Which scientist was charged with heresy in 1633 for his view that the earth orbits the sun?
Galileo Galilei
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Which planet in our solar system spins the fastest?
Jupiter - Rotates once every 10 hours approximately
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How many planets in our solar system are not named after a Roman god or goddess?
1 - Earth
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An Astronomical Unit is defined as the mean distance between the centres of which 2 objects?
Earth and Sun
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What planet in our solar system has the strongest gravity?
Jupiter
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Which planet in our solar system has the highest density?
Earth
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True or False - The mass of the planet Jupiter is about 2.5 times the combined mass of all the other planets in the solar system combined?
TRUE
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Which planet in the night sky is brightest, as seen from Earth?
Venus
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What was the name of the first spacecraft to reach the surface of the moon?
Luna 2
(also known as Lunik 2) in 1959 - Apollo 11 was in 1969 and was the first manned mission
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What are the names of Mars two moons?
Phobos or Deimos
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How many million miles away is the sun from the Earth?
93 million miles (avg)
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Which two planets in the solar system lack moons?
Mercury and Venus
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Which four planets of the Solar System have rings?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
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