioneer 10

c) Mariner 10

d) Galileo

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2. How do solar storms, like coronal mass ejections, affect the occurrence of auroras?

a) They reduce the frequency of auroras

b) They cause auroras to occur only at the poles

c) They enhance and expand the visibility of auroras

d) They eliminate auroras completely

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3. What is tidal locking?

a) The synchronization of rotation and orbit of a moon

b) The synchronization of rotation and orbit of a planet

c) The synchronization of rotation and orbit of a star

d) The synchronization of rotation and orbit of a comet

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4. Which spacecraft conducted the first soft landing on the far side of the Moon in 2019, deploying the Yutu-2 rover?

a) Apollo 11

b) Chang'e 4

c) Chandrayaan-2

d) Luna 2

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5. What is the primary component of Eris's surface?

a) Water ice

b) Methane ice

c) Nitrogen ice

d) Ammonia ice

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6. What is the name of the asteroid belt object that was visited by the Dawn spacecraft in 2011?

a) Vesta

b) Ceres

c) Pallas

d) Hygiea

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7. Which space probe became the first human-made object to reach interstellar space?

a) Voyager 1

b) Voyager 2

c) Pioneer 10

d) Pioneer 11

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8. What is the name of the spacecraft that orbited Saturn and its moons, providing detailed observations and data?

a) Galileo

b) Voyager

c) Cassini

d) Juno

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9. What are the high-altitude clouds on Venus primarily composed of?

a) Water vapor

b) Sulfuric acid

c) Methane

d) Ammonia

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10. What is axial tilt in planetary astronomy?

a) The distance between a planet and the Sun

b) The angle between a planet's orbit and the plane of its equator

c) The time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around the Sun

d) The angle between a planet's axis of rotation and the perpendicular to its orbital plane

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11. What is the name of the iconic long-lasting storm on Jupiter?

a) Great White Spot

b) Great Blue Spot

c) Great Green Spot

d) Great Red Spot

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12. What are the primary components of the solar wind?

a) Helium and oxygen

b) Hydrogen and nitrogen

c) Protons and electrons

d) Neutrons and positrons

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13. 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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14. What is the name of the meteorite that produced the largest observed meteor airburst event in recorded history?

a) Allende

b) Hoba

c) Canyon Diablo

d) Tunguska

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15. Which moon of Jupiter is known for its heavily cratered surface, indicating its ancient geological history and lack of significant geological activity?

a) Ganymede

b) Europa

c) Io

d) Callisto

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16. Which space probe is currently studying the internal structure and seismic activity of Mars, aiming to understand its geological history?

a) New Horizons

b) Juno

c) InSight

d) Perseverance

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17. Which asteroid is known for its elongated shape and rapid rotation, resembling a spinning top?

a) Ryugu

b) Bennu

c) Itokawa

d) Mathilde

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18. What is the Oort Cloud?

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 spherical cloud of icy bodies surrounding the Solar System

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19. Which moon of Saturn is known for its complex geological features, including cryovolcanoes, and the famous "tiger stripes" at its south pole?

a) Titan

b) Enceladus

c) Miranda

d) Triton

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20. What is the name of the largest volcano on Venus?

a) Mauna Kea

b) Olympus Mons

c) Maxwell Montes

d) Maat Mons

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21. Which asteroid is the target of the Hayabusa2 mission, which aimed to return a sample to Earth?

a) Ryugu

b) Bennu

c) Itokawa

d) Mathilde

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22. What is the name of the largest impact basin on Mars, covering a vast region of the planet's southern hemisphere?

a) Hellas Planitia

b) Valles Marineris

c) Utopia Planitia

d) Argyre Planitia

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23. 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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24. What geological feature on Earth is formed by the stretching and thinning of the crust, leading to the sinking of blocks of land between parallel faults?

a) Impact crater

b) Rift valley

c) Trench

d) Fold mountain

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25. Which space probe successfully explored the dwarf planet Ceres in the asteroid belt, providing valuable data on its surface composition and features?

a) New Horizons

b) Juno

c) Dawn

d) Rosetta

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

a) 2

b) 5

c) 7

d) 9

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27. Which moon of Uranus is the smallest and most irregularly shaped, with a surface marked by numerous grooves and cliffs?

a) Titan

b) Enceladus

c) Miranda

d) Triton

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28. What is the primary component of Neptune's atmosphere?

a) Nitrogen

b) Hydrogen

c) Methane

d) Helium

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29. What is the name of the largest moon of Neptune?

a) Triton

b) Proteus

c) Larissa

d) Naiad

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30. Which spacecraft was the first to directly measure the solar wind?

a) Apollo 11

b) Voyager 1

c) Pioneer 10

d) Mariner 2

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