An exciting quiz game sponsored by the College of
Charleston Society of Physics Students
A) The Aurora Borealis
(“Northern Lights”)
B) Volcanic eruptions on
Saturn’s moon Io
C) Loops of plasma in
the sun’s atmosphere
D) Volcanic deep sea
vents
A) The Aurora Borealis
(“Northern Lights”)
B) Volcanic eruptions on
Saturn’s moon Io
C) Loops of plasma in
the sun’s atmosphere
D) Volcanic deep sea
vents
A) 10 – 100 seconds
B) 100 – 1,000 days
C) 100 – 1,000 years
D) 100,000 – 1,000,000
years
A) 10 – 100 seconds
B) 100 – 1,000 days
C) 100 – 1,000 years
D) 100,000 – 1,000,000
years
A) Uranus
B) Saturn
C) Jupiter
D) Mars
A) Uranus
B) Saturn
C) Jupiter
D) Mars
A) 60 Light Minutes
B) 1,024 Earth Minutes
C) 30,000,000 Miles
D) The length of time it takes
light to reach the earth from the sun
A) 60 Light Minutes
B) 1,024 Earth Minutes
C) 30,000,000 Miles
D) The length of time it takes
light to reach the earth from the sun
A) The amount of light that reaches earth in one hour
B) The amount of light that leaves the sun in one hour
C) The distance light travels in one hour
D) The amount of time it takes for light to reach the
outer edge of our solar system
A) The amount of light that reaches earth in one hour
B) The amount of light that leaves the sun in one hour
C) The distance light travels in one hour 670,616,629 miles!
D) The amount of time it takes for light to reach the
outer edge of our solar system
26,000 LY
(150,000,000,000,000,000 miles)
from the center!
A) The oval shape of earth’s orbit means we are
sometimes further or closer to the sun
B) The tilt of the earth means certain parts of the earth
are further from the sun at different times
C) Dust clouds absorb the sun’s energy in certain parts
of our solar system
D) The tilt of the earth means light rays have to spread
over more area in some parts of the earth
A)
The oval shape of earth’s orbit means we are sometimes further or closer to the sun
B)
The tilt of the earth means certain parts of the earth are further from the sun at different times
C)
Dust clouds absorb the sun’s energy in certain parts of our solar system
D) The tilt of the earth means light rays have to
spread over more area in some parts of the earth
A) Gravitational pulls from
other nearby objects and
moons
B) Pulls and collisions from
large objects inside the
rings
C) They are not actual gaps,
but simply material that
absorbs visible light
D) A and B
A) Gravitational pulls from
other nearby objects and
moons
B) Pulls and collisions from
large objects inside the
rings
C) They are not actual gaps,
but simply material that
absorbs visible light
D) A and B
A) Muzzle velocity of an
armor-piercing Tank Shell
B) The fastest speed the
Earth orbits our sun
C) The fastest speed the
Moon orbits the Earth
D) The fastest speed the Sun
moves through the galaxy
A) Muzzle velocity of an
1,800 m/s (4,026 mph)
armor-piercing Tank Shell
B) The fastest speed the
30,290 m/s (67,756 mph)
Earth orbits our sun
C) The average speed the
1,030 m/s (2,304 mph)
Moon orbits the Earth
D) The speed of the sun
225,000 m/s (503,310 mph)
moving through the
Milky Way
A) A
B) B
A
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A
nor B
B
A) A
B) B
A Triangulum Galaxy
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A
nor B
B Turtle Comet (8P)
A) A
B) B
C) Both A and B
A
D) Neither A
nor B
B
A) A
B) B
C) Both A and B
A Comet McNaught
D) Neither A
nor B
B Heart and Soul Nebulas
A) Earth
B) Jupiter
C) Mars
D) Neptune
A) Earth
B) Jupiter
C) Mars
D) Neptune
A) 3.5 km (2.17 mi)
B) 35 km (21.7 mi)
C) 350 km (217 mi)
D) 3500 km (2170 mi)
A) 3.5 km (2.17 mi)
B) 35 km (21.7 mi)
C) 350 km (217 mi)
D) 3500 km (2170 mi)
A) Wookies
B) Niblonians
C) Ewoks
D) Naboos
A) Wookies
B) Niblonians
C) Ewoks
D) Naboos
A) Vulcan
B) Borg
C) Kahn
D) Klingons
A) Vulcan
B) Borg
C) Kahn
D) Klingons
An exciting quiz game sponsored by the College of
Charleston Society of Physics Students