20 - Question True or False on HIgh School Astronomy

1. The Earth's rotation causes day and night. True

2. The sun is a planet. False

3. The Big Bang theory explains how the universe was formed. True

4. The moon has its own light source. False

5. The inner planets of our solar system are rocky and dense. True

6. Black holes are visible to the naked eye. False

7. The asteroid belt is located between Jupiter and Saturn. False

8. The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy. True

9. Pluto is classified as a planet. False

10. The universe is estimated to be around 13.8 billion years old. True

11. All stars have the same brightness. False

12. The Kuiper Belt is a region of our solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune. True

13. The Andromeda Galaxy is the closest galaxy to our Milky Way. True

14. The speed of light is faster than the speed of sound. True

15. The gravitational pull of the moon causes ocean tides. True

16. Comets are made up of ice and dust. True

17. The Hubble Space Telescope is located on the Moon. False

18. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. True

19. The Oort Cloud is a region beyond the Kuiper Belt. True

20. Saturn has the most moons of any planet in our solar system. False

Answer Key:

1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True
6. False
7. False
8. True
9. False
10. True
11. False
12. True
13. True
14. True
15. True
16. True
17. False
18. True
19. True
20. False