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| 14744733025 | How many stars can be seen with the naked eye | 1,029 | 0 | |
| 14744733026 | Who invented the telescope | Galileo | 1 | |
| 14744733027 | How many stars are in our galaxy | 100 billion | 2 | |
| 14744733028 | How many galaxies are there | 100 billion | 3 | |
| 14744733029 | What unit of measurement is used for space | Light-year | 4 | |
| 14744733030 | How does it take light to travel from the sun | 8min. | 5 | |
| 14744733031 | How long does it take light to travel to the nearest star | 4ys | 6 | |
| 14744733032 | Define: light-year | The distance light travels in a year | 7 | |
| 14744733033 | Define: quasar | Distant star-like quality that gives off immense quantities of light | 8 | |
| 14744733034 | Define: pulsar | Rapidly spinning star that has collapsed | 9 | |
| 14744733035 | Define: cosmos | The universe. A complex and orderly system, as opposed to chaos | 10 | |
| 14744733036 | Define: Entropy or the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics | Everything is getting worse | 11 | |
| 14744733037 | Define: science | The study of observable laws | 12 | |
| 14744733039 | What is science | Testable explanations and predictions about the universe | 13 | |
| 14744733038 | Why does science work | Because of predictable behavior | 14 |