Celestial Challenges: Advanced Astronomy Quiz

A rigorous assessment of high‑level concepts in planetary science and astrophysics.

planetary sciencestellar evolutiondark mattercosmologyastronomygalaxy classificationorbital dynamicsspectroscopyexoplanet detection
Difficulty:HARD

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CategoryScience & Nature
DifficultyHARD
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Quiz Questions

Answer all questions below and test your knowledge.

  1. 1

    Which spectral class corresponds to the hottest main-sequence stars?

    Question 1
  2. 2

    A small object placed at the Sun‑Earth L4 point will complete an orbit around the Sun in the same time as:

    Question 2
  3. 3

    Which method provides the most reliable distance estimate for a galaxy outside the Local Group?

    Question 3
  4. 4

    What is the principal fusion process powering a 0.2‑solar‑mass main-sequence star?

    Question 4
  5. 5

    Among the eight classical planets, which one exhibits the greatest surface gravity?

    Question 5
  6. 6

    In exoplanet studies, the Rossiter‑McLaughlin effect is used to determine:

    Question 6
  7. 7

    Astrophysical metallicity quantifies the abundance of:

    Question 7
  8. 8

    Which supernova type arises from the thermonuclear explosion of a white dwarf near the Chandrasekhar limit?

    Question 8
  9. 9

    The cosmic microwave background radiation has a blackbody temperature closest to:

    Question 9

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