Starter quiz
- What is the nearest star to us on Earth?
- the Moon
- the Sun ✓
- Proxima Centauri
- Betelgeuse
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- What is the Sun mainly made of?
- helium and hydrogen gas ✓
- glowing rocks
- lava
- liquid oxygen
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- What is a constellation in the night sky?
- all the stars we can see
- a group of stars in a pattern ✓
- the brightest star in the sky
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- How many planet Earths could you fit into the Sun?
- just one
- about ten
- about a hundred
- about a million ✓
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- Which of the following orbit the Sun?
- dwarf planets ✓
- asteroids ✓
- moons
- Jupiter ✓
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- How long does it take for light from the Sun to reach Earth?
- a few minutes ✓
- a few days
- a few months
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