Astronomy Quiz!

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 1.  How large is the Earth compared to      |                     |
       Jupiter?  Is it about                 |                     |
          one-half as massive                |                     |
          one-tenth as massive               |                     |
          one-hundredth as massive           |                     |
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 2.  Are Saturn's rings twice as wide as     |                     |
       the planet, or three times, or        |                     |
       five times?                           |                     |
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 3.  Why does the Moon sometimes look        |                     |
       like a thin crescent?                 |                     |
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 4.  How long does it take the Moon to       |                     |
       make one rotation around its center?  |                     |
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 5.  What is the main ingredient of the      |                     |
       Sun?                                  |                     |
               oxygen                        |                     |
               iron                          |                     |
               helium                        |                     |
               hydrogen                      |                     |
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 6.  When there is a "Full Moon", which is   |                     |
       the right way to arrange things?      |                     |
           put Earth between Moon and Sun    |                     |
           put Moon  between Earth and Sun   |                     |
           put Sun   between Earth and Moon  |                     |
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 7.  Which planets have rings?               |                     |
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 8.  The Earth is how large compared to      |                     |
       the Moon?                             |                     |
           about the same size               |                     |
           about twice as large              |                     |
           about four times as large         |                     |
           about ten  times as large         |                     |
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