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  • 1. 
    Which astronomer wrote the Aryabhatiya?

  • Bhaskara I
  • Aryabhata I
  • Galileo
  • Brahmagupta

  • 2. 
    Who was the first astronomer to use a telescope?

  • Hypatia
  • Galileo
  • Ptolemy
  • Leonardo da Vinci

  • 3. 
    Which of the following is not a scientific optical instrument?

  • endoscope
  • microscope
  • telescope
  • periscope

  • 4. 
    Which of these American astronomers discovered Pluto in 1930?

  • Galileo Galilei
  • Edwin Hubble
  • Clyde Tombaugh
  • Harlow Shapley

  • 5. 
    What astronomer suggested that the Sun was at the center of the solar system?

  • Theon of Alexandria
  • Ptolemy
  • Copernicus
  • Hypatia

  • 6. 
    How often, approximately, is Halley’s Comet visible from Earth (in years)?

  • 140
  • 75
  • 300
  • 25

  • 7. 
    Which of these contain large quantities of ice?

  • comets
  • asteroids
  • black holes
  • stars

  • 8. 
    What do most asteroids orbit?

  • Mars
  • Earth
  • Pluto
  • the Sun

  • 9. 
    Which of these planets has an atmosphere made up of hydrogen, helium, and methane?

  • Venus
  • Pluto
  • Uranus
  • Earth
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