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Universe Flashcards

1
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Which dwarf planet is make of rock and ice?

A

Pluto

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2
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What is the name of the largest known dwarf planet?

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Eris

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3
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Which planet is called the ‘Red Planet’?

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Mars

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4
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Which was the first planet discovered using a telescope?

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Uranus

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5
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Name the biggest moon in our solar system?

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Ganymede

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6
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Which planet would float if put in water?

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Saturn

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7
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Which planet is regarded as Earth’s sister planet?

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Venus

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8
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Name the largest object in our solar system.

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Sun

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9
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Which planet weights more that the total weight of all planets?

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Jupiter

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10
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What is the shape of the Milky Way galaxy?

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Spiral

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11
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What is the composition of sun

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The sun is made up of 72% hydrogen, 26% helium and 2% of all other elements.

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12
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The first rocket, German V2, breached the boundary of space.

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20th June 1944

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13
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The first animals were launched into space. Fruit flies were used to study the effects of space.

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February 20, 1947

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14
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Russia launched the first satellite, Sputnik I, into space.

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4th October 1957

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Russian cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin became the first man to travel into space.

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12th April 1961

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16
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Surveyor I made the second soft landing on moon.

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2nd June 1966

17
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took ‘one small step’ and became the first men to land on moon.

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20 July 1969

18
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Salyut I, Russian space station was launched.

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19th April 1971

19
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Skylab, American space station was launched.

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14th May 1937

20
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14 European nations formed the European space agency.

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1975

21
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Skylab burnt in the atmosphere.

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11th July 1979

22
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Construction of the mir space station started.

A

1986

23
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Helen Sherman entered a competition to become the first British astronaut in space.

A

1989

24
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In which year did Dr Vikram Sarabhai receive the Padma Vibhushan award?

A

1972

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