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1. 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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2. What is the name of the tallest mountain on Mars, often compared to Mount Everest on Earth?

a) Olympus Mons

b) Mount Kilimanjaro

c) Mount Sharp

d) Mount Vesuvius

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3. Which element, essential for life, has been detected in the form of methane on Mars?

a) Oxygen

b) Nitrogen

c) Carbon

d) Hydrogen

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4. Which Apollo mission was the first to include a lunar rover, allowing astronauts to explore a larger area of the Moon's surface?

a) Apollo 11

b) Apollo 14

c) Apollo 15

d) Apollo 16

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5. Which Apollo mission was the last to land humans on the Moon's surface?

a) Apollo 14

b) Apollo 15

c) Apollo 16

d) Apollo 17

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6. Which instrument on spacecraft is used to measure the impact of the solar wind on Earth's magnetosphere?

a) Magnetometer

b) Spectrometer

c) Seismometer

d) Barometer

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7. Which dwarf planet is known for its reddish surface color, likely due to the presence of organic compounds?

a) Eris

b) Haumea

c) Makemake

d) Ceres

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8. Which region of the Sun is responsible for the acceleration of the solar wind?

a) Core

b) Radiative Zone

c) Convective Zone

d) Corona

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9. What is the most notable feature of Uranus's atmosphere?

a) Giant red spot

b) Hexagonal storm

c) Massive hurricane

d) Strong ammonia odor

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10. What is the name of the first successful Mars rover mission, launched by NASA in 1996, which provided valuable data on the Martian surface and atmosphere?

a) Opportunity

b) Curiosity

c) Spirit

d) Sojourner

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11. What is the name of the moon of Neptune with a highly eccentric orbit and retrograde motion?

a) Nereid

b) Triton

c) Proteus

d) Larissa

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12. What is the name of the dwarf planet located in the Kuiper Belt, known for its elongated shape and rapid rotation?

a) Pluto

b) Haumea

c) Eris

d) Makemake

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13. What term refers to the fuzzy, glowing region surrounding the nucleus of a comet?

a) Nucleus

b) Coma

c) Tail

d) Ionosphere

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14. 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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15. What is the most prominent feature of Saturn?

a) Its hexagonal-shaped storm

b) Its prominent ring system

c) Its massive size

d) Its liquid metallic hydrogen layer

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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. 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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18. Which comet is the most famous and well-known, with a regular period of approximately 76 years?

a) Halley's Comet

b) Comet Hale-Bopp

c) Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9

d) Comet Hyakutake

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19. What is the approximate distance from the Sun to the inner edge of the Asteroid Belt?

a) 0.5 AU

b) 2 AU

c) 3 AU

d) 4 AU

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20. Which space probe conducted a flyby of Pluto in 2015, providing the first close-up images of the dwarf planet?

a) New Horizons

b) Juno

c) Curiosity

d) Opportunity

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21. Which layer of the Earth's interior is divided into the outer and inner layers?

a) Crust

b) Mantle

c) Core

d) Lithosphere

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22. 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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23. What is the state of Mercury's atmosphere?

a) Thick and cloudy

b) Thin and composed mainly of oxygen

c) Almost nonexistent and composed of trace elements

d) Similar to Earth's atmosphere

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24. How many moons does Mars have?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

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25. What is the most prominent feature of Neptune's atmosphere?

a) Great Red Spot

b) Hexagonal storm

c) Great Dark Spot

d) Polar vortex

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26. 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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27. Which elements in Earth's atmosphere are responsible for the green and red colors in auroras?

a) Hydrogen and helium

b) Carbon and nitrogen

c) Oxygen and nitrogen

d) Sulfur and chlorine

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28. 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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29. Which phenomenon is caused by tidal forces and results in the slowing of a celestial body's rotation?

a) Tidal heating

b) Tidal friction

c) Tidal stretching

d) Tidal locking

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30. Which ground-based telescope is located in Hawaii and is one of the world's premier observatories for optical and infrared astronomy?

a) Hubble Space Telescope

b) James Webb Space Telescope

c) Keck Observatory

d) Chandra X-ray Observatory

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