Topic: Cute little quize about space... (Read 8382 times)

vsfedwards · « **Reply #60 on:** January 12, 2004, 07:05:07 pm »

Cute eh?

7/10...missed the last 3

RazalYllib · « **Reply #61 on:** January 12, 2004, 08:13:10 pm »

10/10

the only tricky one was the constellations...had the orbit one on an astronomy final or probably would have got it wrong, very clever question.

IKV Nemesis D7L · « **Reply #62 on:** January 12, 2004, 08:45:26 pm »

Space: How Out of It Are You?
You are out of this world!
You got 10/10 correct.

ferretlxix · « **Reply #63 on:** January 12, 2004, 09:00:42 pm »

Space: How Out of It Are You?
You are out of this world!
You got 10/10 correct.

God's some of those questions was in the "uh, why" category but there were a few tricky ones.

Cute. I'm going to have to send the link to our resident genius at work.

Aldaron · « **Reply #64 on:** January 13, 2004, 07:47:36 am »

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Yep 8/10 for me too.

The constellation and sun/moon size. Thing is it's hard to tell the size of the sun in the sky since you really can't look directly at it without a filter and the 2 are usually not in the sky at the same time.

well, what helped me with that one was the fact that the moon covers the sun in solar eclipses to the point that only the coronal ejections can be seen ( the diamond ring effect ) so.. I got it right

Oops forgot about that....damn.

Soreyes · « **Reply #65 on:** January 13, 2004, 09:51:55 am »

10/10

Cute little Quiz. Then again Astonomy has been a hobby of mine since 1975

Lord Schtupp · « **Reply #66 on:** January 15, 2004, 06:19:55 pm »

10/10

Toten · « **Reply #67 on:** January 15, 2004, 06:24:06 pm »

10/10.

Only tricky one was the constellations (not to be confused with the zodiac), was irritated I didnt know it but then again who compiles the "official" list of "accepted" constallations. I am sure there are some people out there who would say "you forgot the "left handed gorrilla from outter mongolia" as the constallations are just made up anyways.

The one I would say is WRONG on the list tho is how many planets orbit the sun. It should be 11. Reason is that moons are defined as orbital bodies around planets that have the foci of the orbit INSIDE the planet (the more massive of the pair). The earth and moon orbit each other around a foci that is part way between the earth and moon and as such we orbit the moon as much as the moon orbits earth, in other words we are really a DOUBLE PLANET. Pluto is historically recognized as a planet but it and its "moon" charon do the same as earth and our moon. ie pluto and charon are ALSO a double planet.

Just some thoughts (does this mean i can get extra credit for 11/10 ?????).

TOCXOBearslayer · « **Reply #68 on:** January 15, 2004, 08:50:36 pm »

9/10 but didn't they just find a 10th planet making the quiz out of date?

Yes, I answered 10 planets.....

Lord Schtupp · « **Reply #70 on:** January 15, 2004, 11:10:21 pm »

Many thanks SG - so when I got 10/10 I thought to celebrate with some shameless self-promotion: I have some threads going in the modeling forum...

(links to threads)

TOS Connie SFB CA/CC >>>>> Available for Download

USS Pegasus Aegis Destroyer/SWACS >>>>> Available for Download

Mars BB Preview/WIP....

Ravok · « **Reply #71 on:** January 16, 2004, 09:46:11 am »

9 out of ten {i did not read # 2 correctly} So it would seem aside from my deplorable writing skills I'm not that stupid

Sirgod

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