Quiz

1.A neutron star's mass is about ... times the mass of the Sun.

a.0.1
b.1.4
c.9

2.A magnetar is a neutron star with...

a.an extremely strong magnetic field
b.a lot of magnesium in its atmosphere
c.a magnet shaped core

3.Who wrote "About Heavens"?

a.Pythagoras
b.Aristotle
c.Euclid

4.During what event in 1919 Einstein's theory according to which light beams can be deviated was confirmed ?

a.solar eclipse
b.moon eclipse
c.solar erruptions

5.Who attributed the name "quanta" to the radiation units for the first time?

a.Isaac Newton
b.Galileo Galilei
c.Max Planck

6.Which of the following sentences best describes ineptness ?

a.objects tend to stay in the same spot
b.objects tend to continue whatever they are doing
c.objects tend to slow down

7.Who invented the term "black hole "?

a.Hermann Minkowski
b.John Wheeler
c.Michael Faraday

8.What is the name of nearest star to Earth except the Sun ?

a.Proxima Centauri
b.PSR B1937+214
c.Crux Australis

9.In the center of a black hole there is a point called singularity with virtually zero volume and infinite density.

a.True
b.False

10.Which is the largest galaxy in the local group that includes our own galaxy?

a.The Milky Way
b.Andromeda
c.The Large Magellanic Cloud
d.Messier 82